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bukhari:4090ʿAbd al-Aʿlá b. Ḥammād > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

(The tribes of) Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usaiya and Bani Lihyan asked Messenger of Allah ﷺ to provide them with some men to support them against their enemy. He therefore provided them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra' in their lifetime. They used to collect wood by daytime and pray at night. When they were at the well of Ma'una, the infidels killed them by betraying them. When this news reached the Prophet ﷺ , he said Al-Qunut for one month In the morning prayer, invoking evil upon some of the 'Arab tribes, upon Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usaiya and Bani Libyan. We used to read a verse of the Qur'an revealed in their connection, but later the verse was cancelled. It was: "convey to our people on our behalf the information that we have met our Lord, and He is pleased with us, and has made us pleased." (Anas bin Malik added:) Allah's Prophet said Qunut for one month in the morning prayer, invoking evil upon some of the 'Arab tribes (namely), Ril, Dhakwan, Usaiya, and Bani Libyan. (Anas added:) Those seventy Ansari men were killed at the well of Mauna.  

البخاري:٤٠٩٠حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ؓ

أَنَّ رِعْلاً وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ اسْتَمَدُّوا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى عَدُوٍّ فَأَمَدَّهُمْ بِسَبْعِينَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ كُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمُ الْقُرَّاءَ فِي زَمَانِهِمْ كَانُوا يَحْتَطِبُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى كَانُوا بِبِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ قَتَلُوهُمْ وَغَدَرُوا بِهِمْ فَبَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَنَتَ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو فِي الصُّبْحِ عَلَى أَحْيَاءٍ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ عَلَى رِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقَرَأْنَا فِيهِمْ قُرْآنًا ثُمِّ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ رُفِعَ بَلِّغُوا عَنَّا قَوْمَنَا أَنَّا لَقِينَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِيَ عَنَّا وَأَرْضَانَا وَعَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَنَتَ شَهْرًا فِي صَلاَةِ الصُّبْحِ يَدْعُو عَلَى أَحْيَاءٍ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ عَلَى رِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ زَادَ خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ أَنَّ أُولَئِكَ السَّبْعِينَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قُتِلُوا بِبِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ قُرْآنًا كِتَابًا نَحْوَهُ  


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bukhari:3064Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Ibn Abū ʿAdī And Sahl b. Yūsuf > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas

The people of the tribes of Ril, Dhakwan, 'Usiya and Bani Lihyan came to the Prophet ﷺ and claimed that they had embraced Islam, and they requested him to support them with some men to fight their own people. The Prophet ﷺ supported them with seventy men from the Ansar whom we used to call Al-Qurra'(i.e. Scholars) who (out of piety) used to cut wood during the day and pray all the night. So, those people took the (seventy) men till they reached a place called Bi'r-Ma'ana where they betrayed and martyred them. So, the Prophet ﷺ invoked evil on the tribe of Ril, Dhakwan and Bani Lihyan for one month in the prayer. Narrated Qatada: Anas told us that they (i.e. Muslims) used to recite a Quranic Verse concerning those martyrs which was:-- "O Allah! Let our people be informed on our behalf that we have met our Lord Who has got pleased with us and made us pleased." Then the Verse was cancelled.  

البخاري:٣٠٦٤حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَتَاهُ رِعْلٌ وَذَكْوَانُ وَعُصَيَّةُ وَبَنُو لِحْيَانَ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا وَاسْتَمَدُّوهُ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَأَمَدَّهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِسَبْعِينَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمُ الْقُرَّاءَ يَحْطِبُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِمْ حَتَّى بَلَغُوا بِئْرَ مَعُونَةَ غَدَرُوا بِهِمْ وَقَتَلُوهُمْ فَقَنَتَ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو عَلَى رِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَبَنِي لِحْيَانَ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ أَنَّهُمْ قَرَءُوا بِهِمْ قُرْآنًا أَلاَ بَلِّغُوا عَنَّا قَوْمَنَا بِأَنَّا قَدْ لَقِينَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِيَ عَنَّا وَأَرْضَانَا ثُمَّ رُفِعَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدُ  

ahmad:13683Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Saʿīd Imlāʾ > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] That the tribes of Riʿl, Waʿsaya, Dhakwan, and Banī Lahyan came to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him that they had embraced Islam and sought his support against their people. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ provided them with seventy of the Ansar, whom we used to call "Qurra" (reciters) during their time. They used to gather provisions during the day and pray at night. When they reached the well of Maʿunah, they were betrayed and killed. The Prophet ﷺ then observed a month praying against the tribes of ʿUsayyah, Riʿl, Dhakwan, and Banī Lahyan, and Anas informed us that we recited the verse concerning them. Inform our people that we have met our Lord and He was pleased with us and we were pleased with Him. Then these verses were abrogated or lifted.  

أحمد:١٣٦٨٣حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ إِمْلَاءً عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رِعْلًا وَعُصَيَّةَ وَذَكْوَانَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا وَاسْتَمَدُّوا عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَأَمَدَّهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِسَبْعِينَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ كُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمُ الْقُرَّاءَ فِي زَمَانِهِمْ كَانُوا يَحْتَطِبُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِبِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ غَدَرُوا بِهِمْ فَقَتَلُوهُمْ فَقَنَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَحْيَاءِ عُصَيَّةَ وَرِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ وحَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ أَنَّا قَرَأْنَا بِهِمْ قُرْآنًا بَلِّغُوا عَنَّا قَوْمَنَا أَنَّا قَدْ لَقِينَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِيَ عَنَّا وَأَرْضَانَا ثُمَّ نُسِخَ أَوْ رُفِعَ  

ahmad:12064Ibn Abū ʿAdī > Saʿīd And Ibn Jaʿfar > Saʿīd al-Maʿná > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] That the Prophet of Allah ﷺ was visited by R'il, Dathwan, 'Usayyah, and the sons of Lihyan. They claimed that they had embraced Islam and requested support from their people. So the Prophet of Allah ﷺ sent seventy of the Ansar with them on that day. Anas said, "We used to call them 'al-Qura'a' during their time. They would gather fuel during the day and pray at night." They set off with them until they reached the well of Ma'unah, where they were betrayed and killed. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ observed mourning for a month during the Fajr prayer, calling for punishment upon these people: R'il, Dathwan, 'Usayyah, and the sons of Lihyan." Qatadah said, "Anas narrated to us that they recited the Qur'an with them." Ibn Ja'far said in his narration, "We recited the Qur'an with them. Inform our people that we have met our Lord and He is pleased with us and has accepted us." Then that was revoked or lifted, according to Ibn Ja'far.  

أحمد:١٢٠٦٤حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ الْمَعْنَى عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَاهُ رِعْلٌ وَذَكْوَانُ وَعُصَيَّةُ وَبَنُو لِحْيَانَ فَزَعَمُوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ أَسْلَمُوا فَاسْتَمَدُّوهُ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ فَأَمَدَّهُمْ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِسَبْعِينَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ قَالَ أَنَسٌ كُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمْ فِي زَمَانِهِمُ الْقُرَّاءَ كَانُوا يَحْطِبُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَانْطَلَقُوا بِهِمْ حَتَّى إِذَا أَتَوْا بِئْرَ مَعُونَةَ غَدَرُوا بِهِمْفَقَتَلُوهُمْ فَقَنَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَهْرًا فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ يَدْعُو عَلَى هَذِهِ الْأَحْيَاءِ رِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لِحْيَانَ قَالَ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ أَنَّهُمْ قَرَءُوا بِهِ قُرْآنًا وَقَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ إِنَّا قَرَأْنَا بِهِمْ قُرْآنًا بَلِّغُوا عَنَّا قَوْمَنَا أنَّا قَدْ لَقِينَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِيَ عَنَّا وَأَرْضَانَا ثُمَّ رُفِعَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدُ وَقَالَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثُمَّ نُسِخَ ذَلِكَ أَوْ رُفِعَ  

bayhaqi:3094Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Bālawayh > ʿAbdullāh b. Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá b. Ḥammād al-Narsī > Yazīd b. Zurayʿ > Saʿīd > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] That the people of Ri'l, Dhakwan, 'Usayyah, and Bani Lihyan sought help from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ against an enemy, so he provided them with seventy Ansar (helpers). We used to call them "Al-Qurra" during their time. They used to store provisions during the day and pray at night. However, when they reached the well of Ma'unah, they were killed and betrayed. When the Prophet ﷺ was informed of this, he observed a month of prayer at the Fajr (Dawn) prayer for the martyrs from the people of Ri'l, Dhakwan, 'Usayyah, and Bani Lihyan. Anas said, "We recited the Quran with them, and then it was lifted." (Convey our message to our people that we have met our Lord and He is pleased with us and has accepted us.)  

البيهقي:٣٠٩٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ بَالَوَيْهِ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ النَّرْسِيُّ ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ثنا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ رِعْلًا وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ اسْتَمَدُّوا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَدُوًّا فَأَمَدَّهُمْ بِسَبْعِينَ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ كُنَّا نُسَمِّيهِمُ الْقُرَّاءُ فِي زَمَانِهِمْ كَانُوا يَحْتَطِبُونَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَيُصَلُّونَ بِاللَّيْلِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانُوا بِبِئْرِ مَعُونَةَ قَتَلُوهُمْ وَغَدَرُوا بِهِمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَنَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَهْرًا يَدْعُو فِي صَلَاةِ الصُّبْحِ عَلَى أَحْيَاءٍ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ عَلَى رِعْلٍ وَذَكْوَانَ وَعُصَيَّةَ وَبَنِي لَحْيَانَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ فَقَرَأْنَا بِهِمْ قُرْآنًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ رُفِعَ (بَلِّغُوا قَوْمَنَا أَنَّا قَدْ لَقِينَا رَبَّنَا فَرَضِيَ عَنَّا وَأَرْضَانَا  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ النَّرْسِيِّ