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bukhari:5777 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

When Khaibar was conquered, Messenger of Allah ﷺ was presented with a poisoned (roasted) sheep. Allah's Apostle said, "Collect for me all the Jews present in this area." (When they were gathered) Allah's Apostle said to them, "I am going to ask you about something; will you tell me the truth?" They replied, "Yes, O Abal-Qasim!" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them, "Who is your father?" They said, "Our father is so-and-so." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You have told a lie. for your father is so-and-so," They said, "No doubt, you have said the truth and done the correct thing." He again said to them, "If I ask you about something; will you tell me the truth?" They replied, "Yes, O Abal-Qasim! And if we should tell a lie you will know it as you have known it regarding our father," Messenger of Allah ﷺ then asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They replied, "We will remain in the (Hell) Fire for a while and then you (Muslims) will replace us in it" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to them. ''You will abide in it with ignominy. By Allah, we shall never replace you in it at all." Then he asked them again, "If I ask you something, will you tell me the truth?" They replied, "Yes." He asked. "Have you put the poison in this roasted sheep?" They replied, "Yes," He asked, "What made you do that?" They replied, "We intended to learn if you were a liar in which case we would be relieved from you, and if you were a prophet then it would not harm you."  

البخاري:٥٧٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَاةٌ فِيهَا سَمٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَجُمِعُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَبُوكُمْ قَالُوا أَبُونَا فُلاَنٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كَذَبْتُمْ بَلْ أَبُوكُمْ فُلاَنٌ فَقَالُوا صَدَقْتَ وَبَرِرْتَ فَقَالَ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَىْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَإِنْ كَذَبْنَاكَ عَرَفْتَ كَذِبَنَا كَمَا عَرَفْتَهُ فِي أَبِينَا قَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَهْلُ النَّارِ فَقَالُوا نَكُونُ فِيهَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ تَخْلُفُونَنَا فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَخْلُفُكُمْ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَىْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ هَلْ جَعَلْتُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّاةِ سُمًّا فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقَالَ مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا أَرَدْنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ كَذَّابًا نَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْكَ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ نَبِيًّا لَمْ يَضُرَّكَ  

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bukhari:3169 – ʿAbdullāh b. Yūsuf > al-Layth > Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

When Khaibar was conquered, a roasted poisoned sheep was presented to the Prophet ﷺ as a gift (by the Jews). The Prophet ﷺ ordered, "Let all the Jews who have been here, be assembled before me." The Jews were collected and the Prophet ﷺ said (to them), "I am going to ask you a question. Will you tell the truth?" They said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is your father?" They replied, "So-and-so." He said, "You have told a lie; your father is so-and-so." They said, "You are right." He said, "Will you now tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?" They replied, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim; and if we should tell a lie, you can realize our lie as you have done regarding our father." On that he asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They said, "We shall remain in the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that you will replace us." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You may be cursed and humiliated in it! By Allah, we shall never replace you in it." Then he asked, "Will you now tell me the truth if I ask you a question?" They said, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim." He asked, "Have you poisoned this sheep?" They said, "Yes." He asked, "What made you do so?" They said, "We wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you, and if you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you."  

البخاري:٣١٦٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ شَاةٌ فِيهَا سُمٌّ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا إِلَىَّ مَنْ كَانَ هَا هُنَا مِنْ يَهُودَ فَجُمِعُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ عَنْ شَىْءٍ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ أَبُوكُمْ قَالُوا فُلاَنٌ فَقَالَ كَذَبْتُمْ بَلْ أَبُوكُمْ فُلاَنٌ قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ قَالَ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَىْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَإِنْ كَذَبْنَا عَرَفْتَ كَذِبَنَا كَمَا عَرَفْتَهُ فِي أَبِينَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَنْ أَهْلُ النَّارِ قَالُوا نَكُونُ فِيهَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ تَخْلُفُونَا فِيهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا وَاللَّهِ لاَ نَخْلُفُكُمْ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَىْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ هَلْ جَعَلْتُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّاةِ سُمًّا قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالُوا أَرَدْنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا نَسْتَرِيحُ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ نَبِيًّا لَمْ يَضُرَّكَ  

ahmad:9827 – Ḥajjāj > Layth > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

When Khaibar was conquered, a (cooked) sheep containing poison, was given as a present to Allah's Apostle. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4249)  

أحمد:٩٨٢٧ – حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺشَاةٌ فِيهَا سُمٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اجْمَعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ فَجَمَعُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْهُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَبُوكُمْ؟ قَالُوا أَبُونَا فُلَانٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَلْ كَذَبْتُمْ أَبُوكُمْ فُلَانٌ قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ وَبَرَرْتَ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَيْءٍ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ وَإِنْ كَذَبْنَاكَ عَرَفْتَ كَذِبَنَا كَمَا عَرَفْتَهُ فِي أَبِينَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ أَهْلُ النَّارِ؟ قَالُوا نَكُونُ فِيهَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ تَخْلُفُونَنَا فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا نَخْلُفُكُمْ فِيهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَيْءٍ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ؟ فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ هَلْ جَعَلْتُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّاةِ سُمًّا؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟ قَالُوا أَرَدْنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا أَنْ نَسْتَرِيحَ مِنْكَ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ نَبِيًّا لَمْ تَضُرَّكَ  

darimi:70 – ʿAbdullāh b. Ṣāliḥ > al-Layth > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

When Khaibar was conquered, a roasted poisoned sheep was presented to the Prophet ﷺ as a gift (by the Jews). The Prophet ﷺ ordered, "Let all the Jews who have been here, be assembled before me." The Jews were collected and the Prophet ﷺ said (to them), "I am going to ask you a question. Will you tell the truth?" They said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is your father?" They replied, "So-and-so." He said, "You have told a lie; your father is so-and-so." They said, "You are right." He said, "Will you now tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?" They replied, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim; and if we should tell a lie, you can realize our lie as you have done regarding our father." On that he asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They said, "We shall remain in the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that you will replace us." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You may be cursed and humiliated in it! By Allah, we shall never replace you in it." Then he asked, "Will you now tell me the truth if I ask you a question?" They said, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim." He asked, "Have you poisoned this sheep?" They said, "Yes." He asked, "What made you do so?" They said, "We wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you, and if you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3169)  

الدارمي:٧٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ شَاةٌ فِيهَا سُمٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هاهُنا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ» فَجُمِعُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْهُ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَبُوكُمْ؟» قَالُوا أَبُونَا فُلَانٌ فَقَالَ لهم رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «كَذَبْتُمْ بَلْ أَبُوكُمْ فُلَانٌ» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ وَبَرَرْتَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ «هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ؟» فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ وَإِنْ كَذَبْنَاكَ عَرَفْتَ كَذِبَنَا كَمَا عرفْتَهُ فِي أَبِينَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «فَمَنْ أَهْلُ النَّارِ؟» فَقَالُوا نَكُونُ فِيهَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ تَخْلُفُونَنَا فِيهَا فقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اخْسَؤُوا فِيهَا وَاللَّهِ لَا نَخْلُفُكُمْ فِيهَا أَبَدًا» ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ «هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقِيَّ عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «هَلْ جَعَلْتُمْ فِي هَذِهِ الشَّاةِ سُمًّا؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «مَا حَمَلَكُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟» قَالُوا أَرَدْنَا إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِبًا أَنْ نَسْتَرِيحَ مِنْكَ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ نَبِيًّا لَمْ يَضُرَّكَ  

قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا}

nasai-kubra:11291 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

When Khaibar was conquered, a roasted poisoned sheep was presented to the Prophet ﷺ as a gift (by the Jews). The Prophet ﷺ ordered, "Let all the Jews who have been here, be assembled before me." The Jews were collected and the Prophet ﷺ said (to them), "I am going to ask you a question. Will you tell the truth?" They said, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who is your father?" They replied, "So-and-so." He said, "You have told a lie; your father is so-and-so." They said, "You are right." He said, "Will you now tell me the truth, if I ask you about something?" They replied, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim; and if we should tell a lie, you can realize our lie as you have done regarding our father." On that he asked, "Who are the people of the (Hell) Fire?" They said, "We shall remain in the (Hell) Fire for a short period, and after that you will replace us." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You may be cursed and humiliated in it! By Allah, we shall never replace you in it." Then he asked, "Will you now tell me the truth if I ask you a question?" They said, "Yes, O Abu Al-Qasim." He asked, "Have you poisoned this sheep?" They said, "Yes." He asked, "What made you do so?" They said, "We wanted to know if you were a liar in which case we would get rid of you, and if you are a prophet then the poison would not harm you." (Using translation from Bukhārī 3169)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١١٢٩١ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

لَمَّا فُتِحَتْ خَيْبَرُ أُهْدِيَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شَاةٌ فِيهَا سُمٌّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اجْمَعُوا لِي مَنْ كَانَ هَاهُنَا مِنَ الْيَهُودِ» فَجُمِعُوا لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي سَائِلُكُمْ عَنْ شَيْءٍ فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقُونِي فِيهِ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَبُوكُمْ؟» قَالُوا فُلَانٌ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كَذَبْتُمْ بَلْ أَبُوكُمْ فُلَانٌ» قَالُوا صَدَقْتَ وَبَرَرْتَ قَالَ «هَلْ أَنْتُمْ صَادِقُونِي عَنْ شَيْءٍ إِنْ سَأَلْتُكُمْ عَنْهُ؟» قَالُوا نَعَمْ وَإِنْ كَذَبْنَا عَرَفْتَ كَذِبَنَا كَمَا عَرَفْتَ فِي أَبِينَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ أَهْلُ النَّارِ؟» فَقَالُوا نَكُونُ فِيهَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ تَخْلُفُونَنَا فِيهَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اخْسَئُوا فِيهَا وَاللهِ لَا نَخْلُفُكُمْ فِيهَا أَبَدًا» وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ