[Machine] The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم asked, "What do you say about these prisoners?" Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, your people and your family are seeking their ransom and interceding for them, hoping that Allah may accept their repentance." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, they have expelled and rejected you. Bring them close and strike their necks." Abdullah ibn Rawaha said, "O Messenger of Allah, look, there is a valley filled with firewood, throw them into it and then set it on fire." Abbas said, "You have severed your ties of kinship, O Messenger of Allah." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم entered and did not respond to them. He said, "Some people take the opinion of Abu Bakr, some take the opinion of Umar, and some take the opinion of Abdullah ibn Rawaha." Then the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Verily, Allah softens the hearts of certain individuals until they become softer than milk, and He strengthens the hearts of others until they become harder than stone. And your example, O Abu Bakr, is like the example of Ibrahimﷺ who said, 'Whoever follows me is from me, and whoever disobeys me, indeed, You are Forgiving and Merciful.' And your example, O Abu Bakr, is like the example of 'Isa, who said, 'If You punish them, they are Your servants, and if You forgive them, indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.' And your example, O Umar, is like the example of Nuh, who said, 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.' And your example, O Umar, is like the example of Musa, who said, 'My Lord, harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment.' You are a group, and none of them will escape except by redemption or by a severe blow to the neck." Abdullah said, "O Messenger of Allah, except for Suhail ibn Bayda, for I have heard him mentioning Islam." The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم fell silent. He said, "I have never been more afraid of stones falling from the sky than I am in this day, except for Suhail ibn Bayda." Allah Almighty then revealed, "It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land. Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise" [Quran 8:67] until His saying, "If it had not been for a decree from Allah which preceded, you would have been touched for what you took by a great punishment" [Quran 8:68].  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسْرَى؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَوْمُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَأْنِ بِهِمْ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْرَجُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ قَرِّبْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ قَالَ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ انْظُرْ وَادِيًا كَثِيرَ الْحَطَبِ فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فِيهِ ثُمَّ أَضْرِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًاقَالَ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَطَعْتَ رَحِمَكَ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَالَ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيَشُدُّ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ {مَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَمَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى قَالَ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِنُوحٍ قَالَ {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] وَإِنَّ مِثْلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسَى قَالَ رَبِّ {اشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} [يونس 88] أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ فَلَا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنِّي قَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ قَالَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ إِلَّا سُهَيْلُ ابْنُ بَيْضَاءَ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَاللهُ يُرِيدُ الْآخِرَةَ وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ} [الأنفال 67] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنَ اللهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ} [الأنفال 68]  

[Machine] Narrated by more than one person who met the delegation, Abu Nadrah mentioned that he heard from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that when the delegation of Abdul Qais came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , they said, "O Messenger of Allah, we reside among the unbelievers of Mudhar, and we can only be with you during the sacred month. So, give us a task that we can pray for, and by which we can enter Paradise if we accomplish it or do it."

He replied, "I command you to do four things and prohibit you from four. You are to worship Allah and associate none with Him in worship, establish prayer, give zakat, fast in Ramadan, and give one-fifth of the spoils of war. I prohibit you from four things: seeking omens by divining arrows, and offering a sacrifice at the places where the pre-Islamic pagans used to offer sacrifices, and wearing false amulets, and practicing divination by drawing lines in the sand."

They said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is divination by drawing lines?" He said, "You draw lines and throw pebbles, and the animal that those pebbles hit shall be the one you slaughter. Then you pour water over it to make it boil. When it calms down, you drink from it. Perhaps one of you may strike his cousin with a sword."

The Prophet then said that among the people was a man who had struck someone with a sword. The man said that he had been concealing this out of shame before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . They asked, "So what do you command us to drink, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Drink from the water that is being poured on the she-camel having drawn three times on its mouth." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, our land is infested with gerbils, and not a single she-camel remains with us that has anything left to pour on its mouth."

He said, "Even if the gerbils have eaten it, pour the water three times." Then the Prophet ﷺ said to Ashadjj Al-Abdi Al-Qaisi, "Indeed, you possess two qualities that Allah loves: gentleness and leniency."  

حَدَّثَنَا غَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ مِمَّنْ لَقِيَ الْوَفْدَ وَذكَرَ أَبَا نَضْرَةَ أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ أَنَّ وَفْدَ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ لَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا حَيٌّ مِنْ رَبِيعَةَ وَبَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ كُفَّارُ مُضَرَ وَإِنَّا لَا نَقْدِرُ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا فِي الشَّهْرِ الْحَرَامِ فَمُرْنَا بِأَمْرٍ نَدْعُو لَهُ مَنْ وَرَاءِنَا مِنْ قَوْمِنَا وَنَدْخُلُ بِهِ الْجَنَّةَ إِذَا نَحْنُ أَخَذْنَا بِهِ أَوْ عَمِلْنَا فَقَالَ «آمُرُكُمْ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ أَنْ تَعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَتُقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَتُؤْتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَتَصُومُوا رَمَضَانَ وَتُعْطُوا الْخُمُسَ مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ وَأَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْ أَرْبَعٍ عَنِ الدُّبَّاءِ وَالْحَنْتَمِ وَالْمُزَفَّتِ وَالنَّقِيرِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا عِلْمُكَ بِالنَّقِيرِ؟ قَالَ «الْجِذْعُ تَنْقُرُونَهُ وَتُلْقُونَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْقُطَيْعَاءِ أَوِ التَّمْرِ ثُمَّ تَصُبُّونَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَاءَ كَيْ يَغْلِيَ فَإِذَا سَكَنَ شَرِبْتُمُوهُ فَعَسَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ ابْنَ عَمِّهِ بِالسَّيْفِ» قَالَ وَفِي الْقَوْمِ رَجُلٌ بِهِ ضَرْبَةٌ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُخَبِّأَهَا حَيَاءً مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالُوا فَفِيمَ تَأْمُرُنَا أَنْ نَشْرَبَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ قَالَ «اشْرَبُوا فِي أَسْقِيَةِ الْأَدَمِ الَّتِي تُلَاثُ عَلَى أَفْوَاهِهَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرْضُنَا كَثِيرُ الْجِرْذَانِ لَا يَبْقَى بِهَا أَسْقِيَةُ الْأَدَمِ قَالَ «وَإِنْ أَكَلَهَا الْجِرْذَانُ» مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأَشَجِّ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ «إِنَّ فِيكَ لَخَصْلَتَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللَّهُ الْحِلْمُ وَالْأَنَاةُ»  

[Machine] On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , took the captives and asked, "What do you think?" 'Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, they have lied and expelled you; strike their necks!" Abdullah bin Rawaha said, "O Messenger of Allah, you are in a valley full of firewood, so set it ablaze and throw them into it." Abbas said, "May Allah cut off your mercy!" Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, your relatives, your lineage, and your people, forgive them. Allah will save them from the Fire because of you." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , then entered and asked, "What is your opinion about these two men?" He said, "Their example is like that of brothers who came before them." He mentioned the supplications of Nuh, Musa, Isa, and Ibrahim. He said, "Indeed, Allah strengthens the hearts of some men until they are harder than stone, and He softens the hearts of others until they are softer than tender plants. And indeed, you are a family, and none of you will turn away except through redemption or a strike to the neck." Abdullah said, "Except for Suhail bin Bayda'a." Abdullah said, "And I had heard him mention Islam, but then he remained silent." So I started to look at the sky to see when the stones would fall upon me. I said, "Let me speak before the Messenger of Allah." Then he said, "Except for Suhail bin Bayda'a."  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأُسَارَى فَقَالَ «مَا تَرَوْنَ؟» فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَذَّبُوكَ وَأَخْرَجُوكَ؛ اضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ بِوَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ فَأَضْرِمْهُ نَارًا ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهِ فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَطَعَ اللهُ رَحِمَكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ عِتْرَتُكَ وَأَصْلُكَ وَقَوْمُكَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُمْ فَسَيُنْقِذُهُمُ اللهُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمِنْ قَائِلٍ يَقُولُ الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَمِنْ قَائِلٍ يَقُولُ الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا قَوْلُكُمْ فِي هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ؟ إِنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ كَمَثَلِ إِخْوَةٍ لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ قَالَ نُوحٌ {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} وَقَالَ مُوسَى {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ} وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ {فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيُشْدِدُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللِّينِ وَإِنَّ بِكُمْ عَيْلَةً وَلَا يَنْقَلِبُ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَقُلْتُ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَسَكَتَ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ مَتَى تَقَعُ عَلَيَّ الْحِجَارَةُ قُلْتُ أُقَدِّمُ الْقَوْلَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى قَالَ «إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What do you say about these captives?" Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, your people and your lineage are opposing them, and deeming them misguided. It is better for you to precede them and soften their hearts, so that perhaps Allah may repent upon them." Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, they have denied you and expelled you. Proceed ahead of them and strike their necks." Abdullah ibn Rawaha said, "O Messenger of Allah, you are in a valley abundant with firewood. Ignite the valley upon them and throw them into it." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent and did not respond to them. He then stood up and entered, and later said, "Some people take the opinion of Abu Bakr, while others take the opinion of Umar, and still others take the opinion of Abdullah ibn Rawaha." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then addressed them, saying, "Verily, Allah softens the hearts of men until they become softer than milk, and verily, Allah strengthens the hearts of men until they become harder than stone. The likeness of you, O Abu Bakr, is like the likeness of Ibrahim, who said, 'And whoever follows me - indeed, he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful' [Al-Ma'idah 118]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is like the likeness of Isa, who said, 'If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise' [Al-Ma'idah 118]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is the likeness of Musa, who said, 'Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment' [Yunus 88]. And the likeness of you, O Umar, is like the likeness of Nuh, who said, 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant'" [Nuh 26]. You are weak, so no one from them should escape except through ransom or killing. Ibn Mas'ud said, "O Messenger of Allah, except for Suhail ibn Bayda, for I heard him mention Islam." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then remained silent, and I have never seen myself fearing stones falling from the sky upon me as I did on that day until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except for Suhail ibn Bayda." Allah revealed, "It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land" [Al-Anfal 67], until the end of the three verses.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَوْمُكَ وَأَصْلُكَ اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَتِبْهُمْ؛ لَعَلَّ اللهَ أَنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَذَّبُوكَ وَأَخْرَجُوكَ قَدِّمْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ وَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ فَأَضْرِمِ الْوَادِي عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهِ قَالَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَامَ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عُمَرَ وَقَالَ نَاسٌ يَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَوَاحَةَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَإِنَّ اللهَ لَيُشَدِّدُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشَدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ {وَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى قَالَ {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ مَثَلُ مُوسَى قَالَ {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسَ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوَا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} [يونس 88] وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوحٍ قَالَ {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] أَنْتُمْ عَالَةٌ؛ فَلَا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ ضَرْبَةِ عُنُقٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ؛ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَذْكُرُ الْإِسْلَامَ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَمَا رَأَيْتُنِي فِي يَوْمٍ أَخْوَفَ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنِّي فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ أَسْرَى} [الأنفال 67] إِلَى آخِرِ الثَّلَاثِ الْآيَاتِ  

"إِنَّ الله ﷻ لَيُلِينُ قُلُوبَ رِجَالٍ فِيهِ حتَّى تَكُونَ أَلْيَنَ من اللَّبَن ، وإِنَّ الله ﷻ لَيَشُدَّ قُلُوبَ رِجَال فيهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ أَشدَّ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَمَثَلِ إِبْرَاهيمَ. قَال: {فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ } وَمَثَلُكَ يَا أَبا بَكْر كَمَثَلِ عِيسَى. قَال: {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ } وإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ نُوح قَال: {رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} ، وَإِنَّ مَثَلَكَ يَا عُمَرُ كَمَثَلِ مُوسى قَال: {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى يَرَوُا الْعَذَابَ الْأَلِيمَ} " أَنتم عَالةٌ، فَلا يَنْفَلِتَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ إلا بِفِدَاءٍ، أَوْ ضَربةِ عنق إلا سُهيل بن بَيضَاءَ".  

"عَنْ أَبِى الأَسْوَدِ الدُّؤَلِىِّ أَنَّهُ أَتَى إِلَى عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ فَقَالَ: إِنِّى قَدْ خَاصَمْتُ أَهْلَ الْقَدَر حَتَّى أخْرَجُونِى، فَهَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ حَدِيثٍ لَعَلَّ الله أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِى بِهِ؟ قَالَ: لَعَلِّى إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثًا تَلْبِس عَلَيْه أُذُنُكَ صَارَ كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ، فَقَالَ: مَا جِئْتُ لِذَلكَ، قَالَ: فَإِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى لَوْ عَذَّبَ أَهْلَ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَأَهْلَ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ عَذَّبَهُمْ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ لَهُمْ، وَلَوْ أَدْخَلَهُمْ فِى رَحْمَتِهِ لَكَانَتْ رَحْمَتُه أَوْسَعَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِمْ كمَا قَالَ: {يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ} (*)، فَمَنْ عَذَّبَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ، وَمَنْ رَحِمَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ، وَلَوْ كَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ ذَهَبًا أَوْ وَرِقًا أنْفَقَهَا فِى سَبِيلِ الله، وَلَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّه لَمْ يَنْفَعْكَ وَاخْرُجْ فَاسْأَلْ. قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا بِعَبْدِ الله بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، وَأُبِىِّ بْنِ كعْبٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُمَا، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الله بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ: يَا أُبَىُّ! أَخْبِرْهُ، قَالَ أُبَىٌّ: بل أَنْتَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَخْبِرْ، فَجَاءَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ لَمْ يَزِدْ قَلِيلًا وَلاَ كثِيرًا كَأَنَّهُ يَسْمَعُ قَوْلَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا أُبَىُّ! أكَذَلِكَ تَقُولُ؟ قَالَ: نَعَمْ".