[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "None of you should openly show a sword to his brother, for perhaps Satan will take it and he will fall into one of the pits of Hellfire."

Abu Hurairah said, "I heard this from Sahl bin Saad As-Sa'idi, who heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ."

Abu Bakr said, "His eagerness for knowledge led him to listen to news that he had not heard from the Prophet ﷺ . He only spoke about Abu Hurairah to refute the claims of those whose hearts Allah had blinded, so they did not understand the meanings of the news. Either they were obstinate Jahmiyyun who heard his news, which contradicted their beliefs, and they would curse Abu Hurairah and accuse him of what Allah, the Exalted, had cleared him of. They did this to deceive the common people and the lowly ones, claiming that his news was not credible. Or it was an outsider who saw the sword over the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ , but did not see obedience to the Khalifah or Imam when he heard Abu Hurairah's news about the Prophet ﷺ , which contradicted his beliefs. He was unable to find any way to refute his news with evidence, and the issue disturbed him. Either he was deceived by Abu Hurairah or he abandoned Islam and its people and declared the people of Islam who followed predestined events, which Allah decreed before His servants earned their portion. If such a person looked at Abu Hurairah's news, which he narrated from the Prophet ﷺ , affirming predestination, he would not find any argument to prove the authenticity of his claim, which is disbelief and polytheism. In this situation, Abu Hurairah thought that his news was not appropriate to be used as evidence. The ignorant person, who deals with jurisprudence and seeks it from other than its masters, when he hears Abu Hurairah's news in contradiction to the school of thought he has chosen and depends on, he cannot find any solution except to oppose Abu Hurairah's news without any evidence or justification. He would refute his news and use Abu Hurairah's own news as an argument against him if his news agreed with his school of thought. Some of the sects have criticized Abu Hurairah for some of his narrations that they did not understand. I, by the will of Allah, mention some of them here."

Abu Bakr Al-Ajurri (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in this context the Hadith of Aisha, which I have already mentioned, the Hadith of Abu Hurairah about a woman being punished in a cat, and the Hadith of Ibn Umar about ablution with what the fire has touched. He mentioned them, and talking about them is lengthy.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا يُشْهِرَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى أَخِيهِ السَّيْفَ لَعَلَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْزِعُ فِي يَدِهِ فَيَقَعُ فِي حُفْرَةٍ مِنْ حُفَرِ النَّارِ» قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ «فَحِرْصُهُ عَلَى الْعِلْمِ يَبْعَثُهُ عَلَى سَمَاعِ خَبَرٍ لَمْ يَسْمَعْهُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنْهُ وَإِنَّمَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِي أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لِدَفْعِ أَخْبَارِهِ مَنْ قَدْ أَعْمَى اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ فَلَا يَفْهَمُونَ مَعَانِيَ الْأَخْبَارِ إِمَّا مُعَطِّلٌ جَهْمِيٌّ يَسْمَعُ أَخْبَارَهُ الَّتِي يَرَوْنَهَا خِلَافَ مَذْهَبِهِمُ الَّذِي هُوَ كَفْرٌ فَيَشْتُمونَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَيَرْمُونَهُ بِمَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى قَدْ نَزَّهَهُ عَنْهُ تَمْوِيهًا عَلَى الرِّعَاءِ وَالسَّفِلِ أَنَّ أَخْبَارَهُ لَا تَثْبُتُ بِهَا الْحُجَّةُ وَإِمَّا خَارِجِيٌّ يَرَى السَّيْفَ عَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَلَا يَرَى طَاعَةَ خَلِيفَةٍ وَلَا إِمَامٍ إِذَا سَمِعَ أَخْبَارَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ خِلَافَ مَذْهَبِهِمُ الَّذِي هُوَ ضَلَالٌ لَمْ يَجِدْ حِيلَةً فِي دَفْعِ أَخْبَارِهِ بِحُجَّةٍ وَبُرْهَانٍ كَانَ مَفْزَعُهُ الْوَقِيعَةَ فِي أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَوْ قَدَرِيٌّ اعْتَزَلَ الْإِسْلَامَ وَأَهْلَهُ وَكَفَّرَ أَهْلَ الْإِسْلَامِ الَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ الْأَقْدَارَ الْمَاضِيَةَ الَّتِي قَدَّرَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَقَضَاهَا قَبْلَ كَسْبِ الْعِبَادِ لَهَا إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى أَخْبَارِ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ الَّتِي قَدْ رَوَاهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي إِثْبَاتِ الْقَدَرِ لَمْ يَجِدْ بِحُجَّةٍ يُرِيدُ صِحَّةَ مَقَالَتِهِ الَّتِي هِيَ كُفْرٌ وَشِرْكٌ كَانَتْ حُجَّتُهُ عِنْدَ نَفْسِهِ أَنَّ أَخْبَارَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ لَا يَجُوزُ الِاحْتِجَاجُ بِهَا أَوْ جَاهِلٌ يَتَعَاطَى الْفِقْهَ وَيَطْلُبُهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَظَانِّهِ إِذَا سَمِعَ أَخْبَارَ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فِيمَا يُخَالِفُ مَذْهَبَ مَنْ قَدِ اجْتَبَى مَذْهَبَهُ وَأَخْبَارَهُ تَقْلِيدًا بِلَا حُجَّةٍ وَلَا بُرْهَانٍ كَلَّمَ فِي أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَدَفَعَ أَخْبَارَهُ الَّتِي تُخَالِفُ مَذْهَبَهُ وَيَحْتَجُّ بِأَخْبَارِهِ عَلَى مُخَالَفَتِهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ أَخْبَارُهُ مُوَافِقَةً لِمَذْهَبِهِ وَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ بَعْضُ هَذِهِ الْفَرَقِ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَخْبَارًا لَمْ يَفْهَمُوا مَعْنَاهَا أَنَا ذَاكِرٌ بَعْضُهَا بِمَشِيئَةِ اللَّهِ ﷻ» ذَكَرَ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ حَدِيثَ عَائِشَةَ الَّذِي تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرِي لَهُ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عُذِّبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فِي هِرَّةٍ وَمَنْ كَانَ مُصَلِّيًا بَعْدَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَمَا يُعَارِضُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَبِالْوُضُوءِ مِمَّا مَسَّتِ النَّارُ ذَكَرَهَا وَالْكَلَامُ عَلَيْهَا يَطُولُ