[Machine] He narrated that his father wrote a letter to the disbelievers of Quraish while he was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , who had witnessed the Battle of Badr. So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Ali and Zubair and said, "Go and catch a woman who has a book and bring it to me." So they went until they reached her and said, "Give us the book that you have and inform her that we will not leave until we remove every garment from her." So she said, "Are you two Muslim men?" They replied, "Yes, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has informed us that you have a book." When she was sure that they were not deceiving her, she untied the book from her head and handed it to them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called for a scribe and asked him to read from the book. He said, "Do you recognize this book?" He replied, "Yes." He asked, "What prompted you to do this?" He answered, "I had my child and relatives with me, and I was a Bedouin among the people of Quraish." Umar asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for permission to kill Hattib, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No, for he has witnessed the Battle of Badr, and you do not know, perhaps Allah has looked favorably upon the people of Badr." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do as you please, for I have forgiven you." Al-Dhahabi did not mention this incident in his summary.  

أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ كِتَابًا وَهُوَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ فَقَالَ «انْطَلِقَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكَا امْرَأَةً وَمَعَهَا كِتَابُ فَأَتَيَانِي بِهِ» فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى أَتَيَاهَا فَقَالَا أَعْطِينَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي مَعَكِ وَأَخْبَرَاهَا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُنْصَرِفِينَ حَتَّى يَنْزِعَا كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتُمَا رَجُلَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ قَالَا بَلَى وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ مَعَكِ كِتَابًا فَلَمَّا أَيْقَنَتْ أَنَّهَا غَيْرُ مُنْفَلِتَةٍ مِنْهُمَا حَلَّتِ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ رَأْسِهَا فَدَفَعْتُهُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَاطِبًا حَتَّى قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ قَالَ «أَتَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ كَانَ هُنَاكَ وَلَدِي وَذُو قَرَابَتِي وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً أَعْرَابِيًّا فِيكُمْ مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ائْذَنْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فِي قَتْلِ حَاطِبٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَا إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَأَنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ «اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَإِنِّي غَافِرٌ لَكُمْ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] His father wrote a letter to the disbelievers of Quraysh while he was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He had witnessed the Battle of Badr, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called Ali and Zubayr and said, "Go until you catch up with a woman who has a book with her, and bring it to me." So they went until they met her and said, "Give us the book that you have, and inform her that we will not leave until we remove every garment from her." She said, "Are you two Muslims?" They said, "Yes, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ informed us that you have a book." When she was convinced that they were not deceiving her, she untied the book from her head and handed it to them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called a scribe, and he read the book to him. Then he asked, "Do you recognize this book?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "What compelled you to do that?" He said, "I have a son and I have relatives, and I was a stranger among the Quraysh." Umar asked for permission to kill the scribe, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ refused, saying, "No, because he witnessed the Battle of Badr. And you do not know, perhaps Allah has looked favorably upon the people of Badr." Then he said, "Do as you please, for I have forgiven you."  

أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى كُفَّارِ قُرَيْشٍ كِتَابًا وَهُوَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِيًّا وَالزُّبَيْرَ فَقَالَ «انْطَلِقَا حَتَّى تُدْرِكَا امْرَأَةً مَعَهَا كِتَابٌ فَائْتِيَانِي بِهِ» فَانْطَلَقَا حَتَّى لَقِيَاهَا فَقَالَا أَعْطِينَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِي مَعَكِ وَأَخْبَرَاهَا أَنَّهُمَا غَيْرُ مُنْصَرِفَيْنِ حَتَّى يَنْزِعَا كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ أَلَسْتُمَا رَجُلَيْنِ مُسْلِمَيْنِ؟ قَالَا بَلَى وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ مَعَكِ كِتَابًا فَلَمَّا أَيْقَنَتْ أَنَّهَا غَيْرُ مُنْفَلِتَةٍ مِنْهُمَا حَلَّتِ الْكِتَابَ مِنْ رَأْسِهَا فَدَفَعَتْهُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَدَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَاطِبًا حَتَّى قَرَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْكِتَابَ فَقَالَ «أَتَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ؟» قَالَ هُنَاكَ وَلَدِي وَذُو قَرَابَتِي وَكُنْتُ امْرَأً غَرِيبًا فِيكُمْ مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ائْذَنْ لِي فِي قَتْلِ حَاطِبٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا؛ لَإِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا وَإِنَّكَ لَا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللهَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ إِنِّي غَافِرٌ لَكُمْ  

"عن عمر قال: كَتَبَ حَاطبُ بْنُ (أَبِى) بلتعَة إلى أهل مكةَ بكتابٍ، فأَطْلَعَ الله عليهِ نبيَّهُ، فبعثَ عليًا والزبير في (أَثَرِ) الكتابِ، فأدركا المرأةَ على بعيرٍ فاستخرجاهُ من قرنهَا، فأتيَا بِه النبىَّ ﷺ فأرسلَ إلَى حاطبٍ قالَ: يا حاطبُ: أنت كتبتَ هذَا الكتاب؟ قال: نعم، (قال: ) فَما حمَلكَ على ذلكَ؟ قال: يَا رسول الله: أما والله إِنَّى لنا صحٌ لله ولرسولهِ، لكن كنتُ غريبًا في أهل مكة، وكان أهلى فيهم فخشيتُ أن يضْرِبُوا عليهم، فقلت اكتبُ كتابًا لا يضُرُّ الله ولا رسولَه شيئًا وعسى أن يكون منفعةً لأهلِى، فاخترطتُ سيفِى فقلتُ: أضربُ عنقهُ يا رسولَ الله؟ (لقد كفر) (*) فقال: وما يدريكَ يَا بْنَ الخطابِ أن يكونَ الله اطلعَ على هذِه العصابةِ من أهل بدر فقال: اعملوا ما شِئتم فقد غفرت لكم؟ ! ".