[Machine] Never has a day come upon me that was more difficult for me than the day when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with some of his companions and ordered me regarding them. Among the people was 'Ammaar, and we encountered a group of people, among whom were Muslim families. 'Ammaar spoke to me about them, and some of the Muslims said, "Leave them alone." I said, "No, by Allah, I will not do so until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sees them and gives his opinion about them." This angered 'Ammaar, and when I reached the Prophet ﷺ , I sought permission to speak to him while 'Ammaar sought permission as well. Permission was granted to him, and 'Ammaar entered and said, "O Messenger of Allah, did you not see what Khalid did and what he did?" I said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, if it was not for your gathering, Ibn Sumayyah would not have insulted me." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said to me, "Did you not answer the man?" I said, "There was nothing preventing me from answering him except that it would have belittled him." This angered the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he said, "Whoever hates 'Ammaar, Allah hates him, and whoever insults 'Ammaar, Allah insults him, and whoever belittles 'Ammaar, Allah belittles him." I then left the presence of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and did not stop seeking forgiveness for myself from 'Ammaar.

مَا أَتَى عَلَيَّ يَوْمٌ قَطُّ كَانَ أَعْظَمَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ شَأْنِ عَمَّارٍ لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ وَأَمَّرَنِي عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ فِي الْقَوْمِ عَمَّارٌ فَأَصَبْنَا قَوْمًا فِيهِمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَكَلِّمْنِي فِيهِمْ عَمَّارٌ وَنَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالُوا خَلِّ سَبِيلَهُمْ قُلْتُ لَا وَاللَّهِ لَا أَفْعَلُ حَتَّى يَرَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَيَرَى فِيهِمْ رَأْيَهُ فَغَضِبَ عَلَيَّ عَمَّارٌ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْتُ اسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَهُوَ يَسْتَخْبِرُنِي وَأَنَا أُحَدِّثُهُ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَمَّارٌ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَدَخَلَ عَمَّارٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ خَالِدًا فَعَلَ كَذَا وَفَعَلَ كَذَا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا مَجْلِسُكَ مَا سَبَّنِي ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا عَمَّارُ اخْرُجْ» فَخَرَجَ عَمَّارٌ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي وَيَقُولُ مَا نَصَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَالِدٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أَجَبْتَ الرَّجُلَ» قُلْتُ مَا مَنَعَنِي إِنْ أَجَبْتُهُ إِلَّا مَحْقَرَةً لَهُ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ مَنْ يَبْغَضْ عَمَّارًا يَبْغَضْهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يَسُبَّ عَمَّارًا يَسُبَّهُ اللَّهُ وَمَنْ يُحَقِّرْ عَمَّارًا يُحَقِّرْهُ اللَّهُ» فَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَطْلُبُ إِلَى عَمَّارٍ حَتَّى اسْتَغْفَرَ لِي

[Machine] I have not done a deed that is more frightening to me than the possibility of being admitted to the Fire because of what Ammar did. So we said, "O Abu Sulaiman, what did he do?" He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me with a group of his companions to a village in the Arabian Peninsula, and I encountered them. Among them were Muslim families. Ammar spoke to me about some of his companions and said, 'Send them.' I said, 'No, not until I bring them to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If he wishes, he will send them, and if he wishes, he will deal with them as he pleases.' So I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Ammar sought permission to enter and he was granted. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, did you not see what Khalid did? He did such and such.' Khalid said, 'By Allah, if it were not for your meeting, Ibn Sumayyah would not have insulted me.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Leave, O Ammar.' So he left while he was crying. He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not support me against Khalid.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, 'Did you not answer the man?' So I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I did not respond to him except because of his insignificance.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever belittles Ammar, Allah will belittle him, and whoever insults Ammar, Allah will insult him, and whoever humiliates Ammar, Allah will humiliate him.' So I left and followed him and spoke to him until he sought forgiveness for me."

مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا أَخْوَفَ عِنْدِي عَلَى أَنْ يُدْخِلَنِي النَّارَ مِنْ شَأْنِ عَمَّارٍ فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى حَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَأَصَبْتُهُمْ وَفِيهِمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مُسْلِمَيْنَ فَكَلَّمَنِي عَمَّارٌ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَرْسِلْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ لَا حَتَّى آتِي بِهِمْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءَ صَنَعَ بِهِمْ مَا أَرَادَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَمَّارٌ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى خَالِدٍ فَعَلَ وَفَعَلَ فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ أَمْ وَاللهِ فَلَوْلَا مَجْلِسُكَ مَا سَبَّنِي ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اخْرُجْ يَا عَمَّارُ» فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا نَصَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَالِدٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أَجَبْتَ الرَّجُلَ؟» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَحْقَرَتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَحْقِرُ عَمَّارًا يَحْقِرُهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَسُبُّ عَمَّارًا يَسُبَّهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَنْتَقِصُ عَمَّارًا يَنْتَقِصُهُ اللهُ» فَخَرَجْتُ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ حَتَّى اسْتَغْفَرَ لِي