[Machine] Abu Bakr passed by one of his captives, who had been given to him by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as a trust. Suhaib was sitting in the mosque and he asked Abu Bakr, "Who is this with you?" Abu Bakr replied, "He is a captive from the disbelievers, whom the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has entrusted to me." Suhaib said, "This man had a place for the sword at his neck." Abu Bakr became angry and the Prophet ﷺ saw him and said, "Why do I see you angry?" Abu Bakr replied, "I passed by my captive with Suhaib and he said, 'This man had a place for the sword at his neck.'" The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you had harmed him, you would have harmed Allah and His Messenger."

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ مَرَّ بِأَسِيرٍ لَهُ لِيَسْتَأْمِنَ لَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصُهَيْبٌ جَالِسٌ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ؟ قَالَ أَسِيرٌ لِي مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَأْمَنَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ صُهَيْبٌ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي عُنُقِ هَذَا مَوْضِعٌ لِلسَّيْفِ فَغَضِبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَرَآهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «مَا لِي أَرَاكَ غَضْبَانَ؟» فَقَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِأَسِيرِي هَذَا عَلَى صُهَيْبٍ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي رَقَبَةِ هَذَا مَوْضِعٌ لِلسَّيْفِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «فَلَعَلَكَ آذَيْتَهُ» فَقَالَ لَا وَاللهِ فَقَالَ «لَوْ آذَيْتَهُ لَآذَيْتَ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ»