The group of people whom ʿUmar had selected as candidates for the Caliphate gathered and consulted each other. ʿAbdur-Rahman said to them, "I am not going to compete with you in this matter, but if you wish, I would select for you a caliph from among you." So all of them agreed to let ʿAbdur-Rahman decide the case. So when the candidates placed the case in the hands of ʿAbdur-Rahman, the people went towards him and nobody followed the rest of the group nor obeyed any after him. So the people followed ʿAbdur-Rahman and consulted him all those nights till there came the night we gave the oath of allegiance to ʿUthman. Al-Miswar (bin Makhrama) added: ʿAbdur-Rahman called on me after a portion of the night had passed and knocked on my door till I got up, and he said to me, "I see you have been sleeping! By Allah, during the last three nights I have not slept enough. Go and call Az-Zubair and Saʿd.' So I called them for him and he consulted them and then called me saying, 'Call ʿAli for me." I called ʿAli and he held a private talk with him till very late at night, and then 'Al, got up to leave having had much hope (to be chosen as a Caliph) but ʿAbdur-Rahman was afraid of something concerning ʿAli. ʿAbdur-Rahman then said to me, "Call ʿUthman for me." I called him and he kept on speaking to him privately till the Mu'adh-dhin put an end to their talk by announcing the Adhan for the Fajr prayer. When the people finished their morning prayer and that (six men) group gathered near the pulpit, ʿAbdur-Rahman sent for all the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar present there and sent for the army chief who had performed the Hajj with ʿUmar that year. When all of them had gathered, ʿAbdur- Rahman said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah," and added, "Now then, O ʿAli, I have looked at the people's tendencies and noticed that they do not consider anybody equal to ʿUthman, so you should not incur blame (by disagreeing)." Then ʿAbdur-Rahman said (to ʿUthman), "I gave the oath of allegiance to you on condition that you will follow Allah's Laws and the traditions of Allah's Apostle and the traditions of the two Caliphs after him." So ʿAbdur-Rahman gave the oath of allegiance to him, and so did the people including the Muhajirin (emigrants) and the Ansar and the chiefs of the army staff and all the Muslims.  

أَنَّ الرَّهْطَ الَّذِينَ وَلاَّهُمْ عُمَرُ اجْتَمَعُوا فَتَشَاوَرُوا قَالَ لَهُمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لَسْتُ بِالَّذِي أُنَافِسُكُمْ عَلَى هَذَا الأَمْرِ وَلَكِنَّكُمْ إِنْ شِئْتُمُ اخْتَرْتُ لَكُمْ مِنْكُمْ فَجَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ إِلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَلَمَّا وَلَّوْا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ أَمْرَهُمْ فَمَالَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَتَّى مَا أَرَى أَحَدًا مِنَ النَّاسِ يَتْبَعُ أُولَئِكَ الرَّهْطَ وَلاَ يَطَأُ عَقِبَهُ وَمَالَ النَّاسُ عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ يُشَاوِرُونَهُ تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِيَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ اللَّيْلَةُ الَّتِي أَصْبَحْنَا مِنْهَا فَبَايَعْنَا عُثْمَانَ قَالَ الْمِسْوَرُ طَرَقَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بَعْدَ هَجْعٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ فَضَرَبَ الْبَابَ حَتَّى اسْتَيْقَظْتُ فَقَالَ أَرَاكَ نَائِمًا فَوَاللَّهِ مَا اكْتَحَلْتُ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةَ بِكَبِيرِ نَوْمٍ انْطَلِقْ فَادْعُ الزُّبَيْرَ وَسَعْدًا فَدَعَوْتُهُمَا لَهُ فَشَاوَرَهُمَا ثُمَّ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ ادْعُ لِي عَلِيًّا فَدَعَوْتُهُ فَنَاجَاهُ حَتَّى ابْهَارَّ اللَّيْلُ ثُمَّ قَامَ عَلِيٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَهْوَ عَلَى طَمَعٍ وَقَدْ كَانَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَخْشَى مِنْ عَلِيٍّ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ قَالَ ادْعُ لِي عُثْمَانَ فَدَعَوْتُهُ فَنَاجَاهُ حَتَّى فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِالصُّبْحِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى لِلنَّاسِ الصُّبْحَ وَاجْتَمَعَ أُولَئِكَ الرَّهْطُ عِنْدَ الْمِنْبَرِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى مَنْ كَانَ حَاضِرًا مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنْصَارِ وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أُمَرَاءِ الأَجْنَادِ وَكَانُوا وَافَوْا تِلْكَ الْحَجَّةَ مَعَ عُمَرَ فَلَمَّا اجْتَمَعُوا تَشَهَّدَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَّا بَعْدُ يَا عَلِيُّ إِنِّي قَدْ نَظَرْتُ فِي أَمْرِ النَّاسِ فَلَمْ أَرَهُمْ يَعْدِلُونَ بِعُثْمَانَ فَلاَ تَجْعَلَنَّ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ سَبِيلاً فَقَالَ أُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى سُنَّةِ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالْخَلِيفَتَيْنِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَبَايَعَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَبَايَعَهُ النَّاسُ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالأَنْصَارُ وَأُمَرَاءُ الأَجْنَادِ وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ  

"On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] granted amnesty to the people, except four men and two women. He said: 'Kill them, even if you find them clinging to the covers of Ka'bah.' (They were) 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, 'Abdullah bin Khatal, Miqyas bin Subabah and 'Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi As-Sarh. 'Abdullah bin Khatl was caught while he was clinging to the covers of Ka'bah. Sa'eed bin Huraith and 'Ammar bin Yasir both rushed toward him, but Sa'eed, who was the younger of the two, got there before 'Ammar, and he killed him. Miqyas bin Subabah was caught by the people in the marketplace, and they killed him. 'Ikrimah traveled by sea, and he was caught in a storm. The crew of the ship said: 'Turn sincerely toward Allah, for your (false) gods cannot help you at all in this situation.' 'Ikrimah said: 'By Allah, if nothing came to save me at sea except sincerity toward Allah then nothing else will save me on land. O Allah, I promise You that if You save me from this predicament I will go to Muhammad [SAW] and put my hand in his, and I am sure that I will find him generous and forgiving.' So he came, and accepted Islam. 'Abdullah (bin Sa'd) bin Abi Sarh hid in the house of 'Uthman bin 'Affan, and when the Messenger of Allah [SAW] called the people to give their Oath of Allegiance, he brought him, and made him stand before the Prophet [SAW]. He ('Uthman) said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Accept the allegiance of 'Abdullah.' He raised his head and looked at him three times, refusing his allegiance each time, then he accepted his allegiance after three times. Then he turned to his Companions and said: 'Was there not any sensible man among you who would get up when he saw me refusing to give him my hand and kill him?' They said: 'We did not know, O Messenger of Allah, what was in your heart. Why did you not gesture to us with your eyes?' He said: 'It is not befitting for a Prophet that his eyes be deceitful.'"  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ أَمَّنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلاَّ أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُمْ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقِينَ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ وَمِقْيَسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّرْحِ فَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ فَأُدْرِكَ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَاسْتَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ فَسَبَقَ سَعِيدٌ عَمَّارًا وَكَانَ أَشَبَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَقَتَلَهُ وَأَمَّا مِقْيَسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَمَّا عِكْرِمَةُ فَرَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ عَاصِفٌ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ السَّفِينَةِ أَخْلِصُوا فَإِنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ لاَ تُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا هَا هُنَا فَقَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ يُنَجِّنِي مِنَ الْبَحْرِ إِلاَّ الإِخْلاَصُ لاَ يُنَجِّينِي فِي الْبَرِّ غَيْرُهُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ عَلَىَّ عَهْدًا إِنْ أَنْتَ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ أَنْ آتِيَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ حَتَّى أَضَعَ يَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَلأَجِدَنَّهُ عَفُوًّا كَرِيمًا فَجَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي السَّرْحِ فَإِنَّهُ اخْتَبَأَ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَلَمَّا دَعَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ جَاءَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَايِعْ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثَلاَثًا كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَأْبَى فَبَايَعَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلاَثٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حَيْثُ رَآنِي كَفَفْتُ يَدِي عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلَهُ فَقَالُوا وَمَا يُدْرِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ هَلاَّ أَوْمَأْتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ خَائِنَةُ أَعْيُنٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his companions continued on the year of the conquest until they reached Marr Al-Zuhra with ten thousand Muslims. Sulaym and Muzaynah were there, and in every tribe there was a number of people who had embraced Islam. The Muhajirun (emigrants) and the Ansar (helpers) were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and none of them stayed behind. The news about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ became unknown to the Quraysh, and they did not receive any information about what he was doing. Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith and Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah ibn al-Mughirah met the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at Thaniyyat al-Aqabah on the way from Makkah to Madinah, and they sought permission to enter. Umm Salamah spoke to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is your cousin, the son of your aunt, and your son-in-law." He replied, "I have no need for them. As for my cousin, he has violated my honour, and as for my aunt's son and my son-in-law, he was the one who said to me in Makkah what he said." When the news reached them, Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith had a son who said, "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah will either give permission for me, or I will take his son by the hand, and we will go away and die of thirst or hunger." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard about this, he sent for them, and they entered upon him. Abu Sufyan began reciting poetry about his Islam and his apology for what had happened in the past. He said, "By your life, on the day I carry a flag, the horses of al-Lat will defeat the horses of Muhammad, even if the dark night lasts long. This is the time for truth to guide and direct me. So tell Ta'if that I do not seek to fight them, and tell Ta'if that I am ready for them, guided by someone other than myself, who has guided me to Allah. I will flee quickly and strive to fight against Muhammad, even if I am not related to him. They are a group of people who do not follow their desires, even if they are intelligent and logical." He continued, "I desire for them to be pleased with me, and I will not leave them until I have been guided in every sitting. I was not in the army that gained victory, nor did my tongue bring any good, nor did my hands touch any tribe that came from distant lands, with arrows and swords. Indeed, the one you expelled and insulted will strive hard to seek revenge, not restrained by custom." When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard Abu Sufyan recite poetry about himself, he struck him in the chest and said, "You are the one who expelled and insulted me." Ibn Ishaq mentioned, "The mother of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ died while she was visiting her relatives from the Banu Najjar tribe."  

مَضَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابُهُ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ حَتَّى نَزَلَ مَرَّ الظَّهْرَانِ فِي عَشَرَةِ آلَافٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَسَبَّعَتْ سُلَيْمٌ وَأَلَّفَتْ مُزَيْنَةُ وَفِي كُلِّ الْقَبَائِلِ عَدَدٌ وَإِسْلَامٌ وَأَوْعَبَ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ وَالْأَنْصَارُ فَلَمْ يَتَخَلَّفْ عَنْهُ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ وَقَدْ عَمِيَتِ الْأَخْبَارُ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ فَلَا يَأْتِيَهُمْ خَبَرُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَا يَدْرُونَ مَا هُوَ صَانِعٌ وَكَانَ أَبُو سُفْيَانُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ قَدْ لَقِيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثَنِيَّةَ الْعِقَابِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ فَالْتَمَسَا الدُّخُولَ عَلَيْهِ فَكَلَّمَتْهُ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ وَابْنُ عَمَّتِكَ وَصِهْرُكِ فَقَالَ «لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِيهِمَا أَمَّا ابْنُ عَمِّي فَهَتَكَ عِرْضِي وَأَمَّا ابْنُ عَمَّتِي وَصِهْرِي فَهُوَ الَّذِي قَالَ لِي بِمَكَّةَ مَا قَالَ» فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَيْهِمَا بِذَلِكَ وَمَعَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ابْنٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَيَأَذْنَنَّ رَسُولُ ﷺ أَوْ لَآخُذَنَّ بِيَدِ ابْنِي هَذَا ثُمَّ لَنَذْهَبَنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى نَمُوتَ عَطَشًا أَوْ جُوعًا فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَقَّ لَهُمَا فَدَخَلَا عَلَيْهِ فَأَنْشَدَهُ أَبُو سُفْيَانَ قَوْلَهُ فِي إِسْلَامِهِ وَاعْتِذَارِهِ مِمَّا كَانَ مَضَى فِيهِ فَقَالَ [البحر الطويل] لَعَمْرُكَ إِنِّي يَوْمَ أَحْمِلُ رَايَةً لِتَغْلِبَ خَيْلُ اللَّاتِ خَيْلَ مُحَمَّدِ لَكَا لِمُدْلِجِ الْحَيْرَانُ أَظْلَمَ لَيْلَةً فَهَذَا أَوَانُ الْحَقِّ أَهْدِي وَأَهْتَدِي فَقُلْ لِثَقِيفٍ لَا أُرِيدُ قِتَالَكُمْ وَقُلْ لِثَقِيفٍ تِلْكَ عِنْدِي فَاوْعَدِي هَدَانِي هَادٍ غَيْرَ نَفْسِي وَدَلَّنِي إِلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ طَرَدْتُ كُلَّ مَطْرَدِ أَفِرُّ سَرِيعًا جَاهِدًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَدَّعِي وَلَوْ لَمْ أَنْتَسِبْ لِمُحَمَّدِ هُمْ عُصْبَةُ مَنْ لَمْ يَقُلْ بِهَواهُمْ وَإِنْ كَانَ ذَا رَأْيٍ يُلِمْ وَيُفَنَّدِ أُرِيدُ لِأَرِضِيَهُمْ وَلَسْتُ بِلَافِظٍ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ مَا لَمْ أُهْدَ فِي كُلِّ مَقْعَدِ فَمَا كُنْتُ فِي الْجَيْشِ الَّذِي نَالَ عَامِرًا وَلَا كَلَّ عَنْ خَيْرٍ لِسَانِي وَلَا يَدِي قَبَائِلُ جَاءَتْ مِنْ بِلَادٍ بَعِيدَةٍ تَوَابِعُ جَاءَتْ مِنْ سِهَامٍ وَسُرْدَدِ وَإِنَّ الَّذِي أَخَرَجْتُمْ وَشَتَمْتُمْ سَيَسْعَى لَكُمْ سَعْيَ امْرِئٍ غَيْرِ قَعْدَدِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَنْشَدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ طُرِدْتُ كُلَّ مَطْرَدِ ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي صَدْرِهِ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَ طَرَدْتَنِي كُلَّ مَطْرَدِ» قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ «مَاتَتْ أُمُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْأَبْوَاءِ وَهِيَ تَزُورُ خَوَالَهَا مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ»  

"On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] granted amnesty to the people, except four men and two women. He said: 'Kill them, even if you find them clinging to the covers of Ka'bah.' (They were) 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, 'Abdullah bin Khatal, Miqyas bin Subabah and 'Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi As-Sarh. 'Abdullah bin Khatl was caught while he was clinging to the covers of Ka'bah. Sa'eed bin Huraith and 'Ammar bin Yasir both rushed toward him, but Sa'eed, who was the younger of the two, got there before 'Ammar, and he killed him. Miqyas bin Subabah was caught by the people in the marketplace, and they killed him. 'Ikrimah traveled by sea, and he was caught in a storm. The crew of the ship said: 'Turn sincerely toward Allah, for your (false) gods cannot help you at all in this situation.' 'Ikrimah said: 'By Allah, if nothing came to save me at sea except sincerity toward Allah then nothing else will save me on land. O Allah, I promise You that if You save me from this predicament I will go to Muhammad [SAW] and put my hand in his, and I am sure that I will find him generous and forgiving.' So he came, and accepted Islam. 'Abdullah (bin Sa'd) bin Abi Sarh hid in the house of 'Uthman bin 'Affan, and when the Messenger of Allah [SAW] called the people to give their Oath of Allegiance, he brought him, and made him stand before the Prophet [SAW]. He ('Uthman) said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Accept the allegiance of 'Abdullah.' He raised his head and looked at him three times, refusing his allegiance each time, then he accepted his allegiance after three times. Then he turned to his Companions and said: 'Was there not any sensible man among you who would get up when he saw me refusing to give him my hand and kill him?' They said: 'We did not know, O Messenger of Allah, what was in your heart. Why did you not gesture to us with your eyes?' He said: 'It is not befitting for a Prophet that his eyes be deceitful.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4067)  

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ أَمَّنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ «اقْتُلُوهُمْ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقِينَ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ» عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ وَمَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ فَأُدْرِكَ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَاسْتَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ فَسَبَقَ سَعِيدٌ عَمَّارًا وَكَانَ أَشَبَّ الرِّجْلَيْنِ فَقَتَلَهُ وَأَمَّا مَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَمَّا عِكْرِمَةُ فَرَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ عَاصِفٌ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ السَّفِينَةِ أَخْلِصُوا فَإِنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ لَا تُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا هَاهُنَا فَقَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ يُنَجِّنِي فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَّا الْإِخْلَاصُ مَا يُنَجِّينِي فِي الْبَرِّ غَيْرُهُ اللهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ عَلَيَّ عَهْدًا إِنْ أَنْتَ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ أَنْ آتِيَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ حَتَّى أَضَعَ يَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَلَأَجِدَنَّهُ عَفُوًّا كَرِيمًا فَجَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَإِنَّهُ اخْتَبَأَ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ فَلَمَّا دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ جَاءَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَايِعْ عَبْدَ اللهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا كُلَّ ذَلِكَ يَأْبَى فَبَايَعَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «مَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حَيْثُ رَآنِي كَفَفْتُ يَدِي عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ؟» قَالُوا مَا يُدْرِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ هَلَّا أَوْمَأْتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ خَائِنَةُ الْأَعْيُنِ»  

"On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] granted amnesty to the people, except four men and two women. He said: 'Kill them, even if you find them clinging to the covers of Ka'bah.' (They were) 'Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, 'Abdullah bin Khatal, Miqyas bin Subabah and 'Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi As-Sarh. 'Abdullah bin Khatl was caught while he was clinging to the covers of Ka'bah. Sa'eed bin Huraith and 'Ammar bin Yasir both rushed toward him, but Sa'eed, who was the younger of the two, got there before 'Ammar, and he killed him. Miqyas bin Subabah was caught by the people in the marketplace, and they killed him. 'Ikrimah traveled by sea, and he was caught in a storm. The crew of the ship said: 'Turn sincerely toward Allah, for your (false) gods cannot help you at all in this situation.' 'Ikrimah said: 'By Allah, if nothing came to save me at sea except sincerity toward Allah then nothing else will save me on land. O Allah, I promise You that if You save me from this predicament I will go to Muhammad [SAW] and put my hand in his, and I am sure that I will find him generous and forgiving.' So he came, and accepted Islam. 'Abdullah (bin Sa'd) bin Abi Sarh hid in the house of 'Uthman bin 'Affan, and when the Messenger of Allah [SAW] called the people to give their Oath of Allegiance, he brought him, and made him stand before the Prophet [SAW]. He ('Uthman) said: 'O Messenger of Allah! Accept the allegiance of 'Abdullah.' He raised his head and looked at him three times, refusing his allegiance each time, then he accepted his allegiance after three times. Then he turned to his Companions and said: 'Was there not any sensible man among you who would get up when he saw me refusing to give him my hand and kill him?' They said: 'We did not know, O Messenger of Allah, what was in your heart. Why did you not gesture to us with your eyes?' He said: 'It is not befitting for a Prophet that his eyes be deceitful.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4067)   

لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ آمَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ اقْتُلُوهُمْ وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقِينَ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ وَمَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ فَأُدْرِكَ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ فَاسْتَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ فَسَبَقَ سَعِيدٌ عَمَّارًا وَكَانَ أَشَبَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَقَتَلَهُ وَأَمَّا مَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَمَّا عِكْرِمَةُ فَرَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ عَاصِفٌ فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ السَّفِينَةِ لِأَهْلِ السَّفِينَةِ أَخْلِصُوا فَإِنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ لَا تُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا هَاهُنَا قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ وَاللهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ يُنَجِّنِي فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَّا الْإِخْلَاصُ لَا يُنَجِّينِي فِي الْبَرِّ غَيْرُهُ اللهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ عَلَيَّ عَهْدًا إِنْ أَنْتَ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ أَنْ آتِيَ مُحَمَّدًا حَتَّى أَضَعَ يَدِي فِي يَدِهِ فَلَأَجِدَنَّهُ عَفُوًّا كَرِيمًا قَالَ فَجَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَإِنَّهُ اخْتَفَى عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ؓ فَلَمَّا دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ جَاءَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَايِعْ عَبْدَ اللهِ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَأْبَى فَبَايَعَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَمَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حِينَ رَآنِي كَفَفْتُ يَدِي عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلَهُ؟ فَقَالُوا مَا يُدْرِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ هَلَّا أَوْمَأْتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ خَائِنَةُ الْأَعْيُنِ  

[Machine] I saw Umar ibn Al-Khattab before he was struck by the days in Medina. He stood with Hudhaifah ibn Al-Yaman and Uthman ibn Hunayf and said, "How have you two managed to bear the burden of the earth that it cannot bear?" They said, "We have carried it by a command that it can bear." Hudhaifah said, "If I were to carry it, it would be weakened." Uthman ibn Hunayf said, "I have carried it by a command that it can bear, without any great favor." Umar then said, "See that you have not carried the burden of the earth that it cannot bear." They said, "No." Umar said, "If Allah grants me safety, I will leave the widows of Iraq without needing any man after me." He said, "Only four things came upon him until he was struck." He said, "And between me and him, there is no one except Abdullah ibn Abbas in the morning." He said, "And he used to stand between the rows. If he saw any disorder among them, he would say, 'Stand still until there is no disorder among them.' Then he would proceed and say the takbir." He said, "And perhaps he would recite Surah Yusuf or An-Nahl or something similar in the first raka'a until the people gathered." He said, "And it was only that he would say the takbir." He said, "I heard him say, 'The dog has killed me or the dog has eaten me,' when he was stabbed. Then he flew out of the wound with a double-edged knife that would not pass by anyone to the right or left except that it would stab him, until he stabbed thirteen men and nine of them died. When he saw that, a Muslim man threw a cloak on him. When the assassin thought that he had taken hold of him, he slit his own throat." He said, "And Umar held the hand of Abdullah ibn Awf and brought him forward." He said, "Who will take care of Umar? He has seen what he has seen." He said, "Regarding the surroundings of the mosque, they did not know anything except that they had lost the voice of Umar while they were saying, 'Subhan Allah, Subhan Allah.' Abdul-Rahman ibn Awf led them in a light prayer. When they finished, Umar said, 'O Ibn Abbas, see who killed me.' He went for a while and then came back and said, 'The slave of Al-Mughirah killed him.' He said, 'Really?' After they all spoke with their tongues and prayed towards their qibla and performed the Hajj according to their rites, he was brought to his house. We then left with him." He said, "And it was as if the people had not been affected by any calamity before that day. Some were saying, 'There is no harm,' while others were saying, 'We fear for him.' So they brought some wine and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. Then they brought some milk and he drank it, and it came out of his wound. They recognized that he was dead, and he mentioned this incident in his will and in the command to consult each other."  

رَأَيْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُصَابَ بِأَيَّامٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَقَفَ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ وَعُثْمَانَ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ فَعَلْتُمَا تَخَافَانِ أَنْ تَكُونَا قَدْ حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ؟ قَالَا حَمَّلْنَاهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ وَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ لَوْ حَمَّلْتُ عَلَيْهَا أُضْعِفَتْ وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حُنَيْفٍ حَمَّلْتُهَا أَمْرًا هِيَ لَهُ مُطِيقَةٌ مَا فِيهَا كَبِيرُ فَضْلٍ قَالَ انْظُرْ أَلَّا تَكُونَا حَمَّلْتُمَا الْأَرْضَ مَا لَا تُطِيقُ قَالَا لَا فَقَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ لَئِنْ سَلَّمَنِي اللهُ لَأَدَعَنَّ أَرَامِلَ الْعِرَاقِ لَا يَحْتَجْنَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ بَعْدِي قَالَ فَمَا أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ حَتَّى أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَإِنِّي لَقَائِمٌ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ إِلَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ غَدَاةَ أُصِيبَ قَالَ وَكَانَ إِذَا مَرَّ بَيْنَ الصَّفَّيْنِ قَامَ فَإِنْ رَأَى خَلَلًا قَالَ اسْتَوُوا حَتَّى إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ فِيهِمْ خَلَلًا تَقَدَّمَ فَكَبَّرَ قَالَ وَرُبَّمَا قَرَأَ بِسُورَةِ يُوسُفَ أَوِ النَّحْلِ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى يَجْتَمِعَ النَّاسُ قَالَ فَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ كَبَّرَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَتَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ أَوْ أَكَلَنِي الْكَلْبُ حِينَ طَعَنَهُ فَطَارَ الْعِلْجُ بِالسِّكِّينِ ذَاتِ طَرَفَيْنِ لَا يَمُرُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ يَمِينًا وَلَا شِمَالًا إِلَّا طَعَنَهُ حَتَّى طَعَنَ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلًا فَمَاتَ مِنْهُمْ تِسْعَةٌ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ طَرَحَ عَلَيْهِ بُرْنُسًا فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ الْعِلْجُ أَنَّهُ مَأْخُوذٌ نَحَرَ نَفْسَهُ قَالَ وَتَنَاوَلَ عُمَرُ يَدَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ؓ ا فَقَدَّمَهُ قَالَ فَمَنْ يلِي عُمَرَ ؓ فَقَدْ رَأَى الَّذِي رَأَى وَأَمَّا نَوَاحِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِنَّهُمْ لَا يَدْرُونَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمْ فَقَدُوا صَوْتَ عُمَرَ ؓ وَهُمْ يَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ قَالَ فَصَلَّى بِهِمْ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ؓ صَلَاةً خَفِيفَةً فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفُوا قَالَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ انْظُرْ مَنْ قَتَلَنِي فَجَالَ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ غُلَامُ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَقَالَ الصَّنِعُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ قَاتَلَهُ اللهُ لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُ بِهِ مَعْرُوفًا فَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَمْ يجْعَلْ مِيتَتِي بِيَدِ رَجُلٍ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ وَأَبُوكَ تُحِبَّانِ أَنْ تَكْثُرَ الْعُلُوجُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ وَكَانَ الْعَبَّاسُ ؓ أَكْثَرَهُمْ رَقِيقًا فَقَالَ إِنْ شِئْتَ فَعَلْنَا أَيْ إِنْ شِئْتَ قَتَلْنَا قَالَ كَذَبْتَ بَعْدَمَا تَكَلَّمُوا بِلِسَانِكُمْ وَصَلَّوْا قِبْلَتَكُمْ وَحَجُّوا حَجَّكُمْ فَاحْتُمِلَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَهُ قَالَ وَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَبْلَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ لَا بَأْسَ وَقَائِلٌ يَقُولُ نَخَافُ عَلَيْهِ فَأُتِيَ بِنَبِيذٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِلَبَنٍ فَشَرِبَهُ فَخَرَجَ مِنْ جُرْحِهِ فَعَرَفُوا أَنَّهُ مَيِّتٌ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي وَصَايَاهُ وَأَمْرِ الشُّورَى  

"عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ عُمَرَ يَوْمَ طُعِنَ، فَمَا مَنَعِنى أَنْ أَكُوُنَ فِى الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ إِلَّا هَيْبَتُهُ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا مَهِيبًا، فَكُنْتُ فِى الصَّفِّ الَّذِى يَلِيهِ، وَكَانَ

عُمَرُ لَا يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَسْتَقْبِلَ الصَّفَّ الْمُقَدَّمَ بِوَجْهِهِ، فَإِنْ رَأَى رَجُلًا مُتَقَدِّمًا مِنَ الصَّفَ أَوْ مُتَأَخِّرًا ضَرَبَهُ بِالدِّرَّةِ، فَذَلِكَ الَّذى مَنَعَنِى مِنْهُ، وَأَقْبَلَ عُمَرُ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُ أَبو لَؤْلُؤَةَ فَطَعَنَهُ ثَلَاثَ طَعَنَاتٍ، فَسَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ -هَكَذَا بِيَدهِ قَدْ بَسَطَهَا-: دُوَنكُم الْكَلْبَ قَدْ قَتَلَنِى وَمَاجَ النَّاسُ بَعْضُهُمْ فِى بَعْضٍ فَصَلَّى بنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ بِأَقْصَرِ سُورَتَيْنِ (في الْقُرْآنِ) {إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ اللَّه}، وَ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ}، وَاحْتُمِلَ عُمَرُ فَدَخَلَ النَّاسُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ اخْرُجْ فَنَادِ فِى النَّاسِ؛ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ: (إِنَّ) أَميرَ الْمُؤْمِنينَ يَقُولُ: أعَنْ مَلأٍ مِنْكُمْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالُوا: مَعَاذَ اللَّه مَا عَلِمْنَا وَلَا أطَّلَعْنا، فَقَالَ: ادْعوا لِى طَبِيبًا، فَدُعِى لَهُ الطَّبِيبُ فَقَالَ: أىُّ شَرَاب أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ؟ (قَالَ) نَبِيذٌ، فَسُقى نَبِيذًا فَخَرَجَ (مِنْ بَعْضِ طَعَنَاتِهِ)، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ: هَذَا صَدِيدٌ، اسْقُوهُ لَبنًا، فَسُقِى لَبنًا فَخَرَجَ، فَقَالَ الطَّبيبُ: (مَا أُرَاكَ تُمْسِى) فَمَا كُنْتَ فَاعِلًا فَافْعَلْ، فَقَالَ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّه بْنَ عُمَرَ إِيتنِى بِالْكَتِفَ الّتِى كَتَبْتُ فِيهَا شَأنَ الْجَدِّ بِالأَمْسِ، فَلَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّه أَنْ يُمْضِى مَا فِيهِ أَمْضَاهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: (أَنَا) أكْفِيكَ مَحْوهَا فَقَالَ: لَا، وَاللَّه لَا يَمْحُوهَا أَحَدٌ غَيْرِى، فَمَحَاهَا عُمَرُ بيَدِهِ، وَكَانَ فِيهَا فَرِيضَةُ الْجَدِّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: ادْعُو لِى عَلِيًا وَعُثْمَانَ وَطَلحَةَ وَالزُّبيْرَ وَعَبْدَ الرَّحَمِن بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَسَعْدًا، فَلَمَّا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عنْده قَالَ عُمَرُ: إِنْ وَلَّوْهَا الأَجْلَحَ سلَكَ بهِمُ الطَّرِيقَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ: فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤمِنيِنَ؟ قَالَ: أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَتَحَمَّلَهَا حَيًّا وَمَيِّتًا".  

"عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ أَمَّنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ، وَقَالَ: اقْتُلُوهُم وَإنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ مُتَعلَّقِينَ بِأَسْتَارِ الكَعْبَةِ: عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِى جَهْلٍ، وَعَبْدُ الله بْنُ خَطَلٍ، وَمِقْيَسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِى سَرْحٍ، فَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلِ فَأُدْرِكَ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الكَعْبَةِ فَاسْتَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ كُرَيْبٍ وَعَمَّارٌ فَسَبَقَ سَعِيدٌ عَمَّارًا، وَكَانَ أَشَبَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ فَقَتَلَهُ، وَأَمَّا مِقْيَسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ فَأدرَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِى السُّوقِ فَقَتَلُوهُ، وَأَمَّا عِكْرِمَةُ فَرَكِبَ البَحْرَ فَأصَابَتْهُمْ عَاصِفٌ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ السَّفِينَةِ لأَهْلِ السَّفِينَةِ: أَخْلِصُوا فإِنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ لَا تُغْنِى عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا هَهُنَا، فَقَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ: وَالله لَئِنْ لَمْ يُنَجِّنِى فِى الْبَحْرِ إِلَّا الإخْلَاصُ فَمَا يُنَجِّينِى فِى البَرِّ غَيْرُهُ، الَّلهُّمَ إِنَّ لَكَ عَلَىَّ عَهْدًا إِنْ أَنْتَ عَافَيْتَنِى مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ أَنْ آتِىَ مُحَمَّدًا حَتَّى أضَعَ يَدِى فِى يَدِهِ فَلأَجِدَنَّهُ عَفُوّا كرِيمًا، فَجَاءَ فَأسْلَمَ، وَأَمّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بنِ أبِى سَرْحٍ فَإِنَّهُ اخْتَبَأَ عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ، فَلَمَّا دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلى البَيْعَةِ جَاءَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى النَّبِىَّ

ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ! بَايِعْ عَبْدَ اللهِ فَرَفَعَ رَأسَهُ فَنَظَرَ إلَيْه ثَلاثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَأبَى فَبَايَعَهُ بَعْدَ الثَّلَاثِ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَل عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَمَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حَيْثُ "وَإِنِّى" كفَفْتُ يَدِى عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلهُ؟ ، قَالُوا: وَمَا يُدْرِينَا يَا رَسُول اللهِ ما فِى نَفْسِكَ، أَلَا أَوْمَأتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِى لَنَبِىٍّ أَنْ تَكُونَ لَهُ خَائِنَةُ الأَعْيُنِ".  

"عَنْ عَطاء بن أَبِى رَبَاحٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا مَعَ ابنِ عُمَرَ، فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ، فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ إِرْسَالِ الْعِمَامَةِ خَلْفَهُ، فَقَالَ ابن عُمَرَ: سَأُنْبِيكَ عَنْهُ بِعِلْمٍ إنْ شَاءَ الله، كنتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ عَاشِر عَشَرة رَهْطٍ فِى مَسْجِد فِيهِم أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ، وَعُمَرُ بن الْخَطَّاب، وَعَلِىٌّ، وَعُثْمَانُ، وعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَن بن عَوْفٍ، وابنُ جَبَلٍ، وابنُ مَسْعُود، وأبُو سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِى، وابن عُمَرَ، فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِىِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ الله: أَىُّ المؤمنِينِ أَفْضَل؟ قَالَ: أَحْسَنُهُم خُلُقًا، قَالَ: فَأَىُّ الْمُؤْمِنين أَكْيَس؟ قَالَ: أَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلمَوتِ ذِكْرًا وَأحْسَنهُم لَهُ اسْتِعْدَادًا، أُولَئكَ هُمُ الأكيَاس ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ النَّبيُّ، وَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُول الله ﷺ فَقَالَ: يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ: خِصَالٌ خَمس وَأَعُوذُ بِالله أَنْ تُدْركُوهُنَّ: لَمْ تَظْهَر الْفَاحِشَةُ فِى قَوْمٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى يُعْلِنُوا بهَا إلاَّ فَشَا فيهِم الطَّاعُونُ وَالأَوْجَاعُ الَّتِى لَمْ تَكُن مَضَتْ فِى أَسْلافِهِم الَّذِين مَضَوا، وَلَمْ يُنْقِصُوا الْمِكيَال والْميزَانَ إلاَّ أُخذُوا بِالسِّنينَ وَشِدَّةِ الْمؤُنَةِ وَجَوْرِ السُّلْطَانِ عَلَيْهِم، وَلَمْ يَمْنَعُوا زَكَاةَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ إِلاَّ مُنِعُوا القَطْرَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَلَوْلاَ البَهَائِم لَمْ يُمْطَرُوا، وَلَمْ يَنْقُضُوا عَهْدَ الله وَعَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ إلا سَلَّطَ الله عَلَيْهِم عَدُوَّهُمْ مِنْ غَيْرِهِم فَأَخَذُوا بَعْضَ مَا كَانَ فِى أَيْدِيهم وَلَم تَحكُم أَئمَّتهُم بكتَابِ الله ويتخَيَّروا فِيما أنزَلَ الله إلاَّجَعَلَ بَأسَهُمَ بَيْنَهُم، ثُمَّ أَمَر النَّبِىُّ ﷺ ابنَ عَوْفٍ أنْ يَتَجَهَّزَ لسَريةٍ يَبْعَثُهَا، فَأَصْبَحَ وَقَد اعْتَمَّ بِعمامَةٍ مِنْ كرَابِيس سَوْدَاء فَأَدْنَاهُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ نقضها فَعَمَّمَهُ بِيَدِه وَأَرَسَلَ العمَامَةَ خَلْفَهُ أَرْبَع أَصَابِعَ أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ: هَكَذَا يَابْنَ عَوْفٍ فَاعْتَمَّ فَإنَّهُ أَعْرب وَأَحْسَنُ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّبِىُّ ﷺ بِلاَلا يَدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ اللِّواءَ فَحَمِدَ الله - ﷻ - وَصَلَّى عَلَى النَّبىِّ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ: خُذْهُ يَابْنَ عَوْف اغْزُوا فِى سَبِيلِ الله جَمِيعًا قَاتِلوُا مَنْ كَفَر بِالله وَلاَ تَغُلُّوا وَلاَ تَغْدُرُوا، وَلاَ تُمثِّلُوا، وَلاَ تَقْتُلوا وَلِيدًا، فَهذَا عَهْدُ الله إِلِيْكُم، وَسِيرَةُ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ فِيكُمْ".