[Machine] My father was a companion of Abu Darda, and he told me that there was a man from the Ansar who was devoted to worship and held the belief of Mu'tazila. He would hardly find time to focus on worship. He was known as the son of Hanthaliyah. He used to pass by Abu Darda and stop to speak with him. Abu Darda would ask him to narrate a beneficial hadith that would not harm him, and he would narrate it. One day, he went out on a secret mission and fought alongside a man from the Banu Ghifar tribe. He struck one of the polytheists, then said, "Take this, I am from Ghifar." They reported this incident and attributed it to the Ghifari. Some Muslims said that his reward was invalidated, while others disagreed until this matter reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He said, "There is no harm in rewarding and praising him." Abu Darda was delighted with this response.
كَانَ أَبِي مِنْ جُلَسَاءِ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ كَانَ هُنَاكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ مُتَعَبِّدٌ مُعْتَزِلٌ لَا يَكَادُ يَفْرُغُ مِنَ الْعِبَادَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُ ابْنُ الْحَنْظَلِيَّةِ فَكَانَ يَمُرُّ بِأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ فَيَقِفُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَقُولُ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ حَدِّثْنَا حَدِيثًا يَنْفَعُنَا وَلَا يَضُرُّكَ فَحَدَّثَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَوْمًا خَرَجَتْ سَرِيَّةٌ فَقَاتَلَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي غِفَارٍ فَضَرَبَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ خُذْهَا وَأَنَا الْغِفَارِيُّ فَقَدِمُوا فَحَدَّثُوا بِقَوْلِ الْغِفَارِيِّ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَبْطَلَ أَجْرَهُ وَقَالَ آخَرُونَ كَلَّا حَتَّى بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُؤْجَرَ وَيُحْمَدَ» قَالَ فَسُرَّ بِهَا أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ