Ibn (1) Salūl exclaimed, “Have they really rallied against us? By Allah, if we return to Madinah, the mightier among us will surely drive out the weaker!” (2)
‘Umar (3) said, “O Prophet (5) of Allah, will you not kill (4) this vile man”—meaning ʿAbd Allāh— (6) but the Prophet ﷺ replied, “Leave him, lest people say that the Messenger used to kill his own Companions.” (7)(8)
Muslim also transmits the report through Abū al-Zubayr, on the authority of Jābir, (9) who said: “Two youths—one from the Emigrants and the other from the Helpers—fought. The Emigrant cried, ‘O Emigrants!’ while the Helper shouted, ‘O Helpers!’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and asked, ‘What is this? Is it a call of the Age of Ignorance?’ They said, ‘No, O Messenger of Allah. It is only that two boys fought and one kicked the other on the backside.’ He replied, ‘No harm—but let a man support his brother whether he is the wrongdoer or the wronged. If he is the wrongdoer, let him restrain him, for that is his support; and if he is the wronged