Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (4/456)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

my family except good. They have named a man about whom, [by Allah](1), I know nothing but good, and he never entered upon my family except in my company.”

Saʿd ibn Muʿādh said, “I will deal with him on your behalf. If he is from the Aws, I will strike his neck; and if he is from our brothers, the Khazraj(2), command us, and we will carry out your command concerning him.”

Then Saʿd ibn ʿUbāda rose(3). Until then, he had been a righteous man, but tribal zeal carried him away. He said, “You lie! By Allah, you will not kill him, nor are you able to kill him.”

Usayd ibn Hudayr then rose and said, “You lie! By Allah, we shall certainly kill him. You are a hypocrite defending the hypocrites!” The two clans began trading insults, until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began calming them down. Saʿd ibn ʿUbāda—may Allah be pleased with him—had sought to defend the hypocrite ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ubayy, [so Usayd ibn Hudayr said to him, “You are a hypocrite”](4). This statement was based on an interpretive judgment [on his part](5).

Likewise, it is established in the two Sahih collections that ʿUmar ibn al-Khattāb—may Allah be pleased with him—said to Hātib ibn Abī Baltaʿa, “Let me strike the neck of this hypocrite, O Messenger of Allah,” after Hātib had written to the polytheists with information concerning the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). [The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him](6), “He took part in Badr. How could you know that Allah had looked upon the people of Badr and said, ‘Do whatever you wish, for I have forgiven you’?”(7)

(1) The phrase “by Allah” occurs only in A and B. (2) N alone reads: “If he is one of our brothers, the Aws, I will strike his neck; and if he is from the Khazraj.” This is an error. (3) A and B read: “Then he said.” (4) The words between square brackets are omitted from N alone. (5) “On his part” is omitted from N, M, and W. This hadith was cited earlier in this volume, p. [0–9] 3. (6) The words between square brackets are omitted from N alone. (7) This hadith was cited previously at 3/501.

أَهْلِي إِلَّا خَيْرًا، وَلَقَدْ ذَكَرُوا رَجُلًا [وَاللَّهِ] (١) مَا عَلِمْتُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا خَيْرًا، وَمَا كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِي إِلَّا مَعِي ". قَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ: أَنَا أَعْذُرُكَ مِنْهُ، إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْأَوْسِ ضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا الْخَزْرَجِ (٢) أَمَرْتَنَا فَفَعَلْنَا فِيهِ أَمْرَكَ. فَقَامَ (٣) سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، وَكَانَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ رَجُلًا صَالِحًا وَلَكِنِ احْتَمَلَتْهُ الْحَمِيَّةُ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَا تَقْتُلُهُ وَلَا تَقْدِرُ عَلَى قَتْلِهِ. فَقَامَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ فَقَالَ: كَذَبْتَ لَعَمْرُ اللَّهِ لَنَقْتُلَنَّهُ فَإِنَّكَ مُنَافِقٌ تُجَادِلُ عَنِ الْمُنَافِقِينَ، فَاسْتَبَّ الْحَيَّانِ حَتَّى جَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُخَفِّضُهُمْ، وَكَانَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - يُرِيدُ الدَّفْعَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ الْمُنَافِقِ، [فَقَالَ لَهُ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ: إِنَّكَ مُنَافِقٌ] » (٤) ، وَهَذَا كَانَ تَأْوِيلًا [مِنْهُ] (٥) . وَكَذَلِكَ ثَبَتَ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ «أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ - قَالَ لِحَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ: دَعْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ، لَمَّا كَاتَبَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ بِخَبَرِ النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -، [فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -] (٦) : " إِنَّهُ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ» " (٧) .

(١) عِبَارَةُ " وَاللَّهِ ": فِي (أ) ، (ب) فَقَطْ. (٢) ن (فَقَطْ) : إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِنَا الْأَوْسِ ضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْخَزْرَجِ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ. (٣) أ، ب: فَقَالَ. (٤) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) فَقَطْ. (٥) مِنْهُ: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (و) . وَالْحَدِيثُ سَبَقَ فِي هَذَا الْجُزْءِ ص [٠ - ٩] ٣. (٦) مَا بَيْنَ الْمَعْقُوفَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (ن) فَقَطْ. (٧) سَبَقَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ ٣/٥٠١.