Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (6/134)

This meaning has also been narrated in reports from Umm Salama, Ibn Abbas, and others.

Ahmad also narrated it in the Musnad through Abū Muāwiya. Ibn Batta narrated it as well, and we narrated it in Ibn Arafa’s collection through Abū Muāwiya. The following is his wording. He said (1):

“On the day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—asked, ‘What do you say concerning these captives (2)?’ Abū Bakr said (3), ‘O Messenger of Allah, they are your people and your own kin. Spare them and give them time; perhaps Allah will turn to them in mercy (4).’ Umar said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, they denied you and drove you out (5). Have them brought forward and strike their necks.’”

He then related the remainder of the hadith.

He said:

“The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—went inside and gave them no reply. He said: Then the Messenger of

(1) The following narration is the one to which we referred in *al-Musnad*, Maārif ed., 5:227–229. (2) *Al-Musnad* reads: “the captives.” (3) *Al-Musnad*, (H), and (B) read: “Then he said”; all the other copies read: “He said.” (4) *Al-Musnad* reads: “that He may turn to them in mercy.” (5) *Al-Musnad* reads: “They drove you out and denied you.”

وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْمَعْنَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَغَيْرِهِمَا. وَقَدْ رَوَى أَحْمَدُ فِي الْمُسْنَدِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ بَطَّةَ، وَرُوِّينَاهُ فِي جُزْءِ ابْنِ عَرَفَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ قَالَ (١) : " «لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ بَدْرٍ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى (٢) ؟ " فَقَالَ (٣) أَبُو بَكْرٍ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَوْمُكَ وَأَهْلُكَ، اسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَأْنِ بِهِمْ، لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يَتُوبُ (٤) عَلَيْهِمْ. وَقَالَ عُمَرُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَذَّبُوكَ وَأَخْرَجُوكَ (٥) ، قَرِّبْهُمْ وَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ " فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ. قَالَ: " فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا. قَالَ: فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ

(١) الرِّوَايَةُ التَّالِيَةُ هِيَ الَّتِي أَشَرْنَا إِلَيْهَا فِي الْمُسْنَدِ ط. الْمَعَارِفِ ٥/٢٢٧ - ٢٢٩ (٢) الْمُسْنَدِ: الْأَسْرَى. (٣) فَقَالَ: كَذَا فِي الْمُسْنَدِ، ح، ب: وَفِي بَاقِي النُّسَخِ: قَالَ. (٤) الْمُسْنَدِ: أَنْ يَتُوبَ. (٥) الْمُسْنَدِ: أَخْرَجُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ.