“What is this call of the Age of Ignorance?!” They said, “Messenger of Allah, a man from the Muhajirun kicked a man from the Ansar.” He said, “Abandon it, for it is foul.” [Jabir said: The Ansar were more numerous when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived, but afterward the Muhajirun became more numerous.] Abdullah ibn Ubayy heard this and said, “Have they done it?! If we return to Medina, the more honoured will surely expel from it the more abased!” Umar said, “Let me strike off the neck of this hypocrite.” But he said, “Leave him, lest people say that Muhammad kills his Companions.”

The wording is Muslim’s, while the addition is from al-Bukhari, Ahmad, and others.

Ibn Jurayj corroborated him, saying: Amr ibn Dinar informed me of something similar from him.

Al-Bukhari recorded it (3518).

It was also corroborated, in longer and shorter versions, by a number of others.

It was recorded by Abu Yaʿla (3/459/1959) and Ibn Jarir in his Exegesis (27/72–73 and 73); in one narration, he includes the addition. In another narration he added:

“...he kicked a man from the Ansar with his foot, and this was especially serious among the Yemenis.”

Its narrators are trustworthy, apart from Ibn Humayd—Muhammad ibn Humayd al-Razi—who is weak despite his sound memory. *

3156—“When evil becomes manifest on the earth, Allah sends down His punishment upon the inhabitants of the earth.” [Aisha] said, “Even though there are people among them who obey Allah?!” He said, “Yes; then they will attain the mercy of Allah, the Exalted.”

It was recorded by Ahmad (6/41) and Ibn Abi Shaybah (15/42–43): [Sufyan] narrated to us: