{"id":3510,"collection_id":1,"collection":"bukhari","collection_name":"Sahih al-Bukhari","book_number":"64","bab_id":79.0,"english_bab_number":"79","arabic_bab_number":"79","hadith_number":"4418","our_hadith_number":440,"arabic_urn":140480,"arabic_bab_name":"باب حَدِيثُ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ","arabic_text":"مَا فَعَلَ كَعْبٌ ‏\"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، حَبَسَهُ بُرْدَاهُ وَنَظَرُهُ فِي عِطْفِهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ بِئْسَ مَا قُلْتَ، وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَا عَلِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ خَيْرًا‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ قَالَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ تَوَجَّهَ قَافِلاً حَضَرَنِي هَمِّي، وَطَفِقْتُ أَتَذَكَّرُ الْكَذِبَ وَأَقُولُ بِمَاذَا أَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ غَدًا وَاسْتَعَنْتُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ بِكُلِّ ذِي رَأْىٍ مِنْ أَهْلِي، فَلَمَّا قِيلَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أَظَلَّ قَادِمًا زَاحَ عَنِّي الْبَاطِلُ، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنِّي لَنْ أَخْرُجَ مِنْهُ أَبَدًا بِشَىْءٍ فِيهِ كَذِبٌ، فَأَجْمَعْتُ صِدْقَهُ، وَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَادِمًا، وَكَانَ إِذَا قَدِمَ مِنْ سَفَرٍ بَدَأَ بِالْمَسْجِدِ فَيَرْكَعُ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ لِلنَّاسِ، فَلَمَّا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ جَاءَهُ الْمُخَلَّفُونَ، فَطَفِقُوا يَعْتَذِرُونَ إِلَيْهِ، وَيَحْلِفُونَ لَهُ، وَكَانُوا بِضْعَةً وَثَمَانِينَ رَجُلاً فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلاَنِيَتَهُمْ، وَبَايَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ، وَوَكَلَ سَرَائِرَهُمْ إِلَى اللَّهِ، فَجِئْتُهُ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ تَبَسَّمَ تَبَسُّمَ الْمُغْضَبِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏\"‏ تَعَالَ ‏\"‏‏.‏ فَجِئْتُ أَمْشِي حَتَّى جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ، فَقَالَ لِي ‏\"‏ مَا خَلَّفَكَ أَلَمْ تَكُنْ قَدِ ابْتَعْتَ ظَهْرَكَ ‏\"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى، إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَوْ جَلَسْتُ عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الدُّنْيَا، لَرَأَيْتُ أَنْ سَأَخْرُجُ مِنْ سَخَطِهِ بِعُذْرٍ، وَلَقَدْ أُعْطِيتُ جَدَلاً، وَلَكِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ لَئِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ الْيَوْمَ حَدِيثَ كَذِبٍ تَرْضَى بِهِ عَنِّي لَيُوشِكَنَّ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُسْخِطَكَ عَلَىَّ، وَلَئِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثَ صِدْقٍ تَجِدُ عَلَىَّ فِيهِ إِنِّي لأَرْجُو فِيهِ عَفْوَ اللَّهِ، لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَانَ لِي مِنْ عُذْرٍ، وَاللَّهِ مَا كُنْتُ قَطُّ أَقْوَى وَلاَ أَيْسَرَ مِنِّي حِينَ تَخَلَّفْتُ عَنْكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏\"‏ أَمَّا هَذَا فَقَدْ صَدَقَ، فَقُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ ‏\"‏‏.‏ فَقُمْتُ وَثَارَ رِجَالٌ مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَاتَّبَعُونِي، فَقَالُوا لِي وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْنَاكَ كُنْتَ أَذْنَبْتَ ذَنْبًا قَبْلَ هَذَا، وَلَقَدْ عَجَزْتَ أَنْ لاَ تَكُونَ اعْتَذَرْتَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمَا اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ الْمُتَخَلِّفُونَ، قَدْ كَانَ كَافِيَكَ ذَنْبَكَ اسْتِغْفَارُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَكَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَالُوا يُؤَنِّبُونِي حَتَّى أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَرْجِعَ فَأُكَذِّبُ نَفْسِي، ثُمَّ قُلْتُ لَهُمْ هَلْ لَقِيَ هَذَا مَعِي أَحَدٌ قَالُوا نَعَمْ، رَجُلاَنِ قَالاَ مِثْلَ مَا قُلْتَ، فَقِيلَ لَهُمَا مِثْلُ مَا قِيلَ لَكَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هُمَا قَالُوا مُرَارَةُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ الْعَمْرِيُّ وَهِلاَلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ الْوَاقِفِيُّ‏.‏ فَذَكَرُوا لِي رَجُلَيْنِ صَالِحَيْنِ قَدْ شَهِدَا بَدْرًا فِيهِمَا إِسْوَةٌ، فَمَضَيْتُ حِينَ ذَكَرُوهُمَا لِي، وَنَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَنْ كَلاَمِنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلاَثَةُ مِنْ بَيْنِ مَنْ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْهُ، فَاجْتَنَبَنَا النَّاسُ وَتَغَيَّرُوا لَنَا حَتَّى تَنَكَّرَتْ فِي نَفْسِي الأَرْضُ، فَمَا هِيَ الَّتِي أَعْرِفُ، فَلَبِثْنَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ خَمْسِينَ لَيْلَةً، فَأَمَّا صَاحِبَاىَ فَاسْتَكَانَا وَقَعَدَا فِي بُيُوتِهِمَا يَبْكِيَانِ، وَأَمَّا أَنَا فَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ الْقَوْمِ وَأَجْلَدَهُمْ، فَكُنْتُ أَخْرُجُ فَأَشْهَدُ الصَّلاَةَ مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَأَطُوفُ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ، وَلاَ يُكَلِّمُنِي أَحَدٌ، وَآتِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَهْوَ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ بَعْدَ الصَّلاَةِ، فَأَقُولُ فِي نَفْسِي هَلْ حَرَّكَ شَفَتَيْهِ بِرَدِّ السَّلاَمِ عَلَىَّ أَمْ لاَ ثُمَّ أُصَلِّي قَرِيبًا مِنْهُ فَأُسَارِقُهُ النَّظَرَ، فَإِذَا أَقْبَلْتُ عَلَى صَلاَتِي أَقْبَلَ إِلَىَّ، وَإِذَا الْتَفَتُّ نَحْوَهُ أَعْرَضَ عَنِّي، حَتَّى إِذَا طَالَ عَلَىَّ ذَلِكَ مِنْ جَفْوَةِ النَّاسِ مَشَيْتُ حَتَّى تَسَوَّرْتُ جِدَارَ حَائِطِ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ وَهْوَ ابْنُ عَمِّي وَأَحَبُّ النَّاسِ إِلَىَّ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا رَدَّ عَلَىَّ السَّلاَمَ، فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا قَتَادَةَ، أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ هَلْ تَعْلَمُنِي أُحِبُّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَسَكَتَ، فَعُدْتُ لَهُ فَنَشَدْتُهُ فَسَكَتَ، فَعُدْتُ لَهُ فَنَشَدْتُهُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ‏.‏ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاىَ وَتَوَلَّيْتُ حَتَّى تَسَوَّرْتُ الْجِدَارَ، قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا أَمْشِي بِسُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذَا نَبَطِيٌّ مِنْ أَنْبَاطِ أَهْلِ الشَّأْمِ مِمَّنْ قَدِمَ بِالطَّعَامِ يَبِيعُهُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يَقُولُ مَنْ يَدُلُّ عَلَى كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ فَطَفِقَ النَّاسُ يُشِيرُونَ لَهُ، حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءَنِي دَفَعَ إِلَىَّ كِتَابًا مِنْ مَلِكِ غَسَّانَ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ أَمَّا بَعْدُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ صَاحِبَكَ قَدْ جَفَاكَ، وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْكَ اللَّهُ بِدَارِ هَوَانٍ وَلاَ مَضْيَعَةٍ، فَالْحَقْ بِنَا نُوَاسِكَ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَمَّا قَرَأْتُهَا وَهَذَا أَيْضًا مِنَ الْبَلاَءِ‏.‏ فَتَيَمَّمْتُ بِهَا التَّنُّورَ فَسَجَرْتُهُ بِهَا، حَتَّى إِذَا مَضَتْ أَرْبَعُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنَ الْخَمْسِينَ إِذَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتِينِي فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَعْتَزِلَ امْرَأَتَكَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا أَمْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ قَالَ لاَ بَلِ اعْتَزِلْهَا وَلاَ تَقْرَبْهَا‏.‏ وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى صَاحِبَىَّ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَقُلْتُ لاِمْرَأَتِي الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ فَتَكُونِي عِنْدَهُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ‏.‏ قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ هِلاَلَ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ شَيْخٌ ضَائِعٌ لَيْسَ لَهُ خَادِمٌ فَهَلْ تَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَخْدُمَهُ قَالَ ‏\"‏ لاَ وَلَكِنْ لاَ يَقْرَبْكِ ‏\"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ إِنَّهُ وَاللَّهِ مَا بِهِ حَرَكَةٌ إِلَى شَىْءٍ، وَاللَّهِ مَا زَالَ يَبْكِي مُنْذُ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا كَانَ إِلَى يَوْمِهِ هَذَا‏.‏ فَقَالَ لِي بَعْضُ أَهْلِي لَوِ اسْتَأْذَنْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي امْرَأَتِكَ كَمَا أَذِنَ لاِمْرَأَةِ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ أَنْ تَخْدُمَهُ فَقُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَسْتَأْذِنُ فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَا يُدْرِينِي مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنْتُهُ فِيهَا وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ شَابٌّ فَلَبِثْتُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ عَشْرَ لَيَالٍ حَتَّى كَمَلَتْ لَنَا خَمْسُونَ لَيْلَةً مِنْ حِينِ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ كَلاَمِنَا، فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْتُ صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ صُبْحَ خَمْسِينَ لَيْلَةً، وَأَنَا عَلَى ظَهْرِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بُيُوتِنَا، فَبَيْنَا أَنَا جَالِسٌ عَلَى الْحَالِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ، قَدْ ضَاقَتْ عَلَىَّ نَفْسِي، وَضَاقَتْ عَلَىَّ الأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ، سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَ صَارِخٍ أَوْفَى عَلَى جَبَلِ سَلْعٍ بِأَعْلَى صَوْتِهِ يَا كَعْبُ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، أَبْشِرْ‏.‏ قَالَ فَخَرَرْتُ سَاجِدًا، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنْ قَدْ جَاءَ فَرَجٌ، وَآذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِتَوْبَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ الْفَجْرِ، فَذَهَبَ النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَنَا، وَذَهَبَ قِبَلَ صَاحِبَىَّ مُبَشِّرُونَ، وَرَكَضَ إِلَىَّ رَجُلٌ فَرَسًا، وَسَعَى سَاعٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ فَأَوْفَى عَلَى الْجَبَلِ وَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنَ الْفَرَسِ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ يُبَشِّرُنِي نَزَعْتُ لَهُ ثَوْبَىَّ، فَكَسَوْتُهُ إِيَّاهُمَا بِبُشْرَاهُ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ غَيْرَهُمَا يَوْمَئِذٍ، وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتُهُمَا، وَانْطَلَقْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَيَتَلَقَّانِي النَّاسُ فَوْجًا فَوْجًا يُهَنُّونِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ، يَقُولُونَ لِتَهْنِكَ تَوْبَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ‏.‏ قَالَ كَعْبٌ حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَالِسٌ حَوْلَهُ النَّاسُ فَقَامَ إِلَىَّ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ يُهَرْوِلُ حَتَّى صَافَحَنِي وَهَنَّانِي، وَاللَّهِ مَا قَامَ إِلَىَّ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ غَيْرُهُ، وَلاَ أَنْسَاهَا لِطَلْحَةَ، قَالَ كَعْبٌ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهْوَ يَبْرُقُ وَجْهُهُ مِنَ السُّرُورِ ‏\"‏ أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ ‏\"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏\"‏ لاَ، بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ ‏\"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا سُرَّ اسْتَنَارَ وَجْهُهُ حَتَّى كَأَنَّهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ، وَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ، فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي صَدَقَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏\"‏ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكَ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ ‏\"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَإِنِّي أُمْسِكُ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرَ، فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِنَّمَا نَجَّانِي بِالصِّدْقِ، وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي أَنْ لاَ أُحَدِّثَ إِلاَّ صِدْقًا مَا بَقِيتُ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَبْلاَهُ اللَّهُ فِي صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحْسَنَ مِمَّا أَبْلاَنِي، مَا تَعَمَّدْتُ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا كَذِبًا، وَإِنِّي لأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظَنِي اللَّهُ فِيمَا بَقِيتُ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏{‏لَقَدْ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ‏}‏ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَىَّ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ قَطُّ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِلإِسْلاَمِ أَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ لاَ أَكُونَ كَذَبْتُهُ، فَأَهْلِكَ كَمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَالَ لِلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا حِينَ أَنْزَلَ الْوَحْىَ شَرَّ مَا قَالَ لأَحَدٍ، فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ‏{‏سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ‏}‏ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ ‏{‏فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَرْضَى عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ كَعْبٌ وَكُنَّا تَخَلَّفْنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلاَثَةُ عَنْ أَمْرِ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ قَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ حَلَفُوا لَهُ، فَبَايَعَهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ وَأَرْجَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْرَنَا حَتَّى قَضَى اللَّهُ فِيهِ، فَبِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ ‏{‏وَعَلَى الثَّلاَثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا‏}‏ وَلَيْسَ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ مِمَّا خُلِّفْنَا عَنِ الْغَزْوِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ تَخْلِيفُهُ إِيَّانَا وَإِرْجَاؤُهُ أَمْرَنَا عَمَّنْ حَلَفَ لَهُ وَاعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ‏.‏","arabic_transliteration":"maa fa'ala ka'bun ‏\"‏‏.‏ faqaala rajulun min baniy salimaha yaa rasuwla alllahi، habasahu burdaahu wanazaruhu fiy 'itfihi‏.‏ faqaala mu'aadhu bnu jabalin bi'sa maa qulta، waalllahi yaa rasuwla alllahi، maa 'alimnaa 'alayhi 'ilaaa khayrana‏.‏ fasakata rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm‏.‏ qaala ka'bu bnu maalikin falammaa balaghaniy 'annahu tawajjaha qaafilaan hadaraniy hammiy، watafiqtu 'atadhakkaru alkadhiba wa'aquwlu bimaadhaa 'akhruju min sakhatihi ghadana waasta'antu 'alay dhalika bikulli dhiy ra'yin min 'ahliy، falammaa qiyla 'inna rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm qad 'azalla qaadimana zaaha 'anniy albaatilu، wa'araftu 'anniy lan 'akhruja minhu 'abadana bishay'in fiyhi kadhibun، fa'ajma'tu sidqahu، wa'asbaha rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm qaadimana، wakaana 'idhaa qadima min safarin bada'a bialmasjidi fayarka'u fiyhi rak'atayni thumma jalasa lilnnaasi، falammaa fa'ala dhalika jaa'ahu almukhallafuwna، fatafiquwa ya'tadhiruwna 'ilayhi، wayahlifuwna lahu، wakaanuwa bid'ahan wathamaaniyna rajulaan faqabila minhum rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'alaaniyatahum، wabaaya'ahum waastaghfara lahum، wawakala saraa'irahum 'ilay alllahi، faji'tuhu falammaa sallamtu 'alayhi tabassama tabassuma almughdabi، thumma qaala ‏\"‏ ta'aala ‏\"‏‏.‏ faji'tu 'amshiy hattay jalastu bayna yadayhi، faqaala liy ‏\"‏ maa khallafaka 'alam takun qadi abta'ta zahraka ‏\"‏‏.‏ faqultu balay، 'inniy waalllahi law jalastu 'inda ghayrika min 'ahli alddunyaa، lara'aytu 'an sa'akhruju min sakhatihi bi'udhrin، walaqad 'u'tiytu jadalaan، walakinniy waalllahi laqad 'alimtu la'in haddathtuka alyawma hadiytha kadhibin tarday bihi 'anniy layuwshikanna alllahu 'an yuskhitaka 'alayya، wala'in haddathtuka hadiytha sidqin tajidu 'alayya fiyhi 'inniy l'arjuw fiyhi 'afwa alllahi، laa waalllahi maa kaana liy min 'udhrin، waalllahi maa kuntu qattu 'aqway walaa 'aysara minniy hiyna takhallaftu 'anka‏.‏ faqaala rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm ‏\"‏ 'ammaa hadhaa faqad sadaqa، faqum hattay yaqdiya alllahu fiyka ‏\"‏‏.‏ faqumtu wathaara rijaalun min baniy salimaha faattaba'uwniy، faqaaluwa liy waalllahi maa 'alimnaaka kunta 'adhnabta dhanbana qabla hadhaa، walaqad 'ajazta 'an laa takuwna a'tadharta 'ilay rasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm bimaa a'tadhara 'ilayhi almutakhallifuwna، qad kaana kaafiyaka dhanbaka astighfaaru rasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm laka، fawaalllahi maa zaaluwa yu'annibuwniy hattay 'aradtu 'an 'arji'a fa'ukadhdhibu nafsiy، thumma qultu lahum hal laqiya hadhaa ma'iy 'ahadun qaaluwa na'am، rajulaani qaalaa mithla maa qulta، faqiyla lahumaa mithlu maa qiyla laka‏.‏ faqultu man humaa qaaluwa muraarahu bnu alrrabiy'i al'amriyyu wahilaalu bnu 'umayyaha alwaaqifiyyu‏.‏ fadhakaruwa liy rajulayni saalihayni qad shahidaa badrana fiyhimaa 'iswahun، famadaytu hiyna dhakaruwhumaa liy، wanahay rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm almuslimiyna 'an kalaaminaa 'ayyuhaa alththalaathahu min bayni man takhallafa 'anhu، faajtanabanaa alnnaasu wataghayyaruwa lanaa hattay tanakkarat fiy nafsiy al'ardu، famaa hiya allatiy 'a'rifu، falabithnaa 'alay dhalika khamsiyna laylahan، fa'ammaa saahibaaya faastakaanaa waqa'adaa fiy buyuwtihimaa yabkiyaani، wa'ammaa 'anaa fakuntu 'ashabba alqawmi wa'ajladahum، fakuntu 'akhruju fa'ashhadu alssalaaha ma'a almuslimiyna wa'atuwfu fiy al'aswaaqi، walaa yukallimuniy 'ahadun، wa'aatiy rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm fa'usallimu 'alayhi wahwa fiy majlisihi ba'da alssalaahi، fa'aquwlu fiy nafsiy hal harraka shafatayhi biraddi alssalaami 'alayya 'am laa thumma 'usalliy qariybana minhu fa'usaariquhu alnnazara، fa'idhaa 'aqbaltu 'alay salaatiy 'aqbala 'ilayya، wa'idhaa altafattu nahwahu 'a'rada 'anniy، hattay 'idhaa taala 'alayya dhalika min jafwahi alnnaasi mashaytu hattay tasawwartu jidaara haa'iti 'abiy qataadaha wahwa abnu 'ammiy wa'ahabbu alnnaasi 'ilayya، fasallamtu 'alayhi، fawaalllahi maa radda 'alayya alssalaama، faqultu yaa 'abaa qataadaha، 'anshuduka bialllahi hal ta'lamuniy 'uhibbu alllaha warasuwlahu fasakata، fa'udtu lahu fanashadtuhu fasakata، fa'udtu lahu fanashadtuhu‏.‏ faqaala alllahu warasuwluhu 'a'lamu‏.‏ fafaadat 'aynaaya watawallaytu hattay tasawwartu aljidaara، qaala fabaynaa 'anaa 'amshiy bisuwqi almadiynahi 'idhaa nabatiyyun min 'anbaati 'ahli alshsha'mi mimman qadima bialtta'aami yabiy'uhu bialmadiynahi yaquwlu man yadullu 'alay ka'bi bni maalikin fatafiqa alnnaasu yushiyruwna lahu، hattay 'idhaa jaa'aniy dafa'a 'ilayya kitaabana min maliki ghassaana، fa'idhaa fiyhi 'ammaa ba'du fa'innahu qad balaghaniy 'anna saahibaka qad jafaaka، walam yaj'alka alllahu bidaari hawaanin walaa madya'ahin، faalhaq binaa nuwaasika‏.‏ faqultu lammaa qara'tuhaa wahadhaa 'aydana mina albalaa'i‏.‏ fatayammamtu bihaa alttannuwra fasajartuhu bihaa، hattay 'idhaa madat 'arba'uwna laylahan mina alkhamsiyna 'idhaa rasuwlu rasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm ya'tiyniy faqaala 'inna rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm ya'muruka 'an ta'tazila amra'ataka faqultu 'utalliquhaa 'am maadhaa 'af'alu qaala laa bali a'tazilhaa walaa taqrabhaa‏.‏ wa'arsala 'ilay saahibayya mithla dhalika، faqultu laimra'atiy alhaqiy bi'ahliki fatakuwniy 'indahum hattay yaqdiya alllahu fiy hadhaa al'amri‏.‏ qaala ka'bun fajaa'ati amra'ahu hilaali bni 'umayyaha rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm faqaalat yaa rasuwla alllahi، 'inna hilaala bna 'umayyaha shaykhun daa'i'un laysa lahu khaadimun fahal takrahu 'an 'akhdumahu qaala ‏\"‏ laa walakin laa yaqrabki ‏\"‏‏.‏ qaalat 'innahu waalllahi maa bihi harakahun 'ilay shay'in، waalllahi maa zaala yabkiy mundhu kaana min 'amrihi maa kaana 'ilay yawmihi hadhaa‏.‏ faqaala liy ba'du 'ahliy lawi asta'dhanta rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm fiy amra'atika kamaa 'adhina laimra'ahi hilaali bni 'umayyaha 'an takhdumahu faqultu waalllahi laa 'asta'dhinu fiyhaa rasuwla alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm wamaa yudriyniy maa yaquwlu rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'idhaa asta'dhantuhu fiyhaa wa'anaa rajulun shaabbun falabithtu ba'da dhalika 'ashra layaalin hattay kamalat lanaa khamsuwna laylahan min hiyni nahay rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'an kalaaminaa، falammaa sallaytu salaaha alfajri subha khamsiyna laylahan، wa'anaa 'alay zahri baytin min buyuwtinaa، fabaynaa 'anaa jaalisun 'alay alhaali allatiy dhakara alllahu، qad daaqat 'alayya nafsiy، wadaaqat 'alayya al'ardu bimaa rahubat، sami'tu sawta saarikhin 'awfay 'alay jabali sal'in bi'a'lay sawtihi yaa ka'bu bna maalikin، 'abshir‏.‏ qaala fakharartu saajidana، wa'araftu 'an qad jaa'a farajun، wa'aadhana rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm bitawbahi alllahi 'alaynaa hiyna sallay salaaha alfajri، fadhahaba alnnaasu yubashshiruwnanaa، wadhahaba qibala saahibayya mubashshiruwna، warakada 'ilayya rajulun farasana، wasa'ay saa'in min 'aslama fa'awfay 'alay aljabali wakaana alssawtu 'asra'a mina alfarasi، falammaa jaa'aniy alladhiy sami'tu sawtahu yubashshiruniy naza'tu lahu thawbayya، fakasawtuhu 'iyyaahumaa bibushraahu، waalllahi maa 'amliku ghayrahumaa yawma'idhin، waasta'artu thawbayni falabistuhumaa، waantalaqtu 'ilay rasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm fayatalaqqaaniy alnnaasu fawjana fawjana yuhannuwniy bialttawbahi، yaquwluwna litahnika tawbahu alllahi 'alayka‏.‏ qaala ka'bun hattay dakhaltu almasjida، fa'idhaa rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm jaalisun hawlahu alnnaasu faqaama 'ilayya talhahu bnu 'ubaydi alllahi yuharwilu hattay saafahaniy wahannaaniy، waalllahi maa qaama 'ilayya rajulun mina almuhaajiriyna ghayruhu، walaa 'ansaahaa litalhaha، qaala ka'bun falammaa sallamtu 'alay rasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm qaala rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm wahwa yabruqu wajhuhu mina alssuruwri ‏\"‏ 'abshir bikhayri yawmin marra 'alayka mundhu waladatka 'ummuka ‏\"‏‏.‏ qaala qultu 'amin 'indika yaa rasuwla alllahi 'am min 'indi alllahi qaala ‏\"‏ laa، bal min 'indi alllahi ‏\"‏‏.‏ wakaana rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'idhaa surra astanaara wajhuhu hattay ka'annahu qit'ahu qamarin، wakunnaa na'rifu dhalika minhu، falammaa jalastu bayna yadayhi qultu yaa rasuwla alllahi، 'inna min tawbatiy 'an 'ankhali'a min maaliy sadaqahan 'ilay alllahi wa'ilay rasuwli alllahi‏.‏ qaala rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm ‏\"‏ 'amsik 'alayka ba'da maalika fahuwa khayrun laka ‏\"‏‏.‏ qultu fa'inniy 'umsiku sahmiy alladhiy bikhaybara، faqultu yaa rasuwla alllahi، 'inna alllaha 'innamaa najjaaniy bialssidqi، wa'inna min tawbatiy 'an laa 'uhadditha 'ilaaa sidqana maa baqiytu، fawaalllahi maa 'a'lamu 'ahadana mina almuslimiyna 'ablaahu alllahu fiy sidqi alhadiythi mundhu dhakartu dhalika lirasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'ahsana mimmaa 'ablaaniy، maa ta'ammadtu mundhu dhakartu dhalika lirasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'ilay yawmiy hadhaa kadhibana، wa'inniy l'arjuw 'an yahfazaniy alllahu fiymaa baqiytu wa'anzala alllahu 'alay rasuwlihi sly allh 'lyh wslm ‏{‏laqad taaba alllahu 'alay alnnabiyyi waalmuhaajiriyna‏}‏ 'ilay qawlihi ‏{‏wakuwnuwa ma'a alssaadiqiyna‏}‏ fawaalllahi maa 'an'ama alllahu 'alayya min ni'mahin qattu ba'da 'an hadaaniy lil'islaami 'a'zama fiy nafsiy min sidqiy lirasuwli alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'an laa 'akuwna kadhabtuhu، fa'ahlika kamaa halaka alladhiyna kadhabuwa، fa'inna alllaha qaala lilladhiyna kadhabuwa hiyna 'anzala alwahya sharra maa qaala l'ahadin، faqaala tabaaraka wata'aalay ‏{‏sayahlifuwna bialllahi lakum 'idhaa anqalabtum‏}‏ 'ilay qawlihi ‏{‏fa'inna alllaha laa yarday 'ani alqawmi alfaasiqiyna‏}‏‏.‏ qaala ka'bun wakunnaa takhallafnaa 'ayyuhaa alththalaathahu 'an 'amri 'uwla'ika alladhiyna qabila minhum rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm hiyna halafuwa lahu، fabaaya'ahum waastaghfara lahum wa'arja'a rasuwlu alllahi sly allh 'lyh wslm 'amranaa hattay qaday alllahu fiyhi، fabidhalika qaala alllahu ‏{‏wa'alay alththalaathahi alladhiyna khullifuwa‏}‏ walaysa alladhiy dhakara alllahu mimmaa khullifnaa 'ani alghazwi 'innamaa huwa takhliyfuhu 'iyyaanaa wa'irjaa'uhu 'amranaa 'amman halafa lahu waa'tadhara 'ilayhi، faqabila minhu‏.‏","arabic_grade":"صحيح","english_urn":41080,"english_bab_name":"The narration of Ka'b bin Malik","english_text":"<p>\nNarrated `Abdullah bin Ka`b bin Malik:\n\n<p>Who, from among Ka`b's sons, was the guide of Ka`b when he became blind: I heard Ka`b bin Malik \nnarrating the story of (the Ghazwa of) Tabuk in which he failed to take part. Ka`b said, \"I did not \nremain behind Allah's Apostle in any Ghazwa that he fought except the Ghazwa of Tabuk, and I failed \nto take part in the Ghazwa of Badr, but Allah did not admonish anyone who had not participated in it, \nfor in fact, Allah's Apostle had gone out in search of the caravan of Quraish till Allah made them (i.e. \nthe Muslims) and their enemy meet without any appointment. I witnessed the night of Al-`Aqaba \n(pledge) with Allah's Apostle when we pledged for Islam, and I would not exchange it for the Badr \nbattle although the Badr battle is more popular amongst the people than it (i.e. Al-`Aqaba pledge). As \nfor my news (in this battle of Tabuk), I had never been stronger or wealthier than I was when I \nremained behind the Prophet in that Ghazwa. \nBy Allah, never had I two she-camels before, but I had then at the time of this Ghazwa. Whenever \nAllah's Apostle wanted to make a Ghazwa, he used to hide his intention by apparently referring to \ndifferent Ghazwa till it was the time of that Ghazwa (of Tabuk) which Allah's Apostle fought in \nsevere heat, facing, a long journey, desert, and the great number of enemy. So the Prophet announced \nto the Muslims clearly (their destination) so that they might get prepared for their Ghazwa. So he \ninformed them clearly of the destination he was going to. Allah's Apostle was accompanied by a large \nnumber of Muslims who could not be listed in a book namely, a register.\" Ka`b added, \"Any man who \nintended to be absent would think that the matter would remain hidden unless Allah revealed it \nthrough Divine Revelation. So Allah's Apostle fought that Ghazwa at the time when the fruits had \nripened and the shade looked pleasant. Allah's Apostle and his companions prepared for the battle and \nI started to go out in order to get myself ready along with them, but I returned without doing anything. \nI would say to myself, 'I can do that.' So I kept on delaying it every now and then till the people got \nready and Allah's Apostle and the Muslims along with him departed, and I had not prepared anything \nfor my departure, and I said, I will prepare myself (for departure) one or two days after him, and then \njoin them.' In the morning following their departure, I went out to get myself ready but returned \nhaving done nothing. Then again in the next morning, I went out to get ready but returned without \ndoing anything. \nSuch was the case with me till they hurried away and the battle was missed (by me). Even then I \nintended to depart to take them over. I wish I had done so! But it was not in my luck. So, after the \ndeparture of Allah's Apostle, whenever I went out and walked amongst the people (i.e, the remaining \npersons), it grieved me that I could see none around me, but one accused of hypocrisy or one of those \nweak men whom Allah had excused. Allah's Apostle did not remember me till he reached Tabuk. \nSo while he was sitting amongst the people in Tabuk, he said, 'What did Ka`b do?' A man from Banu \nSalama said, 'O Allah's Apostle! He has been stopped by his two Burdas (i.e. garments) and his \nlooking at his own flanks with pride.' Then Mu`adh bin Jabal said, 'What a bad thing you have said! \nBy Allah! O Allahs Apostle! We know nothing about him but good.' Allah's Apostle kept silent.\" Ka`b \nbin Malik added, \"When I heard that he (i.e. the Prophet ) was on his way back to Medina. I got \ndipped in my concern, and began to think of false excuses, saying to myself, 'How can I avoid his \nanger tomorrow?' And I took the advice of wise member of my family in this matter. \nWhen it was said that Allah's Apostle, had come near all the evil false excuses abandoned from my \nmind and I knew well that I could never come out of this problem by forging a false statement. Then I \ndecided firmly to speak the truth. So Allah's Apostle arrived in the morning, and whenever he returned \nfrom a journey., he used to visit the Mosque first of all and offer a two-rak`at prayer therein and then \nsit for the people. So when he had done all that (this time), those who had failed to join the battle (of \nTabuk) came and started offering (false) excuses and taking oaths before him. They were something \nover eighty men; Allah's Apostle accepted the excuses they had expressed, took their pledge of \nallegiance asked for Allah's Forgiveness for them, and left the secrets of their hearts for Allah to \njudge. \nThen I came to him, and when I greeted him, he smiled a smile of an angry person and then said, \n'Come on.' So I came walking till I sat before him. He said to me, 'What stopped you from joining us. \nHad you not purchased an animal For carrying you?' I answered, \"Yes, O Allah's Apostle! But by \nAllah, if I were sitting before any person from among the people of the world other than you, I would \nhave avoided his anger with an excuse. \nBy Allah, I have been bestowed with the power of speaking fluently and eloquently, but by Allah, I \nknew well that if today I tell you a lie to seek your favor, Allah would surely make you angry with me \nin the near future, but if I tell you the truth, though you will get angry because of it, I hope for Allah's \nForgiveness. Really, by Allah, there was no excuse for me. By Allah, I had never been stronger or \nwealthier than I was when I remained behind you.' Then Allah's Apostle said, 'As regards this man, he \nhas surely told the truth. So get up till Allah decides your case.' I got up, and many men of Banu \nSalama followed me and said to me. 'By Allah, we never witnessed you doing any sin before this. \nSurely, you failed to offer excuse to Allah's Apostle as the others who did not join him, have offered. \nThe prayer of Allah's Apostle to Allah to forgive you would have been sufficient for you.' By Allah, \nthey continued blaming me so much that I intended to return (to the Prophet) and accuse myself of \nhaving told a lie, but I said to them, 'Is there anybody else who has met the same fate as I have?' They \nreplied, 'Yes, there are two men who have said the same thing as you have, and to both of them was \ngiven the same order as given to you.' I said, 'Who are they?' They replied, Murara bin Ar-Rabi Al- \nAmri and Hilal bin Umaiya Al-Waqifi.' By that they mentioned to me two pious men who had \nattended the Ghazwa (Battle) of Badr, and in whom there was an example for me. So I did not change \nmy mind when they mentioned them to me. Allah's Apostle forbade all the Muslims to talk to us, the \nthree aforesaid persons out of all those who had remained behind in that Ghazwa. So we kept away \nfrom the people and they changed their attitude towards us till the very land (where I lived) appeared \nstrange to me as if I did not know it. \nWe remained in that condition for fifty nights. As regards my two fellows, they remained in their \nhouses and kept on weeping, but I was the youngest of them and the firmest of them, so I used to go \nout and witness the prayers along with the Muslims and roam about in the markets, but none would \ntalk to me, and I would come to Allah's Apostle and greet him while he was sitting In his gathering \nafter the prayer, and I would wonder whether the Prophet did move his lips in return to my greetings \nor not. Then I would offer my prayer near to him and look at him stealthily. When I was busy with my \nprayer, he would turn his face towards me, but when I turned my face to him, he would turn his face \naway from me. When this harsh attitude of the people lasted long, I walked till I scaled the wall of the \ngarden of Abu Qatada who was my cousin and dearest person to me, and I offered my greetings to \nhim. By Allah, he did not return my greetings. I said, 'O Abu Qatada! I beseech you by Allah! Do you \nknow that I love Allah and His Apostle?' He kept quiet. I asked him again, beseeching him by Allah, \nbut he remained silent. Then I asked him again in the Name of Allah. He said, \"Allah and His Apostle \nknow it better.' Thereupon my eyes flowed with tears and I returned and jumped over the wall.\" Ka`b \nadded, \"While I was walking in the market of Medina, suddenly I saw a Nabati (i.e. a Christian \nfarmer) from the Nabatis of Sham who came to sell his grains in Medina, saying, 'Who will lead me to \nKa`b bin Malik?' The people began to point (me) out for him till he came to me and handed me a letter \nfrom the king of Ghassan in which the following was written: \n\"To proceed, I have been informed that your friend (i.e. the Prophet ) has treated you harshly. \nAnyhow, Allah does not let you live at a place where you feel inferior and your right is lost. So join \nus, and we will console you.\" \nWhen I read it, I said to myself, 'This is also a sort of a test.' Then I took the letter to the oven and \nmade a fire therein by burning it. When forty out of the fifty nights elapsed, behold ! There came to \nme the messenger of Allah's Apostle and said, 'Allah's Apostle orders you to keep away from your \nwife,' I said, 'Should I divorce her; or else! what should I do?' He said, 'No, only keep aloof from her \nand do not cohabit her.' The Prophet sent the same message to my two fellows. Then I said to my \nwife. 'Go to your parents and remain with them till Allah gives His Verdict in this matter.\" Ka`b \nadded, \"The wife of Hilal bin Umaiya came to Apostle and said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Hilal bin Umaiya \nis a helpless old man who has no servant to attend on him. Do you dislike that I should serve him? ' \nHe said, 'No (you can serve him) but he should not come near you.' She said, 'By Allah, he has no \ndesire for anything. By, Allah, he has never ceased weeping till his case began till this day of his.' \n(continued...) \n(continuing... 1): -5.702:... ... \nOn that, some of my family members said to me, 'Will you also ask Allah's Apostle to permit your \nwife (to serve you) as he has permitted the wife of Hilal bin Umaiya to serve him?' I said, 'By Allah, I \nwill not ask the permission of Allah's Apostle regarding her, for I do not know What Allah's Apostle \nwould say if I asked him to permit her (to serve me) while I am a young man.' Then I remained in that \nstate for ten more nights after that till the period of fifty nights was completed starting from the time \nwhen Allah's Apostle prohibited the people from talking to us. When I had offered the Fajr prayer on \nthe 50th morning on the roof of one of our houses and while I was sitting in the condition which Allah \ndescribed (in the Qur'an) i.e. my very soul seemed straitened to me and even the earth seemed narrow \nto me for all its spaciousness, there I heard the voice of one who had ascended the mountain of Sala' \ncalling with his loudest voice, 'O Ka`b bin Malik! Be happy (by receiving good tidings).' I fell down \nin prostration before Allah, realizing that relief has come. Allah's Apostle had announced the \nacceptance of our repentance by Allah when he had offered the Fajr prayer. The people then went out \nto congratulate us. Some bringers of good tidings went out to my two fellows, and a horseman came to \nme in haste, and a man of Banu Aslam came running and ascended the mountain and his voice was \nswifter than the horse. When he (i.e. the man) whose voice I had heard, came to me conveying the \ngood tidings, I took off my garments and dressed him with them; and by Allah, I owned no other \ngarments than them on that day. Then I borrowed two garments and wore them and went to Allah's \nApostle. \nThe people started receiving me in batches, congratulating me on Allah's Acceptance of my \nrepentance, saying, 'We congratulate you on Allah's Acceptance of your repentance.\" Ka`b further \nsaid, \"When I entered the Mosque. I saw Allah's Apostle sitting with the people around him. Talha bin \nUbaidullah swiftly came to me, shook hands with me and congratulated me. By Allah, none of the \nMuhajirin (i.e. Emigrants) got up for me except him (i.e. Talha), and I will never forget this for \nTalha.\" Ka`b added, \"When I greeted Allah's Apostle he, his face being bright with joy, said \"Be \nhappy with the best day that you have got ever since your mother delivered you.\" Ka`b added, \"I said \nto the Prophet 'Is this forgiveness from you or from Allah?' He said, 'No, it is from Allah.' Whenever \nAllah's Apostle became happy, his face would shine as if it were a piece of moon, and we all knew \nthat characteristic of him. When I sat before him, I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Because of the acceptance \nof my repentance I will give up all my wealth as alms for the Sake of Allah and His Apostle. Allah's \nApostle said, 'Keep some of your wealth, as it will be better for you.' I said, 'So I will keep my share \nfrom Khaibar with me,' and added, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah has saved me for telling the truth; so it is \na part of my repentance not to tell but the truth as long as I am alive. By Allah, I do not know anyone \nof the Muslims whom Allah has helped fortelling the truth more than me. Since I have mentioned that \ntruth to Allah's Apostle till today, I have never intended to tell a lie. I hope that Allah will also save \nme (from telling lies) the rest of my life. So Allah revealed to His Apostle the Verse:-- \n\"Verily, Allah has forgiven the Prophet, the Muhajirin (i.e. Emigrants (up to His Saying) And be with \nthose who are true (in word and deed).\" (9.117-119) \nBy Allah, Allah has never bestowed upon me, apart from His guiding me to Islam, a Greater blessing \nthan the fact that I did not tell a lie to Allah's Apostle which would have caused me to perish as those \nwho have told a lie perished, for Allah described those who told lies with the worst description He \never attributed to anybody else. Allah said:-- \"They (i.e. the hypocrites) will swear by Allah to you \nwhen you return to them (up to His Saying) Certainly Allah is not pleased with the rebellious people-- \n\" (9.95-96) Ka`b added, \"We, the three persons, differed altogether from those whose excuses Allah's \nApostle accepted when they swore to him. He took their pledge of allegiance and asked Allah to \nforgive them, but Allah's Apostle left our case pending till Allah gave His Judgment about it. As for \nthat Allah said):-- And to the three (He did for give also) who remained behind.\" (9.118) \nWhat Allah said (in this Verse) does not indicate our failure to take part in the Ghazwa, but it refers to \nthe deferment of making a decision by the Prophet about our case in contrast to the case of those who \nhad taken an oath before him and he excused them by accepting their excuses.","english_grade":"Sahih","last_updated":null,"xrefs":""}