8. THE STORY OF HATIB IBN ABI BALTA‘AH
On the authority of ‘Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who narrated that Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent Az-Zubair, Miqdad, and me on an errand, saying, “Go until you reach the Rawdat Khakh where there is a pagan woman carrying a letter from Hatib Ibn Abi Balta‘ah to the pagans of Makkah.” We jumped on our horses and raced until we got to the meadow where we found her at the place which Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had described. We said (to her): “Bring forth the letter.” She said: “I have no letter.” We said, “Take out the letter, otherwise we will strip you naked.” When she saw that we were determined, she took out the letter from her hair braid and we brought it to Allah’sMessenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. When it was opened, it contained correspondence between Hatib Ibn Abi Balta‘ah and some of the Makkan polytheists disclosing to them some of the Messenger of Allah’s plans.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, invited Hatib and asked: “Hatib, what made you do this?” Hatib replied, “O Messenger of Allah, please do not be hasty in passing judgment on me; there is none of your Companions but relatives in Makkah who look after their families and property, while I have nobody there. I wanted to do them a favor (so that they might look after my family and property). I did not do so this as a consequence of apostatizing from my faith or from being pleased with disbelief after I had believed.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “He is truthful (in what he has said).” ‘Umar said, “O Messenger of Allah, allow me to chop off the neck of this hypocrite.” Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “He participated in the Battle of Badr. Who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), ‘Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you’.” Then Allah revealed the chapter: “O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists, etc.) as friends,” up to “then indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path.” (Soorah AlMumtahinah 60:1)
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, who narrated that afterward Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed on his journey, and he appointed Abu Ruhm Kulthoom Ibn Husain Ibn ‘Utbah Ibn Khalaf Al-Ghifari over Madinah. He departed ten days into the month of Ramadan. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, fasted and the people also did the same along with him until they reached Al- Kadeed (a place) between Usfan and Amaja, where he broke his fast. He proceeded until he disembarked at Marraz-Zahran along with 10,000 Muslims.
Al-Bukhari related on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas who narrated that Allah’s Messenger traveled in the month of Ramadan and he fasted until he reached (a place called) ‘Usfan. He asked for a tumbler of water and drank from it during the daytime, so that the people might see him. He broke his fast until he reached Makkah. Ibn ‘Abbas used to say, “Allah’s Messenger fasted and sometimes did not fast while traveling, so one may fast or may not (on journeys).”
Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “He is truthful (in what he has said).” ‘Umar said, “O Messenger of Allah, allow me to chop off the neck of this hypocrite.” Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “He participated in the Battle of Badr. Who knows, perhaps Allah has looked at the warriors of Badr and said (to them), ‘Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you’.” Then Allah revealed the chapter: “O you who believe! Take not My enemies and your enemies (i.e. disbelievers and polytheists, etc.) as friends,” up to “then indeed he has gone (far) astray, (away) from the Straight Path.” (Soorah AlMumtahinah 60:1)
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas, who narrated that afterward Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed on his journey, and he appointed Abu Ruhm Kulthoom Ibn Husain Ibn ‘Utbah Ibn Khalaf Al-Ghifari over Madinah. He departed ten days into the month of Ramadan. The Messenger Of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, fasted and the people also did the same along with him until they reached Al- Kadeed (a place) between Usfan and Amaja, where he broke his fast. He proceeded until he disembarked at Marraz-Zhahran along with 10,000 Muslims.
Al-Bukhari related on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas who narrated that Allah’s Messenger traveled in the month of Ramadan and he fasted until he reached (a place called) ‘Usfan. He asked for a tumbler of water and drank from it during the daytime, so that the people might see him. He broke his fast until he reached Makkah. Ibn ‘Abbas used to say, “Allah’s Messenger fasted and sometimes did not fast while traveling, so one may fast or may not (on journeys).”
By: Ibn Katheer
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