Hadith #228
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَذَكَرَ رَجُلًا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ اسْتَشَارَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسَ فِي الْأُسَارَى يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَدْ أَمْكَنَكُمْ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَمْكَنَكُمْ مِنْهُمْ وَإِنَّمَا هُمْ إِخْوَانُكُمْ بِالْأَمْسِ قَالَ فَقَامَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اضْ
رِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَامَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنْ تَرَى أَنْ تَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ وَتَقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ الْفِدَاءَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ عَنْ وَجْهِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا كَانَ فِيهِ مِنْ الْغَمِّ قَالَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُمْ وَقَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ الْفِدَاءَ قَالَ وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { لَوْلَا كِتَابٌ مِنْ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِيمَا أَخَذْتُمْ } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةَ
Isnad Chain
علي بن عاصم
حميد
أنس وذكر رجلا
الحسن
English Translation
'Ali ibn 'Asim narrated to us, from Humayd, from Anas (رضي الله عنه) — and he mentioned a man from al-Hasan — who said: 'the Messenger of Allah ﷺ consulted the people regarding the prisoners on the Day of Badr and said: Allah (عز وجل) has given you power over them. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab stood and said: O Messenger of Allah, strike their necks. the Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Then the Prophet ﷺ returned and said: O people, Allah has given you power over them, and they were only your brothers yesterday. 'Umar stood again and said: O Messenger of Allah, strike their necks. the Prophet ﷺ turned away from him. Then Abu Bakr stood and said: O Messenger of Allah, we think you should pardon them and accept ransom from them. The heaviness left the face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he pardoned them and accepted ransom. Allah (عز وجل) then revealed: "Were it not for a prior decree from Allah, a tremendous punishment would have touched you for what you took."'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 228
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 13066
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49456