Hadith #50
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ عَمْرٍو قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةٍ قَالَ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهَا غَزْوَةُ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَكَسَعَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ يَا لَلْأَنْصَارِ وَقَالَ الْمُهَاجِرِيُّ يَا لَلْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ دَعْوَى الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقِيلَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَسَعَ رَجُلًا مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَعُوهَا
فَإِنَّهَا مُنْتِنَةٌ قَالَ جَابِرٌ وَكَانَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ كَثُرُوا فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُبَيٍّ فَقَالَ فَعَلُوهَا وَاللَّهِ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَا عُمَرُ دَعْهُ لَا يَتَحَدَّثُ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَقْتُلُ أَصْحَابَهُ
Isnad Chain
حسين بن محمد
سفيان ي
ابن عيينة
عمرو
ذلك النبي
English Translation
Husayn ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Sufyan — meaning Ibn 'Uyaynah — narrated to us, from 'Amr, who said: I heard Jabir ibn Abdullah (رضي الله عنهما) saying: We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition — they think it was the expedition of Banu Anmar. While we were under the shade of trees, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hung his sword on a tree branch and we dispersed. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ called us, and we found a bedouin sitting in front of him. He ﷺ said: 'This man drew my sword while I was sleeping. I woke up and found the unsheathed sword in his hand. He said to me: "Who will protect you from me?" I said: "Allah." And here he is, sitting.' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not punish him.
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 30, Hadith 50
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 14688
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-51078