Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #4596
Hadith #4596
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، وَغَيْرُهُ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ قُطِعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ بَعْثٌ فَاكْتُتِبْتُ فِيهِ، فَلَقِيتُ عِكْرِمَةَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ، فَنَهَانِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ أَشَدَّ النَّهْىِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ كَانُوا مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ يُكَثِّرُونَ سَوَادَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَأْتِي السَّهْمُ فَيُرْمَى بِهِ، فَيُصِيبُ أَحَدَهُمْ فَيَقْتُلُهُ أَوْ يُضْرَبُ فَيُقْتَلُ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ} الآيَةَ. رَوَاهُ اللَّيْثُ عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ.
The people of Medina were forced to prepare an army (to fight against the people of Sham during the
caliphate of `Abdullah bin Az-Zubair at Mecca), and I was enlisted in it; Then I met `Ikrima, the freed
slave of Ibn `Abbas, and informed him (about it), and he forbade me strongly to do so (i.e. to enlist in
that army), and then said, "Ibn `Abbas informed me that some Muslim people were with the pagans,
increasing the number of the pagans against Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). An arrow used to be shot which would
hit one of them (the Muslims in the company of the pagans) and kill him, or he would be struck and
killed (with a sword)." Then Allah revealed:--
"Verily! as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (by staying
among the disbelievers)" (4.97) Abu AlAswad also narrated it.
Narrated by
Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman Abu al-Aswad (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 65/4596
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))