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Sunan Abi Dawud 2651 (Book 15, Hadith 175) #22941
Threatening for Revealing Secrets

SUMMARY: Ali threatened to kill Hatib for writing a letter to the people of Makkah about Muhammad's plans.

'Ali said "Hatib went and wrote to the people of Makkah that Muhammad is going to proceed to them. This version has "She said "I have no letter. We made her Camel kneel down, but we did not find any letter with her. ’Ali said "By Him in Whose name oath is taken, I shall kill you or you should bring out the letter. He then narrated the rest of the tradition.
حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ قَالَ انْطَلَقَ حَاطِبٌ فَكَتَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ سَارَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَقَالَ فِيهِ قَالَتْ مَا مَعِي كِتَابٌ ‏.‏ فَانْتَحَيْنَاهَا فَمَا وَجَدْنَا مَعَهَا كِتَابًا فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ وَالَّذِي يُحْلَفُ بِهِ لأَقْتُلَنَّكِ أَوْ لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ ‏.‏ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ

TOPICS
threat  *  reveal  *  secret  *  oath

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep secrets, take oaths seriously, respect commitments and promises.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how 'Ali threatened to kill Hatib for revealing a secret. It is narrated that Hatib wrote a letter to the people of Makkah informing them of Muhammad's plans. When Ali found out, he swore an oath that he would either kill Hatib or make him reveal the letter. This hadith teaches us that it is important to keep secrets and not reveal them, as it can have serious consequences. It also shows us how powerful an oath can be and how seriously we should take our promises and commitments.

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