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Sahih al-Bukhari 3007 (Book 56, Hadith 216) #2876
The Forgiveness of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forgave Hatib bin Abi Balta for his wrongdoings and reminded us that Allah has already forgiven the Badr warriors.

Narrated 'Ubaidullah bin Abi Rafi': I heard 'Ali saying, "Allah's Messenger ﷺ sent me, Az-Zubair and Al-Miqdad somewhere saying, 'Proceed till you reach Raudat Khakh. There you will find a lady with a letter. Take the letter from her'. " So, we set out and our horses ran at full pace till we got at Ar-Rawda where we found the lady and said (to her)".Take out the letter". She replied, "I have no letter with me". We said, "Either you take out the letter or else we will take off your clothes". So, she took it out of her braid. We brought the letter to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and it contained a statement from Hatib bin Abi Balta a to some of the Meccan pagans informing them of some of the intentions of Allah's Messenger ﷺ. Then Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "O Hatib! What is this?" Hatib replied, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Don't hasten to give your judgment about me. I was a man closely connected with the Quraish, but I did not belong to this tribe, while the other emigrants with you, had their relatives in Mecca who would protect their dependents and property . So, I wanted to recompense for my lacking blood relation to them by doing them a favor so that they might protect my dependents. I did this neither because of disbelief not apostasy nor out of preferring Kufr (disbelief) to Islam". Allah's Messenger ﷺ, said, "Hatib has told you the truth"'.Umar said, O Allah's Apostle! Allow me to chop off the head of this hypocrite". Allah's Messenger ﷺ said, "Hatib participated in the battle of Badr, and who knows, perhaps Allah has already looked at the Badr warriors and said, 'Do whatever you like, for I have forgiven you".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، مَرَّتَيْنِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَالْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ الأَسْوَدِ قَالَ ‏"‏ انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا ظَعِينَةً وَمَعَهَا كِتَابٌ، فَخُذُوهُ مِنْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقْنَا تَعَادَى بِنَا خَيْلُنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الرَّوْضَةِ، فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِالظَّعِينَةِ فَقُلْنَا أَخْرِجِي الْكِتَابَ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ مَا مَعِي مِنْ كِتَابٍ‏.‏ فَقُلْنَا لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لَنُلْقِيَنَّ الثِّيَابَ‏.‏ فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ عِقَاصِهَا، فَأَتَيْنَا بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَإِذَا فِيهِ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، يُخْبِرُهُمْ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ يَا حَاطِبُ، مَا هَذَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لاَ تَعْجَلْ عَلَىَّ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ، وَلَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهَا، وَكَانَ مَنْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَهُمْ قَرَابَاتٌ بِمَكَّةَ، يَحْمُونَ بِهَا أَهْلِيهِمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ إِذْ فَاتَنِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فِيهِمْ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ عِنْدَهُمْ يَدًا يَحْمُونَ بِهَا قَرَابَتِي، وَمَا فَعَلْتُ كُفْرًا وَلاَ ارْتِدَادًا وَلاَ رِضًا بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الإِسْلاَمِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ لَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ، فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَأَىُّ إِسْنَادٍ هَذَا‏.‏
TOPICS
forgiveness  *  mercy  *  maghfirah  *  rahmah  *  albadr  *  warriors

QUICK LESSONS:
Be forgiving towards others as they are human beings capable of making mistakes too. Remember that God is always merciful and forgiving towards us no matter what we do or how many times we make mistakes.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the mercy and forgiveness of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). It tells us a story of how Hatib bin Abi Balta was forgiven by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ after he committed a wrong. He had sent a letter to some Meccan pagans informing them of some intentions of the Prophet ﷺ, which was not right. However, when asked about it, he explained that he did it out of love for his people who were still in Mecca and wanted to protect them from any harm. The Prophet ﷺ accepted his explanation and forgave him, reminding everyone that even those who fought in the Battle of Badr have been forgiven by God. This hadith teaches us to be forgiving towards others as we are all human beings capable of making mistakes. We should also remember that God is always merciful and forgiving towards us no matter what we do or how many times we make mistakes.

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