Hadith No: 4
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur - Surah al-Hujurat (49): 6
His statement, Mighty and Majestic be He: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate it}
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (557/558)
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- .... Abd ibn Hamid narrated
from al-Hasan that a man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and said: "O Prophet of Allah, the sons of so-and-so are a tribe of the Arabs, and he harbored something against them in his heart. They were recent converts to Islam who had abandoned prayer and had apostatized and disbelieved in Allah." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) did not rush and called Khalid ibn al-Walid, sending him to them. He then said: "Observe them during prayer; if the people have abandoned prayer, then deal with them as you wish, but if not, do not rush to judgment." So, he approached them near sunset and concealed himself where he could hear the prayer. He observed that when the sun set, the caller to prayer stood up, gave the adhan (call to prayer), and then established the prayer, and they prayed Maghrib (the evening prayer). Khalid ibn al-Walid said: "I do not see them doing anything but praying. Perhaps they have only abandoned this prayer." He then hid again until, when night began to fall and the twilight was gone, one of their callers to prayer gave the adhan, and they prayed. He said: "Perhaps they have abandoned another prayer," and he concealed himself again until it was the middle of the night. He then approached and looked over the edges of their houses and saw the people learning something of the Quran and they were praying while engaged in night prayers. Then he went to them in the morning, and saw the caller to prayer giving the adhan as dawn broke, and then establishing the prayer, and they stood and prayed. When they finished and daylight illuminated them, they were at the head of horses in their homes. They said: "What is this?" They were told: "Khalid ibn al-Walid is here." He was a man of harsh demeanor. They said: "O Khalid, what is the matter with you?" He replied: "You are, by Allah, my matter! I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and it was said to him: 'You have disbelieved in Allah and abandoned prayer.'" They all began to weep and said: "We seek refuge in Allah from ever disbelieving in Allah!" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) then dismissed Khalid and sent him back from them until he met the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny),
and Allah revealed: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate it (Surah al-Hujurat 49:6)}. Al-Hasan said: "By Allah, even if it was revealed specifically about these people, it is a message sent until the Day of Resurrection, and nothing will abrogate it."
- .... Abd ibn Hamid narrated
from Ikrimah that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sent al-Walid ibn Uqbah to Banu al-Mustalaq to collect their alms from them, but he did not reach them and returned. He said to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "They have disobeyed." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) intended to prepare an expedition against them when a man from Banu al-Mustalaq came and said to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): "We heard that you sent to us, and we were happy and rejoiced at this, but your messenger did not reach us and spoke falsely." Allah revealed a verse about him and called him a disobedient one: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate it (Surah al-Hujurat 49:6)}.
- .... Abd ibn Hamid and Ibn Jarir narrated
from Qatadah: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate it (Surah al-Hujurat 49:6)}
and said: "He is Ibn Abi Mu'ayt. Al-Walid ibn Uqbah was sent by the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) to Banu al-Mustalaq to collect alms from them. When they saw him, they approached him, but he feared them and returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and informed him: 'They have apostasized from Islam.'" The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sent Khalid ibn al-Walid and commanded him to be firm and not to rush. So, he went until he came to them at night and sent out his spies. When they arrived, they informed him that they were firmly adhering to Islam and that he heard their call to prayer and saw them praying. When morning came, he went to them, and Khalid saw something that pleased him. He returned to the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and informed him of the news. Allah then revealed Quranic verses about this, and the Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) would say: "Deliberation is from Allah, and haste is from Satan."