Hadith No: 3
Al-Tabari - Tafsir al-Tabari = Jami' al-Bayan 'an Ta'wil Ayae al-Qur'an - Surah Al-Hujurat (49): 6
Volume: (21) - Page Number: (350)
- Muhammad ibn Sa'd narrated to me, saying: My father narrated to me, from his father, saying: My uncle narrated to me, from his father, saying: My father narrated to me from his father
about Ibn Abbas with regard to his statement: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate, lest you harm a people in ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful} (Al-Hujurat 49:6)....
He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) had sent Al-Walid ibn Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'it, one of the Banu Amr ibn Umayyah, and one of the Banu Abi Mu'it, to Banu al-Mustaliq to collect alms from them. When he arrived, they were pleased and went out to receive the Messenger of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). When Al-Walid was informed that they had come out to meet him, he returned to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) and said: O Messenger of Allah, indeed Banu al-Mustaliq have withheld the alms. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) became very angry. While he was considering himself to invade them, the delegation came to him and said: O Messenger of Allah, we have been informed that your messenger returned from halfway and we were afraid that he was only turned back by a letter that came to him from you due to your anger towards us. We seek refuge in Allah from His anger and the anger of His Messenger. Then Allah sent down their excuse in the Book, saying: {O you who have believed, if there comes to you a disobedient one with a report, investigate, lest you harm a people in ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful} (Al-Hujurat 49:6).