Sirat Ibn Hisham 1499
Allah's relenting toward them
[ تَوْبَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ المخلفين في غزوة تبوك ] قَالَ: وَآذَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ النَّاسَ بِتَوْبَةِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْنَا حِينَ صَلَّى الْفَجْرَ، فَذَهَبَ النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَنَا، وَذَهَبَ نَحْوَ صَاحِبَيَّ مُبَشِّرُونَ، وَرَكَضَ رَجُلٌ إلَيَّ فَرَسًا، وَسَعَى سَاعٍ مِنْ أَسْلَمَ، حَتَّى أَوْفَى عَلَى الْجَبَلِ، فَكَانَ الصَّوْتُ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ الْفَرَسِ؛ فَلَمَّا جَاءَنِي الَّذِي سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَهُ يُبَشِّرُنِي، نَزَعْتُ ثَوْبَيَّ، فَكَسَوْتهمَا إيَّاهُ بِشَارَةً، وَاَللَّهِ مَا أَمْلِكُ يَوْمئِذٍ غَيْرَهُمَا، وَاسْتَعَرْتُ ثَوْبَيْنِ فَلَبِسْتهمَا، ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتُ أَتَيَمَّمُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ، وَتَلَقَّانِي النَّاسُ يُبَشِّرُونَنِي بِالتَّوْبَةِ، يَقُولُونَ: لِيَهْنِكَ تَوْبَةُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكَ، حَتَّى دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَالِسٌ حَوْلَهُ النَّاسُ، فَقَامَ إلَيَّ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، فَحَيَّانِي وَهَنَّأَنِي، وَوَاللَّهِ مَا قَامَ إلَيَّ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ غَيْرُهُ. قَالَ: فَكَانَ كَعْبُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ لَا يَنْسَاهَا لِطَلْحَةِ. قَالَ كَعْبٌ: فَلَمَّا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لِي، وَوَجْهُهُ يَبْرُقُ مِنْ السُّرُورِ: أَبْشِرْ بِخَيْرِ يَوْمٍ مَرَّ عَلَيْكَ مُنْذُ وَلَدَتْكَ أُمُّكَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: أَمِنْ عِنْدَكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ مِنْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ: بَلْ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إذَا اسْتَبْشَرَ كَأَنَّ وَجْهَهُ قِطْعَةُ قَمَرٍ. قَالَ: وَكُنَّا نَعْرِفُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ. قَالَ: فَلَمَّا جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي إلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَنْ أَنْخَلِعَ مِنْ مَالِي، صَدَقَةً إلَى اللَّهِ وَإِلَى رَسُولِهِ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ بَعْضَ مَالِكٍ، فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكَ. قَالَ: قُلْتُ: إنِّي مُمْسِكٌ سَهْمِي الَّذِي بِخَيْبَرِ؛ وَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ نَجَّانِي بِالصِّدْقِ، وَإِنَّ مِنْ تَوْبَتِي إلَى اللَّهِ أَنْ لَا أُحَدِّثَ إلَّا صِدْقًا مَا حَيِيتُ، وَاَللَّهِ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَدًا مِنْ النَّاسِ أَبْلَاهُ اللَّهُ فِي صِدْقِ الْحَدِيثِ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَلِكَ أَفَضْلَ مِمَّا أَبْلَانِي اللَّهُ، وَاَللَّهِ مَا تَعَمَّدْتُ مِنْ كَذْبَةٍ مُنْذُ ذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إلَى يَوْمِي هَذَا، وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَحْفَظنِي اللَّهُ فِيمَا بَقِيَ. وَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: لَقَدْ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُ فِي سَاعَةِ الْعُسْرَةِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا كَادَ يَزِيغُ قُلُوبُ فَرِيقٍ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِنَّهُ بِهِمْ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا إلَى قَوْلِهِ: وَكُونُوا مَعَ الصَّادِقِينَ. قَالَ كَعْبٌ: فَوَاَللَّهِ مَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيَّ نِعْمَةً قَطُّ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَدَانِي لِلْإِسْلَامِ كَانَتْ أَعْظَمَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ صِدْقِي رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمئِذٍ، أَنْ لَا أَكُونَ كَذَبْتُهُ، فَأَهْلِكَ كَمَا هَلَكَ الَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ فِي الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوهُ حِينَ أَنْزَلَ الْوَحْيَ شَرَّ مَا قَالَ لِأَحَدِ، قَالَ: سَيَحْلِفُونَ بِاللَّهِ لَكُمْ إِذَا انْقَلَبْتُمْ إِلَيْهِمْ لِتُعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ فَأَعْرِضُوا عَنْهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ رِجْسٌ وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ يَحْلِفُونَ لَكُمْ لِتَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنْ تَرْضَوْا عَنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَرْضَى عَنِ الْقَوْمِ الْفَاسِقِينَ قَالَ: وَكُنَّا خُلِّفْنَا أَيُّهَا الثَّلَاثَةُ عَنْ أَمْرِ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ قَبِلَ مِنْهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ، حِينَ حَلَفُوا لَهُ فَعَذَرَهُمْ، وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ، وَأَرْجَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَمْرَنَا، حَتَّى قَضَى اللَّهُ فِيهِ مَا قَضَى، فَبِذَلِكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: وَعَلَى الثَّلَاثَةِ الَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا وَلَيْسَ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ مِنْ تَخْلِيفِنَا لِتَخَلُّفِنَا عَنْ الْغَزْوَةِ وَلَكِنْ لِتَخْلِيفِهِ إيَّانَا، وَإِرْجَائِهِ أَمْرَنَا عَمَّنْ حَلَفَ لَهُ، وَاعْتَذَرَ إلَيْهِ، فَقَبِلَ مِنْهُ
Translation
✧ [God's acceptance of their repentance for those left behind in the expedition of Tabūk] He said: The Messenger of God ﷺ announced to the people God's acceptance of our repentance when he prayed the dawn prayer, and the people went to give us the good news, and some went to my two companions with the good news. A man galloped a horse toward me, and a runner from Aslam ran until he appeared on the mountain, and the voice was faster than the horse. When the one whose voice I had heard came to me with the good news, I stripped off my two garments and gave them to him as a reward for the good news; by God, I owned nothing else that day. I borrowed two garments and put them on, then set off toward the Messenger of God ﷺ. The people met me, congratulating me on the repentance, saying: 'May God's acceptance of your repentance bring you joy.' When I entered the mosque, the Messenger of God ﷺ was seated with the people around him. Ṭalḥah b. ʿUbayd Allāh stood up, greeted me, and congratulated me. By God, no man among the Emigrants stood for me other than he. He said: Kaʿb b. Mālik never forgot that act of Ṭalḥah. Kaʿb said: When I greeted the Messenger of God ﷺ, his face shining with joy, he said to me: 'Rejoice in the best day you have had since your mother gave birth to you.' He said: I said: 'Is it from you, O Messenger of God, or from God?' He said: 'Nay, from God.' He said: When the Messenger of God ﷺ rejoiced, his face was like a piece of the moon. He said: We used to recognize that in him. He said: When I sat before him, I said: 'O Messenger of God, part of my repentance to God, mighty and glorious, is that I divest myself of my wealth as charity to God and to His Messenger.' The Messenger of God ﷺ said: 'Keep some of your wealth; it is better for you.' He said: I said: 'I am keeping my share which is in Khaybar.' And I said: 'O Messenger of God, God has delivered me by truthfulness, and part of my repentance to God is that I will never speak anything but truth as long as I live. By God, I do not know anyone among the people whom God has tested in truthful speech since I mentioned that to the Messenger of God ﷺ with a better test than what God has tested me with. By God, I have not deliberately told a lie since I mentioned that to the Messenger of God ﷺ until this day of mine, and I hope God will protect me in what remains.' God, exalted, sent down: 'God has certainly turned in mercy to the Prophet and to the Emigrants and the Helpers who followed him in the hour of hardship, after the hearts of a party of them had nearly deviated; then He turned to them. Truly He is to them Kind, Merciful; and to the three who were left behind' until His saying: 'and be with the truthful.' Kaʿb said: By God, after God guided me to Islam, He bestowed on me no blessing greater in my soul than my truthfulness to the Messenger of God ﷺ that day, that I did not lie to him, and so perish as those who lied perished. For God, blessed and exalted, said concerning those who lied to him when the revelation came down the worst thing He said of anyone. He said: 'They will swear to you by God when you return to them, that you may turn away from them. So turn away from them; they are filth, and their refuge is Hell, a recompense for what they used to earn. They swear to you so that you may be pleased with them. But if you are pleased with them, God is not pleased with the defiantly disobedient people.' He said: We three were left behind from the affair of those from whom the Messenger of God ﷺ accepted when they swore to him, so he excused them and sought forgiveness for them. The Messenger of God ﷺ postponed our affair until God decreed in it what He decreed. Thus God, exalted, said: 'and to the three who were left behind.' It was not that God mentioned our being left behind because we stayed back from the expedition, but because of His leaving us behind and postponing our affair from those who swore to him and made excuses, so he accepted from them.
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