Sahih al-Bukhari 6519

'Abdullah ibn Dinar said that he heard Ibn 'Umar say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent an expedition and put Usama ibn Zayd in command of it. Some people criticised his leadership. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, got up and said, 'If you attack his leadership, you attacked the leadership of his father before. By Allah, he was worthy of leadership and he was one of the most beloved of people to me. This is one of the most beloved of people to me after him.'" XXXIV.The most dogged opponent, who is the one who is constant in quarrelling "Ludd (stubbornly hostile)" (19:97) is the form 'awj and "aladd (most hostile)" (2:204) is the form a'waj. 6765. Ibn Abi Mulayka was heard to relate that 'A'isha said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The most hated of people in the sight of Allah is the most dogged opponent." XXXV. When a ruler judges unjustly or contrary to the people of knowledge, the judgement is rejected 6766. Salim related from Ibn 'Umar: "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent Khalid ibn al-Walid to the Banu Jadhima. They did not properly say, 'We have surrendered in Islam (aslamna),' and began to say, 'Saba'na, saba'na (we have changed religion).' So Khalid began to kill some of them and capture some. He gave every man of us a captive and then ordered every man of us to kill his captive. I said, 'By Allah, I will not kill my captive and should any man of my companions kill his captive.' We mentioned that to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, 'O Allah, I am innocent of what Khalid has done!' twice." XXXVI. The ruler going to some people to make peace between them 6767. It is related that Sahl ibn Sa'd, "There was some fighting between some people of the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, heard about that. He prayed Dhuhr and then went to them to make peace among them. When the time for the 'Asr prayer came, Bilal gave the adhan and the iqama and told Abu Bakr to go forward to lead the prayer. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came while Abu Bakr was praying. He went through the people until he was standing behind Abu Bakr in the row behind him. The people began to clap. When Abu Bakr began the prayer, he would not turn around until he had finished. When he noticed that the clapping was not stopping, he turned and saw the Prophet * behind him. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, indicated to him to carry on, and he indicated with his hand like this. Abu Bakr remained where he was a short time, praising Allah for what the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had said and then went backwards. When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw that, he went forward and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, led the people in the prayer. When he finished the prayer, he asked, 'Abu Bakr, what kept you from continuing when I indicated that you should do that?' He answered, 'It is not for the son of Abu Quhafa to lead the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in prayer.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If something happens, the men should say, "Subhanallah" and the women should clap.'" XXXVII. It is recommended for a scribe to be trustworthy and intelligent 6768. 'Ubayd ibn as-Sabbaq related that Zayd ibn Thabit said, "After the slaughter in the war of Yamama, Abu Bakr sent for me while 'Umar was with him. Abu Bakr said, ''Umar has come to me and said, "Many Qur'an reciters were killed in the Battle of Yamama and I fear that many Qur'an reciters will be killed in other places and so much of the Qur'an will be lost. I think that you should collect the Qur'an together." I asked, "How can I do something which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not do?" 'Umar said, "By Allah, it is better." 'Umar kept at me about it until Allah opened my breast to what He had opened 'Umar's breast. I now think the same as 'Umar.'" Zayd said, "Abu Bakr said, 'You are an intelligent young man and we have no doubts about you. You used to write down the revelation for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Therefore you are to search out the Qur'an and collect it." Zayd said, "By Allah, if he had obliged me to move one of the mountains, that would not have been weightier for me than what he commanded to do of collecting the Qur'an. I asked, 'How can the two of you do something which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not do?' Abu Bakr said, 'By Allah, it is better.' He continued to keep at me until Allah opened my breast to what Allah had opened the breasts of Abu Bakr and ''Umar and I thought the same as them. So I began to search out the Qur'an and collect it from palm stalks, bits of parchments, smooth stones, and the breasts of men until I found two ayats of Surat at-Tawba: 'A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering is distressing to him; he is deeply concerned for you...' (9:128) with Khuzayma or Abu Khuzayma. I added it to its sura. The pages remained with Abu Bakr while he was alive until Allah Almighty took him to Him, and after that with Hafsa bint 'Umar.'" Muhammad ibn 'Ubayd said that lakhaf mean khazaf (earthenware). XXXVIII. A ruler writing to his governors and a Qadi to his agents 6769. Malik reported from Abu Layla ibn 'Abdullah ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman that Sahl ibn Hathma and some of the important men of his tribe reported to him that 'Abdullah ibn Sahl and Muhayyisa went to Khaybar on account of poverty and constriction. Muhayyisa was informed that 'Abdullah had been murdered and thrown into a canal or spring. He went to the Jews and said, "By Allah, you have killed him!" They answered, "By Allah, we have not killed him!" Then he went to his people and told them about it. He and his brother, Huwayyisa, who was older than him, and 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Sahl went [to the Prophet.] The one who had been at Khaybar began to speak and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The eldest first, the eldest," meaning in age. So Huwayyisa spoke and then Muhayyisa spoke. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Either they pay the blood money of your companion or war is announced against them." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wrote to them and they wrote back, "We did not kill him." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked Huwayyisa, Muhayyisa and 'Abdu'r-Rahman, "Will you swear oaths and thereby be entitled to take the blood money of your companion?" "No," they replied. He said, "Then should the Jews swear oaths for you?" They said, "They are not Muslims." So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, himself paid the blood money of a hundred camels. Sahl said, "When they were brought into the house, one of the camels kicked me." XXXIX. Is the ruler permitted to send only one man to investigate things? 6770. It is related that Abu Hurayra and Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said, "A bedouin came and said, 'Messenger of Allah, judge between us by the Book of Allah.' His opponent stood up and said, 'He speaks the truth. Judge between us by the Book of Allah.' The bedouin said, 'My son works for this man and he committed fornication with his wife. They said to me, "Your son must be stoned," and so I ransomed my son with a hundred sheep and a slave-girl. Then I asked the people of knowledge and they said, "Your son must receive a hundred lashes and be exiled for a year."' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I will judge between the two of you by the Book of Allah. The slave-girl and sheep must be returned to you and your son must receive a hundred lashes and be exiled for a year. Unays,' he said to a man, 'go to the wife of this man and stone her [if she confesses].' So Unays went and stoned her." XL. Rulers' translators. Is it permitted to have only one translator? Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, commanded Zayd ibn Thabit to learn the writing of the Jews. He said, "I would write letters for the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and I read their letters which they wrote to him." 'Umar said in the presence of 'Ali, 'Abdur-Rahman and 'Uthman, "What is this woman saying?" 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Hatib said, "She is telling you about her companion who fornicated with her." Abu Jamra said, "I used to act as interpreter between Ibn 'Abbas and people." Some people* said, "The ruler should have two interpreters." [*The commentators say that this refers to Muhammad ibn al-Hasan and ash-Shafi'i, and those who said that one was adequate were Abu Hanifa and Ahmad ibn Hanbal (although another transmission from him says that there must be two.) It is transmitted from Malik that one reliable and trustworthy one is allowed, but two is preferable.] 6771. 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas reported that Abu Sufyan told him that Heraclius had sent for him with the group of Quraysh and then said to his translator, "Tell them that I want to question this man. If he lies to me, they should say he is lying," Then he mentioned the account. He said to the translator, "Tell him, 'If what you say is true, then he will take control of the place where my feet are." XLI. A ruler calling his governors to account 6772. It is related that Abu Humayd as-Sa'idi said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, appointed Ibn al-'Utabiya* to collect the zakat of the Banu Asad. When he came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, he said, 'This is for you and this is a gift I was given.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, Why did you not sit in the house of your father or the house of your mother until your gift came to you if you are telling the truth?' Then the Messenger of Allah * stood up and addressed the people. After praising and glorifying Allah, he said, 'Following on from that. I appoint some of your men over matters which Allah has put in my charge and then one of you comes and says, " This is for you and this is a gift I was given." Why did he not sit in the house of his father or the house of his mother until his gift came to him if he is telling the truth? By Allah, none of you will take anything [and Hisham added 'without right'] but that he will he will come to Allah on the Day of Rising carrying it. ?I do not want to see a man coming to Alah with a camel grumbling, a cow lowing or a sheep bleating.' Then he raised his hands until we could see the whites of his armpits, saying, 'O Allah, have I not conveyed it?'" [*Another variant has al-Lutayba.] XLII. The inner court of the ruler and the people he consults Bitana are those who are allowed to enter. 6773. Abu Salama related from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah does not send a Prophet nor appoint a khalif but that he had two close advisors: an advisor who commands him to do good and encourages him to do that, and an advisor who commands him to evil and encourages him to do that. The one who is protected is the one that Allah Almighty protects." Another isnad from Abu Salama from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. Another isnad from Abu Salama from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Another isnad from Abu Salama from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri. Another isnad from Abu Salama that Abu Ayyub said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace..." XLIII. How the ruler receives the allegiance of the people 6774. 'Ubada ibn as-Samit said, "We gave allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, [at 'Aqaba] to hear and obey when we were busy and in matters which we disliked, not to contend with people [in authority] for power, and to support (or speak) the truth wherever we were and not to fear the criticism of a critic in [supporting the deen of] Allah." 6775. Humayd related that Anas said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went out on a cold morning while the Muhajirun and Ansar were digging the Ditch. He, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: O Allah, life is the life of the Next World, so forgive the Ansar and the Muhajirun! They answered: We are those who have given allegiance to Muhammad to always fight in jihad as long as we live!'" 6776. 'Abdullah ibn Dinar related that Ibn 'Umar said, "When we gave allegiance to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to hear and obey, he said to us, 'As far as you are able.'" 6777. 'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "I witnessed 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar when the people gathered around''Abdu'l-Malik. He wrote, 'I confirm obedience to 'Abdu'l-Malik ibn Marwan, the Amir al-Mu'minin, according to the sunna of Allah and His Messenger as much as I can, and my sons affirm the like of that." 6778. Ash-Sha'bi reported that Jarir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I gave allegiance to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, to hear and obey and he instructed me to say, 'as much as I can', and to give good counsel to every Muslim." 6779. 'Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "When people gave allegiance to 'Abdu'l-Malik, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar wrote to him, 'To the slave of Allah, 'Abdu'l-Malik, Amir al-Mu'minin, I affirm obedience to 'Abdu'l-Malik ibn Marwan, the Amir al-Mu'minin, according to the sunna of Allah and His Messenger as much as I can, and my sons affirm the like of that." 6780. Yazid said, "I asked Salama [ibn al-Akwa'], 'On what basis did you give allegiance to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the Day of Hudaybiya?" He answered, "To the death." 6781. Al-Miswar ibn Makhrama reported that the group whom 'Umar appointed [to decide on the next khalif] gathered and consulted one another. [He said,] "'Abdu'r-Rahman said to them, 'I am not going to contend with you for this business, but if you wish, I will select one of you for you.' They assigned that to 'Abdu'r-Rahman. When they put 'Abdu'r-Rahman in charge of their business, the people inclined to 'Abdu'r-Rahman so that I did not see any of the people following the rest of the group or going after them. The people inclined to 'Abdu'r-Rahman and consulted him during those nights until the night on which we gave allegiance to 'Uthman." Al-Miswar said, "'Abdu'r-Rahman came to me after part of the night had passed and knocked on the door until I woke up. He said, 'I see you are sleeping. By Allah, for these past three nights, I have not slept. Go and call az-Zubayr and Sa'd [ibn Abi Waqqas].' I called them for him and he consulted them. Then he called me and said, 'Call 'Ali for me.' I called him and he conversed privately with him until the middle of the night. Then 'Ali left him with high hopes. 'Abdu'r-Rahman feared something concerning 'Ali. Then he said, 'Call 'Uthman for me.' I called him and he conversed privately with him until the mu'adhdhin parted them with the Subh prayer. When the people had prayed Subh, people and that group had joined him at the minbar, he sent for those of the Muhajirun and Ansar who were present and he sent for the generals of the armies* who had come to perform hajj in that year with 'Umar. When they had gathered, 'Abdu'r-Rahman said the shahada and then said, 'Following on from that, 'Ali, I have looked into the business of the people and I do not see them considering that anyone is equal to 'Uthman, so do not bring about any cause for blame on yourself.' Then 'Abdu'r-Rahman said [to 'Uthman], 'I give you allegiance according to the sunna of Allah and His Messenger and the two khalifs after him.' So 'Abdu'r-Rahman gave him his allegiance and the people, the Muhajirun, Ansar, generals of the armies and the Muslims gave their allegiance to him." [*Mu'awiya. amir of Syria, 'Umayr ibn Sa'd, amir of Homs, al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba, amir of Kufa, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, amir of Basra, 'Amr ibn al-'As, amir of Egypt.] XLIV. The one who gave allegiance twice 6782. Yazid ibn 'Ubaydullah related that Salama [ibn al-Akwa'] said, "We gave allegiance to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, under the Tree [at al-Hudaybiyya] and he said to me. 'Salama, will you not give allegance?' I replied, 'Messenger of Allah, I gave allegiance the first time.' He said, 'And the second time.'" [See 2800] XLV. The allegiance of desert Arabs 6783. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah related that a desert Arab gave allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for Islam and then came down with a fever. He said, 'Rescind my allegiance." The Prophet refused. Then the Arab came to him again and said, 'Rescind my allegiance." He refused. The arab left [Madina], and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Madina is like a furnace - it expels its impurities and purifies its good.'" XLVI. The allegiance of a child 6784. It is related from 'Abdullah ibn Hisham, who was alive in the time of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that his mother, Zaynab bint Humayd had taken him to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. She said, "Messenger of Allah, take allegiance from him!" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "He is only a child," and he stroked his head and made supplication for him. He used to slaughter one sheep for his entire family. XLVII. The one who gave allegiance and then wanted to rescind his allegiance 6785. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah related that a desert Arab gave allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for Islam and came down with a fever in Madina. The Arab went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, rescind my allegiance.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, refused. Then he came to him again and said, 'Rescind my allegiance.' Then he came to him yet again and said, 'Rescind my allegiance.' He refused. Then the Arab left [Madina] and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Madina is like a furnace - it expels its impurities and purifies its good.'" [Commentators point out that this desire to rescind his allegiance did not mean that he wanted to leave Islam, but rather have hijra rescinded since he wanted to leave Madina and return to his land.] XLVIII. The one who gave allegiance to a man and only did so for the sake of worldly gain 6786. Abu Salih related from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There are three whom Allah will not speak nor purify on the Day of Rising and who will have a terrible punishment: a man who had excess water on the road and withheld it from travellers; a man who gave allegiance to a ruler and only gave allegiance for worldly gain, and when he is given some of what he wants he is faithful, but is not faithful when he is not given any of it; and a man who sets out his goods after 'Asr and says, 'By Allah, I have been offered such-and-such for them,' and someone believes him and takes them when he was not actually offered that for them." XLIX. The allegiance given by women Ibn 'Abbas related it from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. 6787. Abu Idris al-Khawlani reported that he heard 'Ubada ibn as-Samit say, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to us while we were in a gathering, 'Give allegiance to me based on not associating anything with Allah, not stealing, not committing adultery, not killing your children, not making a false accusation of adultery which you forge yourselves and not being disobedient regarding anything good. Any among you who fulfill this will be rewarded by Allah. Any who fall short regarding any of these things and are punished in this world, that will be an expiation for them. Whoever falls short regarding any of these things and Allah conceals it, then it will be up to Allah. If He wishes, He will pardon him, and if He wishes, He will punish him.' We gave him our allegiance on that basis." 6788. 'Urwa related that 'A'isha said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to take the allegiance of women verbally by this ayat: 'that they will not associate anything with Allah ...' (60:12)" She said, "The hand of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not touch the hand of woman except a woman he owed." 6789. Hafsa [bint Sirin] related that Umm 'Atiyya said, "We gave allegiance to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he recited to us, 'that they will not associate anything with Allah ...' (60:12) He forbade us to wail. A woman withdrew her hand and said, 'So-and-so stood with me to wail for me and I want to do the same for her in return.' He did not say anything. She went [there] and then returned. None of the women were faithful to that [i.e. not wailing] except Umm Sulaym, Umm al-'Ala', the daughter of Abu Sabra (who was) the wife of Mu'adh or the daughter of Abu Sabra and the wife of Mu'adh." L. The one who broke the oath of allegiance Allah Almighty says, "Those who pledge you their allegiance pledge allegiance to Allah, Allah's hand is over their hands. He who breaks his pledge only breaks it against himself. But as for him who fulfils the contract he has made with Allah, We will pay him an immense reward." (48:10) 6790. Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir related that he heard Jabir say, "A desert Arab came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Take my allegiance for Islam.' He took his allegiance for Islam. Then he came the following day suffering from a fever and said, 'Rescind it* for me.' The Prophet refused. When the Arab turned away, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Madina is like a furnace - it expels its impurities and purifies its good.'" [*Having to stay in Madina.] LI. Appointment of a caliph 6791. Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad was heard to say: "'A'isha said, 'O my head!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'If that had been while I was alive, I would have asked Allah to forgive you and made supplication for you.' 'A'isha said, 'O my loss! By Allah, I think that you want for me to die. If that were to happen, you would spend the rest of your day sleeping with one of your wives!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Rather I should say, "O my head!" I should (or I wanted) to send for Abu Bakr and his son and appoint him lest some people say [that the caliphate is for a certain person] or some people wish for it.' Then I said, 'Allah would refuse it to someone not entitled and the believers would prevent it, (or Allah would prevent it and the believers refuse it).'" 6792. 'Urwa related that 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said, "'Umar was asked, 'Will you not appoint a caliph to succeed you?' He answered, 'If I appoint a successor, one who is better than me, Abu Bakr, appointed a successor. If I leave it, one who is better than me, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left it.' They praised him. He said, 'Either eager or fearful.* I wish that I could have been delivered from its consequences, with nothing for me or against me. I will not burden anyone, living or dead, with it.'" [* Commentators say that this means: either 'eager for my good opinion or fearing that I will show dislike towards him', or 'eager for the khalifate or afraid of it. If I appoint the one who is eager for it, I fear that he will not be helped in it, and I fear that if I appoint one who fears it that he will not undertake it.'] 6793. Az-Zuhri related that Anas ibn Malik heard the second khutba which 'Umar delivered when he sat on the minbar the day after the death of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He said the tashahhud while Abu Bakr remained silent and did not speak. He said, 'I wished that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,would have died after us,' meaning that he would have been the last of them. "If Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, has died, then Allah Almighty has placed among you a light by which you can be guided by that by which Allah guided Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Abu Bakr was the Companion of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the second of the two in the Cave. He is the one entitled among you to your affairs, so rise and give him your allegiance. A group of them had already given allegiance to him before that in the veranda of the Banu Sa'ida. The allegiance of the general public took place at the minbar. Az-Zuhri said that Anas ibn Malik said, "I heard 'Umar say to Abu Bakr on that day, 'Go up the minbar.' He kept on at him until he went up the minbar. The people all gave allegiance to him." 6794. Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mut'im related that his father said, "A woman came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke to him about something and he told her to return to him. She said, 'Messenger of Allah, what if I come and do not find you?' and it was as if she meant if he had died, He said, 'If you do not find me, then go to Abu Bakr.'" 6795. Tariq ibn Shihab related that Abu Bakr said to the delegation of Buzakha,* 'Follow the tails of the camels until Allah shows the khalif (successor) of His Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the Muhajirun something by which you can excuse yourselves." [*Buzakha was either a place in Bahrayn or the water source of the Banu Asad and Ghatafan. They apostatised after the Prophet died and followed Tulayha al-Asadi who claimed to be a prophet. After defeating Musaylima, Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated them, and they repented and sent a delegation to Abu Bakr to excuse themselves. Abu Bakr did not want to give a ruling about them until he had consulted his companions regarding them.] 6796. 'Abdu'l-Malik related that he heard Jabir ibn Samura say that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "There will be twelve rulers." He said, "Then he said something which I did not hear. My father said that he said, 'All of them will be from Quraysh.'" LII. Expulsion of antgonists and suspect people from houses after they have been recognised 'Umar expelled the sister of Abu Bakr [Umm Firwa] when she wailed [for Abu Bakr]. 6797. Al-A'raj related from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By Him in Whose hand my soul is, I seriously considered ordering someone to collect firewood, ordering the prayer be called, appointing a man to lead the prayer and then coming up behind certain men and burning their houses down about them! By Him in whose hand my soul is, if any of them had known they would find a meaty bone or two good hooves, they would have attended 'Isha'." LIII. Can a ruler forbid criminals and people of disobedience to speak to him, visit him, and the like? 6798. 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik related that 'Abdullah ibn Ka'b ibn Malik, his son who acted as his guide when he went blind, said, "I heard Ka'b ibn Malik say, "When some people stayed behind the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the Tabuk expedition...", and he mentioned the hadith. he said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade people to talk to us. We remained like that for fifty nights and then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, announced that Allah had turned to us."