Sayyidina Ali ibn Abu Talib (RA) narrated: Allah’s Messenger sent me, Zubayr and Miqdad ibn Aswad, saying, “Go till you are at Rawdah Khakh. A woman is these and she carries a letter. Seize it from her and bring it to me.” So we went. Our horses galloping at full pace till we came to the Rawdah and, behold, we came upon her. We said, “Take out the letter.” She said, “I have no letter with me.” We said, “You will surely take out the letter or we strip your garments.” She took it out of her hair braid, and we brought it to Allah’s Messenger (SAW) It was from Hatib ibn Abu Balta’ah to certain people of the Makkan idolaters. It informed them of some affairs of the Prophet (SAW). He said, “What is this, O Hatib?” He said, “Do not be hasty concerning me, O Messenger of Allah. I have certain affairs with the Quraysh, but am not one of them, while the muhajirs with you have relatives and properties in Makkah. I have no relationship with them, so I thought that if I do them a favour, they would protect my relatives. I have not done this out of disbelief or apostasy from religion, nor from being pleased with disbelief.” The Prophet (SAW) said, “He has spoken the truth.” Umar ibn Khattab (RA) said, “Permit me O Messenger of Allah that I may sever the neck of this hypocrite.” The Prophet (SAW) said, “He was a participant at Badr. What may make you understand-Allah has looked at the people of Badr, sayings “Do what you like, for I have forgiven you.” It is about him that this surah was revealed: "O you who believe, take not My enemy and your enemy for friends offering them love." (60: 1 the entire surah). Amr said, “I had seen Ibn Abu Rafi. He was the scribe for Ali ibn Abu Talib.”
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