Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3395 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَتَّابٍ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْأَعْيَنُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ الْقَطَوَانِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْحَمَّالُ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى الزَّجَّاجُ قَالُوا أَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَابِقٍ ثنا عِيسَى بْنُ دِينَارٍ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ ضِرَارٍ الْخُزَاعِيَّ يَقُولُ قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَدَعَانِي إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَدَخَلْتُ فِيهِ وَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهِ وَدَعَانِي إِلَى الزَّكَاةِ فَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى قَوْمِي فَأَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَأَدَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ فَمَنِ اسْتَجَابَ لِي مِنْهُمْ جَمَعْتُ زَكَاتَهُ فَتُرْسِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ رَسُولًا لِإِبَّانِ كَذَا وَكَذَا يَأْتِيكَ مَا جَمَعْتُ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ فَلَمَّا جَمَعَ الْحَارِثُ الزَّكَاةَ مِمَّنِ اسْتَجَابَ لَهُ وَبَلَغَ الْإِبَّانَ الَّذِي أَرَادَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ إِلَيْهِ احْتَبَسَ عَلَيْهِ الرَّسُولُ فَلَمْ يَأْتِهِ فَظَنَّ الْحَارِثُ أَنَّهُ قَدْ حَدَثَ فِيهِ سَخَطٌ مِنَ اللهِ وَمِنْ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَدَعَا سَرَوَاتِ قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ وَقَّتَ لِي وَقْتًا يُرْسِلُ إِلَيَّ رَسُولَهُ لِيَقْبِضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدِي مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ وَلَيْسَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْخُلْفُ لَا أَرَى حَبْسَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا مِنْ سَخْطَةٍ كَانَتْ فَانْطَلِقُوا فَنَأْتِيَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَبَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ إِلَى الْحَارِثِ لِيَقْبِضَ مَا كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِمَّا جَمَعَ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ فَلَمَّا أَنْ سَارَ الْوَلِيدُ حَتَّى بَلَغَ بَعْضَ الطَّرِيقِ فَرِقَ فَرَجَعَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الْحَارِثَ مَنَعَنِي الزَّكَاةَ وَأَرَادَ قَتْلِي فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْبَعْثَ إِلَى الْحَارِثِ وأَقْبَلَ الْحَارِثُ بِأَصْحَابِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الْبَعْثُ وَفَصَلَ مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ لَقِيَهُمُ الْحَارِثُ قَالُوا هَذَا الْحَارِثُ فَلَمَّا غَشِيَهُمْ قَالَ لَهُمْ إِلَى مَنْ بُعِثْتُمْ؟ قَالُوا إِلَيْكَ قَالَ وَلِمَ؟ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ بَعَثَ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ فَرَجَعَ فَزَعَمَ أَنَّكَ مَنَعْتَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَرَدَتْ قَتْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَ مُحَمَّدًا ﷺ بِالْحَقِّ مَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَلَا أَتَانِي وَمَا أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَّا حِينَ احْتَبَسَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولًا خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَخْطَةً مِنَ اللهِ وَمِنْ رَسُولِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ فَنَزَلَتِ الْحُجُرَاتُ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَأٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ} إِلَى هَذَا الْمَكَانِ {فَضْلًا مِنَ اللهِ وَنِعْمَةً وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ}
English Translation
Narrated al-Harith ibn Dirar al-Khuza'i: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and he called me to Islam. I embraced it and affirmed it. He called me to pay Zakat, and I affirmed it. I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, let me return to my people and call them to Islam and payment of Zakat. Whoever responds, I will collect their Zakat. Then send, O Messenger of Allah, a messenger at such-and-such a time to collect what I have gathered.' When al-Harith gathered the Zakat from those who responded and the appointed time came for the Messenger of Allah to send someone, the messenger was delayed. Al-Harith thought that displeasure from Allah and His Messenger had occurred regarding him. He called the leaders of his people and said, 'The Messenger of Allah had set a time to send his messenger to collect the Zakat, and the Messenger of Allah does not break his word. I see no reason for the delay except displeasure. Let us go to the Messenger of Allah.' Meanwhile, the Messenger of Allah sent al-Walid ibn Uqbah to al-Harith to collect the Zakat. When al-Walid had traveled partway, he became afraid and returned, telling the Messenger of Allah, 'Al-Harith refused to pay Zakat and wanted to kill me.' The Messenger of Allah dispatched an expedition to al-Harith. Al-Harith came with his companions, and when they met the expedition, al-Harith asked, 'To whom were you sent?' They said, 'To you.' He said, 'Why?' They said, 'The Messenger of Allah sent al-Walid ibn Uqbah, who returned claiming you refused Zakat and wanted to kill him.' He said, 'No, by the One who sent Muhammad with the truth, I never saw him nor did he come to me. I only came because the messenger was delayed, fearing displeasure from Allah and His Messenger.' Then the verse of al-Hujurat was revealed: {O you who believe, if a wicked person comes to you with news, verify it, lest you harm a people in ignorance and then regret what you have done} up to {a grace from Allah and a favor, and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.}'