أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْکَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَدِمَ رَکْبٌ مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ عَلَی النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ أَمِّرْ الْقَعْقَاعَ بْنَ مَعْبَدٍ وَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بَلْ أَمِّرْ الْأَقْرَعَ بْنَ حَابِسٍ فَتَمَارَيَا حَتَّی ارْتَفَعَتْ أَصْوَاتُهُمَا فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِکَ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تُقَدِّمُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ حَتَّی انْقَضَتْ الْآيَةُ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ صَبَرُوا حَتَّی تَخْرُجَ إِلَيْهِمْ لَکَانَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 5401
‘Abdullah bin Az-Zubair narrated that a group from Banu Tamim came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم. Abu Bakr said: “Appoint Al-Qa’qa’ bin Ma’bad (as commander or governor) and ‘Umar said: “No, (appoint) Al-Aqra’ bin Uabis.” They argued until they began to raise their voices, then the words were revealed: “you who believe! Make not (a decision) in advance before Allah and His Messenger..” until the end of the Verse: “And if they had patience till you could come out to them, it would have been better for them.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020