أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِکِ بْنِ زَنْجُويَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَکَّةَ فِي عُمْرَةِ الْقَضَائِ وَابْنُ رَوَاحَةَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ يَقُولُ خَلُّوا بَنِي الْکُفَّارِ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ الْيَوْمَ نَضْرِبْکُمْ عَلَی تَأْوِيلِهِ ضَرَبًا يُزِيلُ الْهَامَ عَنْ مَقِيلِهِ وَيُذْهِلُ الْخَلِيلَ عَنْ خَلِيلِهِ قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا ابْنَ رَوَاحَةَ فِي حَرَمِ اللَّهِ وَبَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَقُولُ هَذَا الشِّعْرَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلِّ عَنْهُ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَکَلَامُهُ أَشَدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ وَقْعِ النَّبْلِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 2900
It was narrated that Anas said: “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم entered Makkah during ‘Umratul-Qaza’ and Ibn Rawahah went before him, saying: Get out of his way, you unbelievers, make way. Today we will fight about its revelation With blows that will remove heads from shoulders And make friend unmindful of friend. ‘Umar said to him: “Ibn Rawahah! In the Sanctuary of Allah and in front of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم you recite poetry?” The Prophet said: “Let him do that, for by the One in Whose Hand is my soul, his words are harder for them than being shot with arrows.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020