أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا أَبِي قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ وَأَصْحَابًا لَهُ أَتَوْا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَکَّةَ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا کُنَّا فِي عِزٍّ وَنَحْنُ مُشْرِکُونَ فَلَمَّا آمَنَّا صِرْنَا أَذِلَّةً فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُمِرْتُ بِالْعَفْوِ فَلَا تُقَاتِلُوا فَلَمَّا حَوَّلَنَا اللَّهُ إِلَی الْمَدِينَةِ أَمَرَنَا بِالْقِتَالِ فَکَفُّوا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَی الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ کُفُّوا أَيْدِيَکُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3093
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that ‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Awf and some his companions came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in Makkah and said: “Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم! We were respected when we were idolators and when we believed, we were humiliated.” He said: “I have been commanded to pardon, so do not fight.” Then, when Allah caused us to move to Al-Madinah, He commanded us to fight, but they refrained. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed: Have you not seen those who were told to hold back the hands (from fighting) and perform As-Salah” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020