حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّثَنَا حُجَيْنُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّی حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُقَمِّصُکَ قَمِيصًا فَإِنْ أَرَادُوکَ عَلَی خَلْعِهِ فَلَا تَخْلَعْهُ لَهُمْ وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةٌ طَوِيلَةٌ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَی هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ
جامع ترمذی · Hadith 3705
Narrated Rib'i bin Hirash: At Ar-Rahbah, 'Ali narrated us: 'On the Day of (the Pledge of) Hudaibiyah, some people from the idolaters came out to us. Among them was Suhail bin 'Amr, and some people among the heads of the idolaters. They said: O Messenger of Allah! People among our fathers, brothers, and slaves have come to you, and they have no knowledge of the religion, rather they came fleeing from our wealth and property, so return them to us. If they do not have knowledge of the religion, then we will teach them. So the Prophet (ﷺ) said: O people of Quraish, you will desist, or Allah will send upon you one who will chop your necks with the sword over the religion. Allah has tested their hearts regarding faith. They said: Who is he O Messenger of Allah? Abu Bakr said to him: Who is he O Messenger of Allah? 'Umar said to him: Who is he O Messenger of Allah? He said: He is the one repairing the sandals. - And he had given 'Ali his sandals to repair them. - He said: Then 'Ali turned to us and said: 'Indeed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Whoever lies upon me intentionally, then let him take his seat in the Fire.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020