Continuation of the explanation of the hadith of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: (So we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and 'Umar said: He has betrayed Allah and His Messenger and the believers...)

The Shaykh : After they brought out the letter, they said: "So we came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and 'Umar said: He has betrayed Allah and His Messenger and the believers." It is very clear here that there is a significant abbreviation in the narration, because it mentions that they returned with the letter to the Messenger, and then 'Umar said, "Well, what is in the letter? Was the letter read?" All of this is omitted, and the meaning of this omission or the omitted speech is that when they returned with the letter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he read it. The Messenger does not read, but he has readers who read for him. If there was a letter from Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah addressed to the polytheists, telling them: Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is going to campaign against you, and he is preparing to campaign against you, so take your precautions. This was a letter from a man among the senior Companions and among the people of Badr, namely Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah, who did this action, which is the action of the hypocrites. So the people turned to this ugly action of his with anger and severity, especially 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, who was known for his severity in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Therefore, whenever he heard the content of this letter, he would rush forward with all his heat to say: . In that narration, the narration of "al-Sahihayn": . He ruled there that he was a hypocrite. So the Messenger (peace be upon him) turned, after 'Umar shouted this Islamic shout, with complete calmness, because he knows what people do not know, as 'Umar said at the end of the hadith: . He turned to Hatib to say to him: , meaning this action is the action of the hypocrites, and you are among the early Muslims and among those who witnessed Badr. What drove you to this? Here he says words that combine both things: his admission and his affirmation of his Islam, and his admission of the reason that drove him to this writing. He said: ; meaning: I am not a hypocrite, and I am still, as you expect of me, a believer in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and I will not be anything else, . In the narration of "al-Sahihayn," Hatib said: I wanted to have a hand with the Quraysh, because I am not from them, I am not a Qurayshi, meaning he had interests.

The questioner: He is a Jew.

The Shaykh : Who is a Jew?

The questioner: Hatib.

The Shaykh : This is Hatib ibn Abi Balta'ah. So he had interests with the Quraysh, and he was not from the Quraysh themselves. He said: "I wanted to take a hand with them." So when war broke out between the Muslims and the polytheists, they would not attack those who had a hand there, because he was a relative, as he was a guest in Quraysh and not a native. So when he sent this letter to them, he would have a hand with them, meaning they would look after his interests if there was a campaign and fighting, so at that time they would not attack his relatives or plunder and rob his wealth. Of course, this is not an excuse, but it clarifies the truth. So he did a very reprehensible action, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic) encompassed this action of his with pardon and forgiveness, because he was among the people of Badr. Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) turned to 'Umar after hearing Hatib's admission with his words: "I wanted to have a hand with the people." He said (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him): ; meaning the man is speaking without, meaning without evasion and without what... he is speaking with complete frankness . The hadith in "al-Sahihayn" says the Messenger (peace be upon him) said to 'Umar: , do what you wish, for I have forgiven you. The meaning of this hadith is good news for the Companions who stood firm with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and fought in the Battle of Badr, that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has forgiven all their sins, both those that came before and those that came after, . So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Umar that this man did a reprehensible action, and there is no doubt in that, where he wrote to the polytheists warning them of us. But this man is among the people of Badr, and Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said to the people of Badr . At that time, 'Umar's eyes watered, and he said: . Why did 'Umar cry, I wonder? Because he was surprised by something he had not expected, while he had rushed forward with that heat to say to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that this man is a hypocrite, let me strike his neck. And then he was shocked by news from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that this one whom you want to strike his neck, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has included him in the group of those whom Allah has forgiven, because he is among the people of Badr. So He said (Mighty and Majestic), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) related to us in this hadith: . At that time, 'Umar cried, regretting what came out of him in the way of attacking Hatib, while the Messenger (peace be upon him), as you saw, was calm, asking: . When he said what you heard, he said (peace be upon him): , then he followed it with the news that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has forgiven the people of Badr. So 'Umar cried, then he admitted the truth, which is his saying: .