Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3007
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، مَرَّتَيْنِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِيًّا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَا وَالزُّبَيْرَ وَالْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ الأَسْوَدِ قَالَ " انْطَلِقُوا حَتَّى تَأْتُوا رَوْضَةَ خَاخٍ، فَإِنَّ بِهَا ظَعِينَةً وَمَعَهَا كِتَابٌ، فَخُذُوهُ مِنْهَا ". فَانْطَلَقْنَا تَعَادَى بِنَا خَيْلُنَا حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الرَّوْضَةِ، فَإِذَا نَحْنُ بِالظَّعِينَةِ فَقُلْنَا أَخْرِجِي الْكِتَابَ. فَقَالَتْ مَا مَعِي مِنْ كِتَابٍ. فَقُلْنَا لَتُخْرِجِنَّ الْكِتَابَ أَوْ لَنُلْقِيَنَّ الثِّيَابَ. فَأَخْرَجَتْهُ مِنْ عِقَاصِهَا، فَأَتَيْنَا بِهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَإِذَا فِيهِ مِنْ حَاطِبِ بْنِ أَبِي بَلْتَعَةَ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ، يُخْبِرُهُمْ بِبَعْضِ أَمْرِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " يَا حَاطِبُ، مَا هَذَا ". قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، لاَ تَعْجَلْ عَلَىَّ، إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ، وَلَمْ أَكُنْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهَا، وَكَانَ مَنْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ لَهُمْ قَرَابَاتٌ بِمَكَّةَ، يَحْمُونَ بِهَا أَهْلِيهِمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ، فَأَحْبَبْتُ إِذْ فَاتَنِي ذَلِكَ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فِيهِمْ أَنْ أَتَّخِذَ عِنْدَهُمْ يَدًا يَحْمُونَ بِهَا قَرَابَتِي، وَمَا فَعَلْتُ كُفْرًا وَلاَ ارْتِدَادًا وَلاَ رِضًا بِالْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الإِسْلاَمِ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَقَدْ صَدَقَكُمْ ". قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ. قَالَ " إِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ، فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُمْ " . قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَأَىُّ إِسْنَادٍ هَذَا.
'Ali ibn 'Abdullah narrated to us; Sufyan narrated to us; 'Amr ibn Dinar narrated to us—I heard it from him twice. He said: Hasan ibn Muhammad informed me; 'Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi' informed me, saying: I heard 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me, al-Zubayr, and al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad. He said, ‘Go until you reach the garden of Khakh. There you will find a woman traveling in a litter with a letter. Take it from her.’
We set out, our horses racing with us, until we reached the garden. There we found the woman in the litter. We said, ‘Bring out the letter.’ She said, ‘I have no letter with me.’ We said, ‘You will bring out the letter, or we will strip off your clothes.’ She took it out from her hair braid. We brought it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and it was a letter from Hatib ibn Abi Balta'a to some polytheists of Mecca, telling them some matters concerning the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Hatib, what is this?’ He said, ‘Messenger of Allah, do not be hasty with me. I was attached to Quraysh, but I was not one of them by lineage. The emigrants who are with you have relatives in Mecca through whom they protect their families and property. Since I lacked that kinship among them, I wanted to gain a favor with them by which they would protect my relatives. I did not do this out of disbelief, apostasy, or approval of disbelief after Islam.’
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘He has told you the truth.’ 'Umar said, ‘Messenger of Allah, let me strike the neck of this hypocrite.’ He said, ‘He was present at Badr. How do you know? Perhaps Allah looked upon the people of Badr and said, “Do whatever you wish; I have forgiven you.”’ Sufyan said: What an isnad this is!
Translation notes
The term مُلْصَقًا indicates attachment or affiliation without belonging to Quraysh by lineage; the English rendering preserves this distinction.
إِنِّي كُنْتُ امْرَأً مُلْصَقًا فِي قُرَيْشٍ،
The Arabic describes Hatib as attached to Quraysh while distinguishing him from their own lineage; the precise social relationship is not elaborated in this wording.
Confirm that attached to Quraysh is the clearest rendering without adding a more specific alliance status.