Sahih Muslim Book - 32, Hadith - 4621

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- شَاوَرَ حِينَ بَلَغَهُ إِقْبَالُ أَبِى سُفْيَانَ قَالَ فَتَكَلَّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ تَكَلَّمَ عُمَرُ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ فَقَامَ سَعْدُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ فَقَالَ إِيَّانَا تُرِيدُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نُخِيضَهَا الْبَحْرَ لأَخَضْنَاهَا وَلَوْ أَمَرْتَنَا أَنْ نَضْرِبَ أَكْبَادَهَا إِلَى بَرْكِ الْغِمَادِ لَفَعَلْنَا - قَالَ - فَنَدَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- النَّاسَ فَانْطَلَقُوا حَتَّى نَزَلُوا بَدْرًا وَوَرَدَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ رَوَايَا قُرَيْشٍ وَفِيهِمْ غُلاَمٌ أَسْوَدُ لِبَنِى الْحَجَّاجِ فَأَخَذُوهُ فَكَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَسْأَلُونَهُ عَنْ أَبِى سُفْيَانَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ. فَيَقُولُ مَا لِى عِلْمٌ بِأَبِى سُفْيَانَ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعُتْبَةُ وَشَيْبَةُ وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ. فَإِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ ضَرَبُوهُ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ أَنَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ هَذَا أَبُو سُفْيَانَ. فَإِذَا تَرَكُوهُ فَسَأَلُوهُ فَقَالَ مَا لِى بِأَبِى سُفْيَانَ عِلْمٌ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعُتْبَةُ وَأُمَيَّةُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ فِى النَّاسِ. فَإِذَا قَالَ هَذَا أَيْضًا ضَرَبُوهُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قَائِمٌ يُصَلِّى فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ انْصَرَفَ قَالَ « وَالَّذِى نَفْسِى بِيَدِهِ لَتَضْرِبُوهُ إِذَا صَدَقَكُمْ وَتَتْرُكُوهُ إِذَا كَذَبَكُمْ ». قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « هَذَا مَصْرَعُ فُلاَنٍ ». قَالَ وَيَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ هَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا قَالَ فَمَا مَاطَ أَحَدُهُمْ عَنْ مَوْضِعِ يَدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) consulted (his Companions) when news reached him that Abu Sufyan was advancing. Abu Bakr spoke, but he paid him no heed, then 'Umar spoke but he paid him no heed. Then Sa'd bin 'Ubadah stood up and said: Do you want us to speak, O Messenger of Allah? By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, if you tell us to plunge our horses into the sea, we will do so, and if you tell us to make our horses go as far as Bark Al-Ghimad, we will do so. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) encouraged the people, then they set out, and camped in Badr. Soon the water carriers of Quraish arrived, among whom was a black slave belonging to Banu Al-Hajjaj. They caught him, and the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) questioned him about Abu Sufyan and his Companions, but he said: I do not know about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, 'Utbah, Shaibah and Umayyah bin Khalaf are there. When he said that, they beat him, and he said: Yes, I will tell you about Abu Sufyan. But when they stopped beating him and they questioned him, he said: I do not know about Abu Sufyan, but Abu Jahl, 'Utbah, Shaibah and Umayyah bin Khalaf are among the people. When he said that again, they beat him again. The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) was standing and praying, but when he saw that he stopped, and said: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, you beat him when he tells you the truth and you stop when he lies to you." And the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "This is the place where so-and-so will fall," placing his hand on the ground here and there. And none of them fell anywhere but in the places where the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had put his hand on the ground.