Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6412

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ ، عَنْ عَائِذِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، أَنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ ، أَتَى عَلَى سَلْمَانَ ، وَصُهَيْبٍ ، وَبِلاَلٍ فِي نَفَرٍ ، فَقَالُوا: وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَذَتْ سُيُوفُ اللهِ مِنْ عُنُقِ عَدُوِّ اللهِ مَأْخَذَهَا ، قَالَ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَتَقُولُونَ هَذَا لِشَيْخِ قُرَيْشٍ وَسَيِّدِهِمْ ؟ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ لَعَلَّكَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ ، لَئِنْ كُنْتَ أَغْضَبْتَهُمْ ، لَقَدْ أَغْضَبْتَ رَبَّكَ. فَأَتَاهُمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ: يَا إِخْوَتَاهْ أَغْضَبْتُكُمْ ؟ قَالُوا: لاَ يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ لَكَ يَا أَخِي.

It was narrated from 'A'idh bin 'Amr that Abu Sufyan came to Salman, Suhaib and Bilal among a group of people, and they said: "By Allah, the swords of Allah did not reach the neck of an enemy of Allah they were supposed to reach." Abu Bakr said: "Do you say this to an elder and chief of Quraish?" He went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him, and he said: "O Abu Bakr, perhaps you annoyed them, and if you have annoyed them you have annoyed your Lord." Abu Bakr went to them and said: "O my brothers, have I annoyed you?" They said: "No, may Allah forgive you, 0 my brother."