He reported that the Prophet ﷺ was riding a donkey fitted with a saddle over which was placed a Fadaki velvet cloth, with Usama bin Zayd seated behind him, on his way to visit Saad bin Ubada among the Banu Harith bin Khazraj. This was before the battle of Badr.He passed by a gathering that included a mixed group of Muslims, idol-worshipping polytheists, and Jews. Among them was Abdullah bin Ubayy, and also present in the gathering was Abdullah bin Rawaha. When the dust stirred up by the animal reached the gathering, Abdullah bin Ubayy covered his nose with his cloak and said, "Do not raise dust on us."The Prophet ﷺ greeted them, then halted, dismounted, called them to Allah, and recited the Quran to them.Abdullah bin Ubayy said, "Sir, there is nothing better than what you say if it is true. But do not bother us with it in our gatherings. Return to your dwelling, and whoever comes to you, recite it to him."Abdullah bin Rawaha said, "Come to us in our gatherings, for we love that."The Muslims, the polytheists, and the Jews then began to insult one another until they were on the verge of coming to blows, but the Prophet ﷺ kept calming them down. Then he mounted his animal and went on until he entered upon Saad bin Ubada.He said, "Saad, did you not hear what Abu Hubab said?", meaning Abdullah bin Ubayy. "He said such and such."Saad replied, "Pardon him, Messenger of Allah, and overlook it. By Allah, Allah has given you what He has given you, and the people of this region had agreed to crown him and bind the turban of leadership upon his head. When Allah set that aside through the truth He gave you, he choked on it, and that is what made him do what you saw."So the Prophet ﷺ pardoned him.
حدثنا عبد الرزاق حدثنا معمر عن الزهري عن عروة بن الزبير أن
أخبره أن النبي ﷺ ركب حمارا عليه إكاف تحته قطيفة فدكية وأردف وراءه أسامة بن زيد وهو يعود سعد بن عبادة في بني الحارث بن الخزرج وذلك قبل وقعة بدر حتى مر بمجلس فيه أخلاط من المسلمين والمشركين عبدة الأوثان واليهود فيهم عبد الله بن أبي وفي المجلس عبد الله بن رواحة فلما غشيت المجلس عجاجة الدابة خمر عبد الله بن أبي أنفه بردائه ثم قال لا تغبروا علينا فسلم عليهم النبي ﷺ ثم وقف فنزل فدعاهم إلى الله وقرأ عليهم القرآن فقال له عبد الله بن أبي أيها المرء لا أحسن من هذا إن كان ما تقول حقا فلا تؤذينا في مجالسنا وارجع إلى رحلك فمن جاءك منا فاقصص عليه قال عبد الله بن رواحة اغشنا في مجالسنا فإنا نحب ذلك قال فاستب المسلمون والمشركون واليهود حتى هموا أن يتواثبوا فلم يزل النبي ﷺ يخفضهم ثم ركب دابته حتى دخل على سعد بن عبادة فقال أي سعد ألم تسمع ما قال أبو حباب يريد عبد الله بن أبي قال كذا وكذا فقال اعف عنه يا رسول الله واصفح فوالله لقد أعطاك الله الذي أعطاك ولقد اصطلح أهل هذه البحيرة أن يتوجوه فيعصبونه بالعصابة فلما رد الله ذلك بالحق الذي أعطاكه شرق بذلك فذاك فعل به ما رأيت فعفا عنه النبي ﷺ
Its isnad is sahih. It is found in Bukhari 7/155 (Al-Shab edition), in the Book of Medicine, chapter on visiting the sick, and in Muslim 3/1422, no. 1798, in the Book of Jihad, and in Abdul-Razzaq 5/490, no. 9784. Baghawi said in Sharh al-Sunnah 2/273, no. 3315, that it is agreed upon.