Ali bin Abu Talib reported,

"What is it, may you have no father?"He said, "Something I heard Ali say. He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me along with Zubayr and Abu Marthad, and all of us were horsemen. He said, "Set out until you reach Rawdat Khakh, where you will find a woman carrying a letter from Hatib bin Abu Balta to the polytheists. Bring it to me." So we set off on our horses until we caught up with her at the place the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had described, traveling on her camel.'"He said, "Hatib had written to the people of Mecca informing them of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ march toward them. We said to her, 'Where is the letter you have with you?'She replied, 'I have no letter with me.'So we made her camel kneel and searched her saddlebags, but found nothing in them. My two companions said, 'We see no letter with her.'I said, 'You both know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has not lied.' Then I swore, 'By Him in whose name I swear, either you produce the letter or I will strip you bare.'At that she reached down to her waistband, for she had wrapped a cloak around her waist, and produced the letter. They brought it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and they said, 'Messenger of Allah, he has betrayed Allah, His Messenger, and the believers. Let me strike his neck.'The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Hatib, what made you do what you did?'He answered, 'Messenger of Allah, by Allah, it is not that I have ceased to believe in Allah and His Messenger. But I wanted to have some standing with the Quraysh by which Allah might protect my family and property there. There is no one among your companions but has relatives there through whom Allah protects his family and property.'The Prophet ﷺ said, 'He has spoken the truth. Say nothing but good about him.'Umar said, 'Messenger of Allah, he has betrayed Allah, His Messenger, and the believers. Let me strike his neck.'The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Is he not one of the people of Badr? How do you know? Perhaps Allah has looked upon them and said, "Do as you wish, for Paradise has been guaranteed to you."'Umar's eyes filled with tears, and he said, "Allah the Exalted and His Messenger know best."

حدثنا عفان حدثنا أبو عوانة حدثنا حصين حدثني سعد بن عبيدة قال تنازع أبو عبد الرحمن السلمي وحبان بن عطية فقال أبو عبد الرحمن لحبان قد علمت ما الذي جرأ صاحبك يعني

عليا رضي الله عنه قال

فما هو لا أبا لك قال قول سمعته من علي رضي الله عنه يقوله قال بعثني رسول الله ﷺ والزبير وأبا مرثد وكلنا فارس قال انطلقوا حتى تبلغوا روضة خاخ فإن فيها امرأة معها صحيفة من حاطب بن أبي بلتعة إلى المشركين فأتوني بها فانطلقنا على أفراسنا حتى أدركناها حيث قال لنا رسول الله ﷺ تسير على بعير لها قال وكان كتب إلى أهل مكة بمسير رسول الله ﷺ فقلنا لها أين الكتاب الذي معك قالت ما معي كتاب فأنخنا بها بعيرها فابتغينا في رحلها فلم نجد فيه شيئا فقال صاحباي ما نرى معها كتابا فقلت لقد علمتما ما كذب رسول الله ﷺ ثم حلفت والذي أحلف به لئن لم تخرجي الكتاب لأجردنك فأهوت إلى حجزتها وهي محتجزة بكساء فأخرجت الصحيفة فأتوا بها رسول الله ﷺ فقالوا يا رسول الله قد خان الله ورسوله والمؤمنين دعني أضرب عنقه قال يا حاطب ما حملك على ما صنعت قال يا رسول الله والله ما بي أن لا أكون مؤمنا بالله ورسوله ولكني أردت أن تكون لي عند القوم يد يدفع الله بها عن أهلي ومالي ولم يكن أحد من أصحابك إلا له هناك من قومه من يدفع الله تعالى به عن أهله وماله قال صدقت فلا تقولوا له إلا خيرا فقال عمر يا رسول الله إنه قد خان الله ورسوله والمؤمنين دعني أضرب عنقه قال أوليس من أهل بدر وما يدريك لعل الله عز وجل اطلع عليهم فقال اعملوا ما شئتم فقد وجبت لكم الجنة فاغرورقت عينا عمر رضي الله عنه وقال الله تعالى ورسوله أعلم