Some men came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Send with us men to teach us the Quran and the Sunnah."So he sent to them seventy men from the Ansar who were called the Reciters. Among them was my maternal uncle, Haram. They would recite the Quran and study it together by night, learning from one another. By day, they would bring water and place it in the mosque, gather firewood and sell it, then use the proceeds to buy food for the people of the Suffah and the poor.The Prophet ﷺ sent them to those people, but they were intercepted and killed before reaching their destination. They said, "O Allah, convey to our Prophet on our behalf that we have met You, that we are pleased with You, and that You are pleased with us."A man came up to Haram, the maternal uncle of Anas, from behind and stabbed him with a spear, running it through him. Haram said, "By the Lord of the Kaabah, I have triumphed!"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to his companions, "Your brothers have been killed, and they said, 'O Allah, convey to our Prophet on our behalf that we have met You, that we are pleased with You, and that You are pleased with us.'"
جاء ناس إلى النبي ﷺ فقالوا: أن ابعث معنا رجالا يعلمونا القرآن والسنة فبعث إليهم سبعين رجلا من الأنصار يقال لهم: القراء، فيهم خالي حرام يقرؤون القرآن، ويتدارسون بالليل يتعلمون وكانوا بالنهار يجيئون بالماء فيضعونه في المسجد ويحتطبون فيبيعونه ويشترون به الطعام لأهل الصفة وللفقراء فبعثهم النبي ﷺ إليهم فعرضوا لهم فقتلوهم قبل أن يبلغوا المكان فقالوا: اللهم بلغ عنا نبينا انا قد لقيناك فرضينا عنك ورضيت عنا قال: وأتى رجل حراما خال أنس من خلفه فطعنه برمح حتى أنفذه فقال حرام: فزت ورب الكعبة فقال رسول الله ﷺ لأصحابه: إن إخوانكم قد قتلوا وأنهم قالوا: اللهم بلغ عنا نبينا أنا قد لقيناك فرضينا عنك، ورضيت عنا.
Muslim reported it in the Book of Leadership (677:147) from Muhammad bin Hatim, who said, Affan narrated to us, who said, Hammad narrated to us, who said, Thabit informed us from Anas bin Malik, and he related it. Bukhari also reported it in Jihad and Expeditions (2801) through the route of Ishaq (that is, Ibn Abdullah bin Abu Talha) from Anas, who said, "The Prophet sent groups from Banu Salim to Banu Amir, numbering seventy..." the hadith continuing in similar fashion. His statement, "from Banu Salim to Banu Amir," is a mistake, as the Hafiz pointed out in Fath al-Bari (6/19). He said, "The correct position is that those to whom the mission was sent were Banu Amir, while Banu Salim were the ones who treacherously killed the Quran reciters mentioned. The error in this account comes from Hafs bin Umar, the teacher of Bukhari, for Bukhari himself reported it in the Book of Expeditions (4091) from Musa bin Ismail, from Hammam, meaning from Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abu Talha, and there he said, 'He sent the brother of Umm Salim with seventy riders, and the leader of the polytheists was Amir bin Tufayl,' the hadith continuing." End of quote.On this subject there is also a report from Hasna bint Muawiya Sarimiyya, who said, My uncle narrated to us, saying, I said to the Prophet ﷺ, "Who is in Paradise?" He said, "The Prophet is in Paradise, the martyr is in Paradise, the child is in Paradise, and the infant buried alive is in Paradise." Abu Dawud reported it (2521), and Ahmad (20583, 20585), through routes going back to Awf, from Hasna bint Muawiya Sarimiyya, from her uncle, and he related it.This hadith contains Hasna bint Muawiya Sarimiyya, from whom no one narrated except Awf Arabi, and no one has affirmed her reliability. This is why the Hafiz said in Taqrib, "Acceptable," meaning when corroborated. I have not found any corroboration for her.On this subject there is also a report from Abu Hurairah, who said, The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was shown the first three to enter Paradise and the first three to enter the Fire. As for the first three to enter Paradise, they are the martyr, a owned slave who excels in worshipping his Lord and is sincere toward his master, and a chaste man who restrains himself and has dependents. As for the first three to enter the Fire, they are a domineering ruler, a man of wealth who does not give what is due from his wealth, and a poor man who is boastful." Tirmidhi reported it (1642), and Tayalisi (2690), and Ahmad (9492, 10205), and Ibn Khuzayma declared it sahih (2249), and Ibn Hibban (4312, 7248, 7481), and Hakim (1/387), through the route of Yahya bin Abu Kathir, from Amir Aqeeli, from his father, from Abu Hurairah, and he related it. The wording given is that of Ahmad's version.Some narrators confined themselves to mentioning the people of Paradise, some confined themselves to mentioning the people of the Fire, and some related it in full. Tirmidhi said, "A hasan hadith." Hakim said, "Amir bin Shabib Aqeeli is a teacher from the people of Madinah, straightforward in his narration, and this is a foundational report on this subject, transmitted solely by Yahya bin Abu Kathir from him, and the two of them (Bukhari and Muslim) did not include it."I say, this is what Hakim said, Amir bin Shabib, but Bukhari said in Tarikh al-Kabir (6/457) that his name is said to be Uqba. This Amir Aqeeli had no one narrate from him except Yahya bin Abu Kathir, and no one affirmed his reliability, except that Ibn Hibban mentioned him among his reliable narrators (7/250). This is why the Hafiz said in Taqrib, "Acceptable," meaning when corroborated, and I have not found any corroboration for him, so his narration is weak.Likewise, Amir's father had no one narrate from him except his son, and I have not found anyone who affirmed his reliability, though he meets Ibn Hibban's standard. Dhahabi said in Diwan, "Unknown."It has also been narrated from Yahya bin Abu Kathir, from Abu Salama, from Abu Hurairah, but this is a mistake, as Daraqutni said in Ilal (9/269).