Abu Abdul-Rahman reported,

He was a partisan of Uthman, and he said to Ibn Atiya, who was a partisan of Ali, "I know what emboldened your companion to shed blood. I heard him say, 'The Prophet ﷺ sent me and Zubayr and said, "Go to such-and-such garden, where you will find a woman to whom Hatib has given a letter."We came to the garden and said, "Hand over the letter."She said, "He gave me nothing."We said, "Either you produce it or we will strip you."So she brought it out from her waistband.The Prophet ﷺ then sent for Hatib, who said, "Do not be hasty with me. By Allah, I have not disbelieved, nor has my love for Islam done anything but increase. But there was not one of your companions who did not have someone in Mecca through whom Allah protects his family and property, while I had no one there. So I wanted to do them a favor that they might remember."The Prophet ﷺ accepted his word as true.Umar said, "Let me strike off his neck, for he has acted as a hypocrite."The Prophet ﷺ replied, "How do you know? Perhaps Allah has looked upon the people of Badr and said, 'Do as you wish, for I have forgiven you.'"This is what emboldened him.'"

حدثني محمد بن عبد الله بن حوشب الطائفي حدثنا هشيم أخبرنا حصين عن سعد بن عبيدة

عن أبي عبد الرحمن

وكان عثمانيا فقال لابن عطية وكان علويا إني لأعلم ما الذي جرأ صاحبك على الدماء سمعته يقول بعثني النبي ﷺ والزبير فقال ائتوا روضة كذا وتجدون بها امرأة أعطاها حاطب كتابا فأتينا الروضة فقلنا الكتاب قالت لم يعطني فقلنا لتخرجن أو لأجردنك فأخرجت من حجزتها فأرسل إلى حاطب فقال لا تعجل والله ما كفرت ولا ازددت للإسلام إلا حبا ولم يكن أحد من أصحابك إلا وله بمكة من يدفع الله به عن أهله وماله ولم يكن لي أحد فأحببت أن أتخذ عندهم يدا فصدقه النبي ﷺ قال عمر دعني أضرب عنقه فإنه قد نافق فقال ما يدريك لعل الله اطلع على أهل بدر فقال اعملوا ما شئتم فهذا الذي جرأه