Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ أَخْبَرَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ أَخَاهُ أَوْ عَمَّهُ قَامَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ جِيرَانِي بِمَا أُخِذُوا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ قَالَ جِيرَانِي بِمَا أُخِذُوا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ جِيرَانِي بِمَا أُخِذُوا فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَئِنْ قُلْتُ ذَاكَ لَقَدْ زَعَمَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا يَنْهَى عَنْ الْغَيِّ وَيَسْتَخْلِي بِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا قَالَ فَقَامَ أَخُوهُ أَوْ ابْنُ أَخِيهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ إِنَّهُ فَقَالَ أَمَا لَقَدْ قُلْتُمُوهَا أَوْ قَالَ قَائِلُكُمْ وَلَئِنْ كُنْتُ أَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ إِنَّهُ لَعَلَيَّ وَمَا هُوَ عَلَيْكُمْ خَلُّوا لَهُ عَنْ جِيرَانِهِ.
English Translation
Isma'il informed us, Bahz ibn Hakim informed us, from his father, from his grandfather, that his brother or his uncle stood before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "My neighbors - why were they seized?" He turned away from him. He said, "My neighbors - why were they seized?" He turned away from him again. Then he said, "My neighbors - why were they seized?" He said, "If I say that, people will claim that Muhammad forbids wrongdoing while committing it in private." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "What did he say?" His brother or nephew stood and said, "O Messenger of Allah, he - he -." He said, "You have indeed said it, or one of you has said it. If I were to do that, it would be against me, not against you. Release his neighbors for him."