Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الرَّازِيِّ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ أَوْ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُغَفَّلٍ وَكَانَ أَحَدَ الرَّهْطِ الَّذِينَ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ { وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ } إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ إِنِّي لَآخِذٌ بِغُصْنٍ مِنْ أَغْصَانِ الشَّجَرَةِ أُظِلُّ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُمْ يُبَايِعُونَهُ فَقَالُوا نُبَايِعُكَ عَلَى الْمَوْتِ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ لَا تَفِرُّوا.
English Translation
Waki' told us, from Abu Ja'far al-Razi, from al-Rabi' ibn Anas, from Abu al-Aliyah or from another, from Abdullah ibn Mughaffal - who was one of the group about whom this verse was revealed: "Nor is there blame upon those who, when they came to you seeking for you to transport them..." to the end of the verse - he said: I was holding a branch from among the branches of the tree, shading the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with it, while they were pledging allegiance to him. They said: "We pledge allegiance to you unto death." He said: "No, but do not flee."