Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:3832 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ثنا الْأَزْرَقُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا يَحْيَى يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِي عِمْرَانُ بْنُ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ يَأْثُرُهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ الْأَشْتَرِ قَالَ ابْتَدَأَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ فَقَالَ مَا عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا أَخْوَفَ عِنْدِي عَلَى أَنْ يُدْخِلَنِي النَّارَ مِنْ شَأْنِ عَمَّارٍ فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا سُلَيْمَانَ وَمَا هُوَ؟ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي نَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِلَى حَيٍّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْعَرَبِ فَأَصَبْتُهُمْ وَفِيهِمْ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ مُسْلِمَيْنَ فَكَلَّمَنِي عَمَّارٌ فِي أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ أَرْسِلْهُمْ فَقُلْتُ لَا حَتَّى آتِي بِهِمْ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَرْسَلَهُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءَ صَنَعَ بِهِمْ مَا أَرَادَ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَاسْتَأْذَنَ عَمَّارٌ فَدَخَلَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى خَالِدٍ فَعَلَ وَفَعَلَ فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ أَمْ وَاللهِ فَلَوْلَا مَجْلِسُكَ مَا سَبَّنِي ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اخْرُجْ يَا عَمَّارُ» فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَبْكِي فَقَالَ مَا نَصَرَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى خَالِدٍ فَقَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَلَا أَجَبْتَ الرَّجُلَ؟» فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا مَنَعَنِي مِنْهُ إِلَّا مَحْقَرَتُهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَنْ يَحْقِرُ عَمَّارًا يَحْقِرُهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَسُبُّ عَمَّارًا يَسُبَّهُ اللهُ وَمَنْ يَنْتَقِصُ عَمَّارًا يَنْتَقِصُهُ اللهُ» فَخَرَجْتُ فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ حَتَّى اسْتَغْفَرَ لِي
English Translation
Al-Ashtar said: Khalid ibn al-Walid initiated speaking to us without our asking and said: I have not done any deed that I fear more for putting me in the Fire than the matter of Ammar. We said: O Abu Sulayman, what is it? He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sent me with some of his companions to a clan of the Arabs. We attacked them and among them was a Muslim household. Ammar spoke to me about some of his companions and said: Release them. I said: No, not until I bring them to the Messenger of Allah. If he wishes, he will release them; if he wishes, he will do with them what he wants. I entered upon the Messenger of Allah and Ammar asked permission and entered. He said: O Messenger of Allah, did you not see what Khalid did? Khalid said: By Allah, were it not for your presence, the son of Sumayyah would not have insulted me. The Messenger of Allah said: "Leave, O Ammar." He left weeping and said: The Messenger of Allah did not help me against Khalid. The Messenger of Allah said to me: "Did you not respond to the man?" I said: O Messenger of Allah, nothing prevented me except my contempt for him. The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever despises Ammar, Allah will despise him; whoever insults Ammar, Allah will insult him; and whoever belittles Ammar, Allah will belittle him." I went out and followed him and spoke to him until he forgave me.