Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:8049 حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ ثنا ابْنُ شَوْذَبٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الرَّاسِبِيُّ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الْفَرَائِضِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ شَوْذَبٍ عَنْ أَبِي غَالِبٍ قَالَ خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيِّ إِلَى مَسْجِدِ دِمَشْقَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ عِنْدَ الْبَابِ فَإِذَا رُءُوسٌ مِنْ رُءُوسِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا بَكَى فَقَالَ «مَاذَا صَنَعَ الشَّيْطَانُ ثَلَاثًا كِلَابُ النَّارِ» ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ ثَلَاثًا مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ كَانَ خَيْرَ قَتِيلٍ تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ» قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَنْتَ تَقُولُهُ أَوْ شَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ «إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ هَلْ تَقْرَأُ الْآيَاتِ الَّتِي فِي أَوَّلِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ» {فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ زَيْغٌ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ مَا تَشَابَهَ مِنْهُ} فِي هَؤُلَاءِ أُنْزِلَتْ حَتَّى تَقْرَأَ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ {يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ وُجُوهٌ وَتَسْوَدُّ وُجُوهٌ} فِي هَؤُلَاءِ أُنْزِلَتْ قُلْتُ مَا يُبْكِيكَ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ» أَوْ قَالَ مُسْلِمِينَ
English Translation
Abu Umamah al-Bahili said when he saw the heads of the Kharijites: "See what the devil has done" - three times - "dogs of the Fire" - three times. Then he said: "The worst of those killed under the shadow of the sky" - three times - "whoever they killed was the best of those killed under the shadow of the sky." I said: "O Abu Umamah, are you saying this yourself or is it something you heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)?" He said: "I would indeed be bold. Do you recite the verses at the beginning of Al 'Imran?" {As for those in whose hearts is deviation, they follow what is ambiguous thereof} - this was revealed about these people. Until you recite the verse in the middle of Al 'Imran: {On the Day when some faces will turn white and some faces will turn black} - this was revealed about them. I said: "What makes you weep, O Abu Umamah?" He said: "They were believers" - or he said: Muslims.