Sahih al-Bukhari 4890

It is related that 'Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi', the scribe of 'Ali, said, "I heard 'Ali say, 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent me, az-Zubayr and al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad, saying, "Go until you reach the meadow Khakh. There will be a woman in a howdah with a letter. Take it from her." We went out and made our horses gallop with us until we reached the meadow and there was the woman. We said to her, "Produce the letter." She said, "I do not have a letter." We said, "You will bring out the letter or we will take off your clothes." She brought it out from her plaided hair. We took it to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and it contained something from Hatib ibn Abi Balta'a to some people of the idolaters of the people of Makka, informing them about some of the business of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Hatib, what is this?" He said, "O Messenger of Allah, do not be hasty with me. I am a man with close connections to the Quraysh, but I was not one of them while those of the Muhajirun with you have relatives who will protect their family and property in Makka. Since I lacked that lineage among them, I wanted to have some favour with them with which to protect my relatives. I did not do it out of disbelief or apostasy from my deen." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "He has told you the truth." 'Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, let me strike off his head!" He said, "He was present at Badr and what will inform you? Perhaps Allah looked down on the people of Badr and said, 'Do what you like. I have forgiven you.'"' 'Amr said, "There was revealed about this, 'O you who believe! Do not take My enemy and your enemy as friends.' (60:1)" He said, "I do not know whether the ayat was in the hadith itself or was part of what 'Amr said." Sufyan was asked about the revelation of "Do not take My enemy and your enemy as friends." (60:1) Sufyan said, "This is in the narration of the people. I memorised it from 'Amr and did not leave out a single letter of it, and I do not know of anyone who memorised it other than me."