Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: I remember seeing the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, tell the story of a prophet who was beaten by his people, and he wiped the blood from his face, saying, “My Lord, forgive my people for they do not know.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6929, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1792
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
Imam al-Nawawi commented, “In this is the forbearance, patient endurance, forgiveness, and compassion of the Prophets, peace and blessings be upon them, for their people, their prayers for them to be guided, forgiven, and excused for their crimes against themselves, that they did not know what they were doing. The prophet referred to here is among the predecessors, but something similar occurred with our Prophet on the day of Uhud.”
Source: Sharḥ al-Nawawī ‘alá Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 12/150
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَحْكِي نَبِيًّا مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ضَرَبَهُ قَوْمُهُ وَهُوَ يَمْسَحُ الدَّمَ عَنْ وَجْهِهِ وَيَقُولُ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِقَوْمِي فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ
6929 صحيح البخاري كتاب استتابة المرتدين والمعاندين وقتالهم
1792صحيح مسلم كتاب الجهاد والسير باب غزوة أحد
قال النووي فِيهِ مَا كَانُوا عَلَيْهِ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَسَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْحِلْمِ وَالتَّصَبُّرِ وَالْعَفْوِ وَالشَّفَقَةِ عَلَى قَوْمِهِمْ وَدُعَائِهِمْ لَهُمْ بِالْهِدَايَةِ وَالْغُفْرَانِ وَعُذْرِهِمْ فِي جِنَايَتِهِمْ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ بِأَنَّهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَهَذَا النَّبِيُّ الْمُشَارُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمُتَقَدِّمِينَ وَقَدْ جَرَى لِنَبِيِّنَا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلُ هَذَا يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ
12/150 شرح النووي على مسلم
