Volume 6, Book 60, Number 195:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin Ka’b:
I heard Ka’b bin Malik at the time he remained behind and did not join (the battle of) Tabuk, say –
ing, “By Allah, no blessing has Allah bestowed upon me, besides my guidance to Islam, better than
that of helping me speak the truth to Allah’s Apostle otherwise I would have told the Prophet a lie
and would have been ruined like those who had told a lie when the Divine Inspiration was
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SAHIH BUKHARI VOLUME 6 > BOOK 60: PROPHETIC COMMENTARY ON THE QUR’AN (TAFSEER OF THE PROPHET (PBUH))
revealed:– “They will swear by Allah to you (Muslims) when you return to them.. the rebellious
people.” (9.95-96)