Sunan Abi Dawud, 4600

‘Abd Allah b. Ka`b b. Malik who used to lead his father from among his sons when he became blind, said:I heard Ka`b b. Malik - the transmitter Ibn al-Sarh then narrated the story of his remaining behind from the Prophet (ﷺ) during the campaign of Tabuk - say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade the Muslims to speak to any of us three. When (in this state) abundant time passed on me, I ascended the wall of the garden of Abu Qatadah who was my cousin. I saluted him, but, I swear by Allah, he did not return salute to me. He then narrated the story of the revelation of the Qur’anic verses relating to his repentance

Rapporté par ‘Abd Allah ibn Ka‘b ibn Malik, qui guidait son père parmi ses fils quand il est devenu aveugle : J’ai entendu Ka‘b ibn Malik — le transmetteur Ibn al-Sarh a ensuite raconté l’histoire de son retard lors de la campagne de Tabuk — dire : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a interdit aux musulmans de nous parler, à nous trois. Quand ce temps s’est prolongé, je suis monté sur le mur du jardin d’Abu Qatadah, qui était mon cousin. Je l’ai salué, mais, je jure par Allah, il ne m’a pas rendu le salut. Il a ensuite raconté l’histoire de la révélation des versets du Coran concernant son repentir