ذَهَبْتُ لأَنْصُرَ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ، فَلَقِيَنِي أَبُو بَكْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قُلْتُ أَنْصُرُ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ. قَالَ ارْجِعْ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ " إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ". فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ " إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ ".
While I was going to help this man ('Ali Ibn Abi Talib), Abu Bakra metme and asked, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to helpthat person." He said, "Go back for I have heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)saying, 'When two Muslims fight (meet) each other with their swords,both the murderer as well as the murdered will go to the Hell-fire.' Isaid, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! It is all right for the murderer but whatabout the murdered one?' Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "He surely had theintention to kill his companion."