abdullah spoke well of him praised him and told him of his excuse for offending the commander of the faithful against him. muhammad promised him that he would speak to the commander of the faithful and tell him of his apology. when muhammad woke up in the morning the messenger of the commander of the faithful came to him and he rode. when he entered upon him he said who did you come to tonight? he said your servant o commander of the faithful abdullah bin malik and he swears to divorce his wives free his slaves and give his money in charity along with twenty vows that he would offer to the sacred house of god barefoot and on foot and to disavow the authority of the commander of the faithful if what the commander of the faithful had reached him god heard from abdullah bin malik or he saw it or intended it or he concealed it or revealed it.
فقال له عبد الله خيرا، وأثنى عليه، وأخبره بعذره في موجدة أمير المؤمنين عليه. فوعده محمد أن يكلم أمير المؤمنين، ويخبره باعتذاره. فلما أصبح محمد، وافاه رسول أمير المؤمنين، فركب. فلما دخل عليه، قال من أتيت في هذه الليلة؟ قال عبدك، يا أمير المؤمنين، عبد الله بن مالك، وهو يحلف بطلاق نسائه، وعتق مماليكه، وصدقة ماله مع عشرين نذرا يهديها إلى بيت الله الحرام حافيا راجلا، والبراءة من ولاية أمير المؤمنين إن كان ما بلغ أمير المؤمنين سمعه الله من عبد الله بن مالك، أو اطلع عليه أو هم به، أو أضمره أو أظهره.