سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الجهادJihad (Kitab Al-Jihad)
باب فِي الرُّسُلِChapter: Regarding Sending Messengers.
Hadith 2761
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّازِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْفَضْلِ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، قَالَ : كَانَ مُسَيْلِمَةُ كَتَبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : وَقَدْ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاق ، عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنْ أَشْجَعَ يُقَالُ لَهُ : سَعْدُ بْنُ طَارِقٍ ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَهُمَا حِينَ قَرَأَ كِتَابَ مُسَيْلِمَةَ : " مَا تَقُولَانِ أَنْتُمَا ؟ قَالَا : نَقُولُ كَمَا قَالَ ، قَالَ : أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْلَا أَنَّ الرُّسُلَ لَا تُقْتَلُ لَضَرَبْتُ أَعْنَاقَكُمَا " .
Narrated Nuaym ibn Masud: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say when he read the letter of Musaylimah: What do you believe yourselves? They said: We believe as he believes. He said: I swear by Allah that were it not that messengers are not killed, I would cut off your heads.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
If an ambassador or envoy openly expresses disbelief (kufr) in front of the leader of the Muslims (Imam al-Muslimin), he will not be killed.
If an ambassador or envoy openly expresses disbelief (kufr) in front of the leader of the Muslims (Imam al-Muslimin), he will not be killed.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2761
