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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.
Brief Explanation
1؎: Musaylimah claimed prophethood during the time of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Abdullah bin Nuwahah and Ibn Athal came to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as envoys from Musaylimah. On that occasion, the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "If it were not that messengers are not to be killed, I would have struck off both your necks." During the caliphate of Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu, an army under the leadership of Khalid bin Walid radi Allahu anhu was dispatched to confront Musaylimah. Eventually, Musaylimah was killed at the hands of Wahshi.
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
