Hadith 4984

(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ قُتِلَ ابْنُ النَّوَّاحَةِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَابْنَ أُثَالٍ كَانَا أَتَيَا النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَسُولَيْنِ لِمُسَيْلِمَةَ الْكَذَّابِ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَشْهَدَانِ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَا نَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُسَيْلِمَةَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ قَاتِلًا رَسُولًا لَضَرَبْتُ أَعْنَاقَكُمَا قَالَ فَجَرَتْ سُنَّةً أَنْ لَا يُقْتَلَ الرَّسُولُ فَأَمَّا ابْنُ أُثَالٍ فَكَفَانَاهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَمَّا هَذَا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ ذَلِكَ فِيهِ حَتَّى أَمْكَنَ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ الْآنَ
. (Second chain) When Ibn Nuwahah was killed, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: He and Ibn Athal both came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); both of them were envoys of Musaylimah the Liar. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah? They said: We bear witness that Musaylimah is the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If I were to kill any envoy, I would have beheaded both of you. Thus, by this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it became established that envoys are not to be killed. As for the matter of Ibn Athal, Allah Almighty has sufficed us regarding him, and this man kept plotting until Allah Almighty gave me power (and I killed him).
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / كتاب الجهاد / 4984
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «انظر الحديث بالطريق الأول ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 3708»