عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَفْصٍ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ مُرَّةَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ عِنْدَ زِيَادٍ جَالِسًا فَأُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ شَهِدَ فَغَيَّرَ شَهَادَتَهُ، فَقَالَ: لَأَقْطَعَنَّ لِسَانَكَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ يَعْلَى: أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكَ حَدِيثًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ؟ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: لَا تُمَثِّلُوا بِعِبَادِي)) قَالَ: فَتَرَكَهُ
Sayyidna Ali bin Murrah (may Allah be pleased with him) was sitting with Ziyad, when a man was brought in. He gave testimony and then changed his testimony. Ziyad said: "I will cut your tongue," but Sayyidna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will narrate to you a hadith which I myself heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah has said: Do not mutilate My servants." Upon hearing this hadith, Ziyad let him go.