Yahya bin Yazid al-Huna'i (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I was with al-Farazdaq in prison, and al-Farazdaq said: "May Allah not save me from the hands of Malik bin al-Mundhir bin al-Jarud if it did not happen that I was walking in Makkah and met Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him). I asked them both, saying: I am from the people of the East, and a group rebels against us who kill whoever says 'La ilaha illallah' (there is none worthy of worship except Allah), while others besides them are safe from them. So they both said to me (and if I am not truthful in this, may Allah not save me from Malik bin al-Mundhir): 'We heard our beloved friend (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever kills them will have the reward of one or two martyrs, and whoever they kill will have the reward of a martyr."'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Farazdaq the poet except Yahya bin Yazid (may Allah have mercy on him), and Khalaf bin Khalifah (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from him."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 900
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده جيد
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