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Mu'jam Kabir Tabarani 12326 — the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْجَارُودِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ، ثنا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ ظَبْيَانَ الْمَازِنِيُّ، ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْوَرَّاقُ، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَطَاءِ بْنِ مُقَدَّمٍ، ثنا حَبِيبُ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: سَرِيَّةً فِيهَا الْمِقْدَادُ بْنُ الْأَسْوَدِ فَلَمَّا أَتَوُا الْقَوْمَ وَجَدُوهُمْ قَدْ تَفَرَّقُوا وَبَقِيَ رَجُلٌ لَهُ مَالٌ كَثِيرٌ لَمْ يَبْرَحْ، فَقَالَ: أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهِ الْمِقْدَادُ فَقَتَلَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ: قَتَلْتَ رَجُلًا قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، وَاللهِ لَيُذْكَرَنَّ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , فَلَمَّا قَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ , إِنَّ رَجُلًا شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَقَتَلَهُ الْمِقْدَادُ، فَقَالَ: " ادْعُوا لِي الْمِقْدَادَ، فَقَالَ: " يَا مِقْدَادُ قَتَلْتَ رَجُلًا قَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، فَكَيْفَ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ " قَالَ: فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فَعِنْدَ اللهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ، كَذَلِكَ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ فَمَنَّ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ} [النساء: ٩٤] ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَانَ رَجُلًا مُؤْمِنًا يُخْفِي إِيمَانَهُ مَعَ قَوْمٍ كُفَّارٍ فَقَتَلْتَهُ، وَكَذَلِكَ كُنْتَ أَنْتَ تُخْفِي إِيمَانَكَ بِمَكَّةَ»
Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out a detachment in which Sayyiduna al-Miqdad bin al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) was also included. When they reached the people, they found that they had dispersed, and one man who had a great deal of wealth had stayed behind. He said: "I bear witness that there is no god except Allah." Sayyiduna al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) lunged at him and killed him. One of his companions said to him: "You have killed a man who said: There is no god except Allah! By Allah, this will certainly be mentioned to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So when they came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), they said: "O Messenger of Allah! A man bore witness that there is no god except Allah, and yet al-Miqdad killed him." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Call al-Miqdad to me." Then he said: "O Miqdad! You killed a man who said: There is no god except Allah. So what will you do about La ilaha illa Allah (how will you answer for it)?" Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Then Allah revealed this verse: "O you who believe! When you go forth in the way of Allah, investigate carefully, and do not say to one who offers you peace: You are not a believer, seeking the goods of the life of this world, for with Allah are abundant spoils. You yourselves were like this before, then Allah conferred His favour upon you" [Surah al-Nisa: 94]. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He was a believing man who was hiding his faith among a disbelieving people, and you killed him; and likewise you yourself used to hide your faith in Makkah."
Hadith Reference المعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 12326
Hadith Takhrij المعجم الكبير للطبراني (مطبوعہ): جلد 12، صفحہ 30، حدیث 12379