مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب السيرBook of Expeditions
فيما يمتنع به من (القتل) وما هو؟ وما يحقن الدم؟Things That Prevent Killing and What They Are—And What Preserves Life
Hadith 35316
٣٥٣١٦ - حدثنا وكيع قال: ثنا سفيان عن حبيب بن أبي عمرة عن سعيد بن جبير قال: خرج المقداد بن الأسود في سرية (قال) (١): فمروا برجل في غنيمة له فارادوا قتله، فقال: لا إله إلا اللَّه، فقتله (مقداد) (٢)، فقيل له: قتلته وهو يقول: لا إله إلا اللَّه، فقال المقداد: ود لو فر بأهله وماله، قال: فلما قدموا ذكروا ذلك للنبي ﷺ: فنزلت: ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا﴾، قال: الغنيمة ﴿فَعِنْدَ اللَّهِ مَغَانِمُ كَثِيرَةٌ كَذَلِكَ كُنْتُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ﴾، قال: تكتمون إيمانكم من المشركين، ﴿فَمَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ﴾ (فأظهر) (٣) الإسلام، ﴿فَتَبَيَّنُوا﴾، وعيد اللَّه، ﴿(إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ)) (٤) (٥) بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ (خَبِيرًا) (٦)﴾ (٧) [النساء: ٩٤]
Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Miqdad bin Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) went out with an army. They passed by a man who was with his flock of sheep and goats. The people wanted to kill him, so the man recited the Kalimah "La ilaha illallah." Even then, Hazrat Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) killed him. He was asked: "You killed him even though he was reciting 'La ilaha illallah'?" Hazrat Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) replied that the man wanted to escape with his family and wealth. When these people returned, they mentioned this incident before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), upon which this verse was revealed: Translation: "O you who believe! When you go forth in the way of Allah, investigate carefully, and do not say to the one who greets you with peace, 'You are not a believer.' Do you seek the goods of worldly life? (By worldly life is meant the flock of sheep and goats.) But with Allah are abundant spoils. You were like that before (i.e., you used to hide your faith from the polytheists), then Allah bestowed His favor upon you (i.e., made Islam manifest). So investigate carefully. (Of Allah's warning:) Surely Allah is fully aware of what you do."
