Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that the spies of Musaylimah the Liar captured two Muslims and brought them before Musaylimah. He said to one of them: "Do you testify that Muhammad (ﷺ) is the Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Yes!" He then asked: "Do you testify that Muhammad (ﷺ) is the Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Yes!" He asked: "Do you testify that I am the messenger of Allah?" That Companion pointed towards his ears and said: "I am deaf." Musaylimah the Liar said: "What is your problem? When I ask you whether you testify that I am the messenger of Allah, you say that you are deaf?" So he ordered, and that Companion was killed.

Musaylimah the Liar then said to the other person: "Do you testify that Muhammad (ﷺ) is the Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Yes!" He then asked: "Do you testify that I am the messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Yes!" So he let him go.

This person came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)! I am ruined!" The Prophet (ﷺ) asked: "What happened?" He narrated his and his companion's incident, so the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "In any case, your companion died in a state of faith, and as for you, you acted upon the concession."

Hazrat Tariq bin Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man entered Paradise because of a fly, and a man entered Hell because of a fly. It happened that two men passed by a people who were engaged in worshipping their idols. They said, "Today, no one will pass by us unless he offers something." So they said to one of the two, "Offer something." He refused, so he was killed. They said to the other, "Offer something." He said, "I have nothing with me." They said, "Offer something, even if it is a fly." The man thought to himself, "Should I offer only a fly?" And he offered a fly, so this person entered Hell. Upon this, Hazrat Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This person entered Paradise because of a fly, and this person entered Hell because of a fly.

Hazrat Qais bin Saad (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ata (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding a person who is captured by the enemy and is forced to drink alcohol and eat pork. He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If he eats pork and drinks alcohol, then this is a concession. And if he is killed, then he has attained goodness.

Hazrat Burd (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Mak'hool (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no concession in drinking alcohol because it never quenches thirst.

Hazrat Umar bin Atiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I heard Hazrat Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) saying that Taqiyyah is not permissible except in the same way as carrion is permissible for one who is compelled.

Hazrat Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hasan Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Practicing taqiyyah is permissible for a believer until the Day of Judgment, except that he cannot practice taqiyyah in killing someone.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from a man that Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Taqiyyah is done with the tongue, not with the hand.

Hazrat Rabi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Abu Al-‘Aliyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the explanation of this verse: Translation: Except that you want to protect yourself from their evil in any way. That taqiyyah is done with the tongue, not with actions.

Hazrat Abdul A'la (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Hanafiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Whoever does not practice Taqiyyah, his faith is not complete.

Hazrat Harith bin Suwaid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no such statement that I would make before a king, and it could save me from one or two lashes from him, except that I would certainly say that statement.

Hazrat Jabir (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Ja'far (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Taqiyyah has as much vastness as the space between the sky and the earth.

Hazrat Fudayl bin Marzooq (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hasan bin Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Indeed, practicing Taqiyyah is a concession. The best is to remain steadfast on the command of Allah.

Hazrat Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him, may Allah have mercy on him) said: Indeed, I have purchased a part of my religion in exchange for another part out of fear that the entire religion might be lost.

Hazrat Nazzal bin Sabrah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) both entered upon Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him): "I have received news that you have said such and such?" He (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "No, by Allah! I did not say so." When Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) left, Hazrat Abdullah said to him: "He asked you, and what I heard you say, you did not acknowledge it?" He replied: "Indeed, I have exchanged a part of my religion for another part out of fear that the entire religion might be lost."