It is narrated from Sayyiduna Hamzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him on a military expedition (sariyyah), appointed him as their commander and instructed: "If you get hold of so-and-so, burn him with fire." He said: Then, when I departed (from there), I was called from behind, so I came back, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If you capture so-and-so, (only) kill him and never burn him with fire, for punishing with fire belongs exclusively to the Lord of the Fire."
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده حسن . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح» «أخرجه سنن أبي داود برقم: 2673، وأخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15604، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 2990، 2996، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1533»