Musnad Ahmad

‘Ubaīs or Ibn ‘Ubaīs came to Hazrat ‘Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) along with some people from Banu Jusham. One of them said to him, “Why do you not participate in fighting until the turmoil (fitnah) has ended?” He replied, “Perhaps I have fought until there is no turmoil left.” Then he said, “Shall I not narrate to you a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)? I do not think it will benefit you, so remain silent.” Then Hazrat ‘Imran (may Allah be pleased with him) informed that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) once said to his companions, “Fight with such-and-such man against the people of such-and-such tribe.” The men lined up in the battlefield and the women stood behind them. After returning from jihad, a man came and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Pray for my forgiveness, may Allah forgive you.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, “Did you commit any sin?” He said, “When the enemy was defeated, I saw a man between the men and women. He said, ‘I am a Muslim.’ He said this to save his life upon seeing my spear, so I killed him.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not seek forgiveness for him. In another narration, there is mention of killing two men, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Upon what, other than Islam, am I fighting people? By Allah! I will not pray for your forgiveness.” After some time, that man died. His family buried him, but in the morning the earth had thrown him out. They buried him again and appointed a guard, thinking perhaps someone had come and taken him out of the grave while they slept. But again, the earth threw his body out. This happened three times. Finally, they left his body as it was.