Hadith 22015

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ , أخبرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ , عَنْ أَيُّوبَ , عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ هِلَالٍ الْعَدَوِيِّ , عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ , قَالَ : قَدِمَ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ بِالْيَمَنِ , فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ , قَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ قَالَ : رَجُلٌ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ , ثُمَّ تَهَوَّدَ , وَنَحْنُ نُرِيدُهُ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ , مُنْذُ قَالَ : أَحْسَبُهُ شَهْرَيْنِ , فَقَالَ : وَاللَّهِ لَا أَقْعُدُ حَتَّى تَضْرِبُوا عُنُقَهُ , فَضُرِبَتْ عُنُقُهُ , فَقَالَ : قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ " أَنَّ مَنْ رَجَعَ عَنْ دَيْنِهِ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " , أَوْ قَالَ : " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دَيْنَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) that Hazrat Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived in Yemen to Hazrat Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him). There he saw a man tied with ropes, so Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) asked, "What is the matter with him?" They replied, "He was a Jew who accepted Islam, but later returned to his disliked religion and became a Jew again. We have been trying to bring him back to Islam for about two months." Hazrat Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "I will not sit down until you kill him." So I killed him. Then he said, "The decision of Allah and His Messenger is that whoever turns back from his religion, kill him."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند الأنصار رضي الله عنهم / 22015
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