Hadith 6382

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنِ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى بَنِي أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ : جَذِيمَةَ ، فَدَعَاهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَلَمْ يُحْسِنُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَا ، فَجَعَلُوا يَقُولُونَ : صَبَأْنَا ، صَبَأْنَا ، وَجَعَلَ خَالِدٌ بِهِمْ أَسْرًا وَقَتْلًا ، قَالَ : وَدَفَعَ إِلَى كُلِّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا أَسِيرًا ، حَتَّى إِذَا أَصْبَحَ يَوْمًا ، أَمَرَ خَالِدٌ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا أَسِيرَهُ ، قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ : فَقُلْتُ : وَاللَّهِ لَا أَقْتُلُ أَسِيرِي ، وَلَا يَقْتُلُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِي أَسِيرَهُ , قَالَ : فَقَدِمُوا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَذَكَرُوا لَهُ صَنِيعَ خَالِدٍ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ : " اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَبْرَأُ إِلَيْكَ مِمَّا صَنَعَ خَالِدٌ " مَرَّتَيْنِ .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that once the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him), probably towards the Banu Jadhimah. When he reached there, he invited the people to Islam. They could not clearly say that they had accepted Islam, but they began to say, "We have changed our religion" (the word "Saba'na" means to become irreligious). Sayyiduna Khalid bin Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) began to take them captive and to kill them, and each of us was given a captive. When morning came, Sayyiduna Khalid (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered that each person among us should kill his captive. I said, "I will not kill my captive, nor will any of my companions do so." On the return, people mentioned Sayyiduna Khalid's (may Allah be pleased with him) action to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Upon hearing this, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands and said twice: "O Allah, I am free from what Khalid has done."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 6382
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 4339