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Bayhaqi 16897 — One forced into apostasy

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ إِمْلَاءً، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَبُو الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شَاكِرٍ، ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ، ثنا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زِرٍّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: " إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَظْهَرَ إِسْلَامَهُ سَبْعَةٌ: رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ، وَعَمَّارٌ، وَأُمُّهُ سُمَيَّةُ، وَصُهَيْبٌ، وَبِلَالٌ، وَالْمِقْدَادُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمْ فَأَمَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَمَنَعَهُ اللهُ ⦗٣٦٣⦘ بِعَمِّهِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَأَمَّا أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَمَنَعَهُ اللهُ بِقَوْمِهِ، وَأَمَّا سَائِرُهُمْ فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْمُشْرِكُونَ فَأَلْبَسُوهُمْ أَدْرَاعَ الْحَدِيدِ، وَأَوْقَفُوهُمْ فِي الشَّمْسِ، فَمَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَقَدْ وَاتَاهُمْ عَلَى مَا أَرَادُوا غَيْرَ بِلَالٍ، فَإِنَّهُ هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ فِي اللهِ، وَهَانَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ، فَأَعْطَوْهُ الْوِلْدَانَ فَجَعَلُوا يَطُوفُونَ بِهِ فِي شِعَابِ مَكَّةَ، وَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ: أَحَدٌ أَحَدٌ ".
Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When Islam appeared, the first to declare their Islam were seven people: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Abu Bakr, Ammar, Sumayyah, Suhayb, Bilal and al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with them). Allah Almighty protected the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through his uncle, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) through his people. But the rest were seized by the polytheists and severely tormented: they would be made to wear iron armour and thrown out in the sun, and every one of them gave in to the polytheists' demands except Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him). He regarded his own self as worthless for the sake of Allah, and his people held him in contempt. He would be handed over to boys, who would drag him around the streets of Makkah while he called out only: "Ahad, Ahad" (One, One).
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب المرتد / 16897
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