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Bayhaqi 18183 — How protection is granted

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ الثَّقَفِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: حَاصَرْنَا تُسْتَرَ فَنَزَلَ الْهُرْمُزَانُ عَلَى حُكْمِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَدِمْتُ بِهِ عَلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " تَكَلَّمْ "، قَالَ: كَلَامُ حَيٍّ، أَوْ كَلَامُ مَيِّتٍ؟ قَالَ: " تَكَلَّمْ لَا بَأْسَ ". قَالَ: إِنَّا وَإِيَّاكُمْ مَعَاشِرَ الْعَرَبِ مَا خَلَّى اللهُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ، كُنَّا نَتَعَبَّدُكُمْ وَنَقْتُلُكُمْ وَنَغْصِبُكُمْ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ اللهُ مَعَكُمْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَنَا يَدَانِ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " مَا تَقُولُ؟ ". فَقُلْتُ: يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي عَدُوًّا كَثِيرًا وَشَوْكَةً شَدِيدَةً، فَإِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ يَأْيَسِ الْقَوْمُ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ وَيَكُونُ أَشَدَّ لِشَوْكَتِهِمْ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " أَسْتَحْيِي قَاتِلَ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَمَجْزَأَةَ بْنِ ثَوْرٍ؟ فَلَمَّا خَشِيتُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ قُلْتُ: لَيْسَ إِلَى قَتْلِهِ سَبِيلٌ، قَدْ قُلْتَ لَهُ: تَكَلَّمْ لَا بَأْسَ. فَقَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: " ارْتَشَيْتَ وَأَصَبْتَ مِنْهُ ". فَقَالَ: وَاللهِ مَا ارْتَشَيْتُ وَلَا أَصَبْتُ مِنْهُ. قَالَ: " لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى مَا شَهِدْتَ بِهِ بِغَيْرِكَ أَوْ لَأَبْدَأَنَّ بِعُقُوبَتِكَ ". قَالَ: فَخَرَجْتُ، فَلَقِيتُ الزُّبَيْرَ بْنَ الْعَوَّامِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَشَهِدَ مَعِي، وَأَمْسَكَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، وَأَسْلَمَ، يَعْنِي الْهُرْمُزَانَ وَفَرَضَ لَهُ.
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We besieged Tustar, and al-Hurmuzan came down on the judgement of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). I set off with him to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). When we reached him, Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Speak. He asked: Shall I speak the speech of a living man or the speech of a dead man? Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Speak, there is no harm. He said: O community of Arabs, as long as Allah left (matters) between us and you, we used to dominate you, kill you and seize your wealth; then when Allah was with you, we had no power left. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What do you say? I said: O Commander of the Believers! I have left behind me a great many enemies and fierce strength; if you kill him, the people will despair of life and their resistance will become fiercer. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I spare the killer of al-Bara' bin Malik and Majza'ah bin Thawr (may Allah be pleased with them both)? When I feared that he would indeed kill him, I said: There is no way for you to kill him; you have already said to him: Speak, there is no harm. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: You have taken a bribe and received something from him. I said: By Allah! I have neither taken a bribe nor received anything from him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Either you bring me someone else to testify to this, or I will certainly punish you. He said: I went out and met Sayyiduna al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him), and he testified along with me. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) held back, and al-Hurmuzan became a Muslim, and a stipend was fixed for him.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / 18183