السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب المرتد
Book of the Apostate
باب: من قال في المرتد: يستتاب مكانه، فإن تاب وإلا قتل
Those who said about the apostate: He is asked to repent on the spot, and if he repents, well and good, otherwise he is killed
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اسْتِدْلَالًا بِظَاهِرِ مَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْفَقِيهُ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ " وَرُوِّينَاهُ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَرُوِّينَا مَعْنَاهُ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever changes his religion, kill him."
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْفَقِيهُ الشِّيرَازِيُّ، ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، وَجَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَا: ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ: حَدَّثَكَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَامَ الْفَتْحِ مَكَّةَ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِ مِغْفَرٌ، فَلَمَّا نَزَعَهُ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ابْنُ خَطَلٍ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " اقْتُلُوهُ " رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى، وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ مَالِكٍ.
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah wearing a helmet (mighfar) on his head. Then a man came and said: O Messenger of Allah! Ibn Khatal is clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill him."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ، مِنْ أَصْلِهِ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَطَّانُ، ثنا أَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، ثنا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: زَعَمَ السُّدِّيُّ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْمُ فَتْحِ مَكَّةَ آمَنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ نَفَرٍ وَامْرَأَتَيْنِ، وَقَالَ: " اقْتُلُوهُمْ، وَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقِينَ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ " عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ أَبِي جَهْلٍ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ، وَمَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ، وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ خَطَلٍ فَأُدْرِكَ وَهُوَ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِأَسْتَارِ الْكَعْبَةِ، فَاسْتَبَقَ إِلَيْهِ سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ، فَسَبَقَ سَعِيدٌ عَمَّارًا، وَكَانَ أَشَبَّ الرَّجُلَيْنِ، فَقَتَلَهُ، وَأَمَّا مَقِيسُ بْنُ صُبَابَةَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ النَّاسُ فِي السُّوقِ فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَمَّا عِكْرِمَةُ فَرَكِبَ الْبَحْرَ فَأَصَابَتْهُمْ عَاصِفٌ، فَقَالَ أَصْحَابُ السَّفِينَةِ لِأَهْلِ السَّفِينَةِ: أَخْلِصُوا فَإِنَّ آلِهَتَكُمْ لَا تُغْنِي عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا هَاهُنَا، قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ: وَاللهِ لَئِنْ لَمْ يُنَجِّنِي فِي الْبَحْرِ إِلَّا الْإِخْلَاصُ لَا يُنَجِّينِي فِي الْبَرِّ غَيْرُهُ، اللهُمَّ إِنَّ لَكَ عَلَيَّ عَهْدًا، إِنْ أَنْتَ عَافَيْتَنِي مِمَّا أَنَا فِيهِ أَنْ آتِيَ مُحَمَّدًا حَتَّى أَضَعَ يَدِي فِي يَدِهِ، فَلَأَجِدَنَّهُ عَفُوًّا كَرِيمًا، قَالَ: فَجَاءَ فَأَسْلَمَ، وَأَمَّا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ فَإِنَّهُ اخْتَفَى عِنْدَ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، ⦗٣٥٧⦘ فَلَمَّا دَعَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ النَّاسَ إِلَى الْبَيْعَةِ جَاءَ بِهِ حَتَّى أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَايِعْ عَبْدَ اللهِ، قَالَ: فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا، كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَأْبَى، فَبَايَعَهُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثٍ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ: " أَمَا كَانَ فِيكُمْ رَجُلٌ رَشِيدٌ يَقُومُ إِلَى هَذَا حِينَ رَآنِي كَفَفْتُ يَدِي عَنْ بَيْعَتِهِ فَيَقْتُلَهُ؟ " فَقَالُوا: مَا يُدْرِينَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ، هَلَّا أَوْمَأْتَ إِلَيْنَا بِعَيْنِكَ؟ قَالَ: " إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ خَائِنَةُ الْأَعْيُنِ ".
Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the day of the Conquest of Makkah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted safety to everyone except four men and two women, and said about them: "Kill them, even if they are clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah." The four were: Ikrimah bin Abi Jahl, Ibn Khatal, Miqyas bin Subabah and Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi Sarh. Of them, Ibn Khatal was found clinging to the curtains of the Ka'bah, so Sayyiduna Ammar bin Yasir and Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with them both) raced towards him. Sayyiduna Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) was the younger of the two, so he got ahead of Sayyiduna Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) and killed him. Miqyas bin Subabah was killed by the people in the marketplace. Sayyiduna Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) set off on a sea voyage; when the boat began to sink, the people said: "Call upon Allah sincerely; your gods cannot save you." Sayyiduna Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If they cannot save at sea, how will they save on land?" Then he prayed: "O Allah, I make a pledge to You: if You keep me safe, I will put my hand in the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and I will find him forgiving and generous." So he came and became a Muslim. As for Abdullah bin Sa'd bin Abi Sarh, he took refuge with Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), who brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that he would accept his pledge of allegiance. He raised his head and refused three times, then he accepted his pledge. Then he turned to his Companions and said: "Was there no man of sense among you? I held back from his pledge so that someone would kill him." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! How were we to know what was in your heart? You could have signalled with your eye." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Signalling with the eye does not befit any prophet."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: " إِنَّمَا أَمَرَ بِابْنَ أَبِي سَرْحٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ أَسْلَمَ، وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْوَحْيَ، فَرَجَعَ مُشْرِكًا وَلَحِقَ بِمَكَّةَ وَإِنَّمَا أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ خَطَلٍ؛ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ مُسْلِمًا فَبَعَثَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُصَدِّقًا، وَبَعَثَ مَعَهُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ، وَكَانَ مَعَهُ مَوْلًى يَخْدُمُهُ مُسْلِمًا، فَنَزَلَ مَنْزِلًا فَأَمَرَ الْمَوْلَى أَنْ يَذْبَحَ تَيْسًا وَيَصْنَعَ لَهُ طَعَامًا، وَنَامَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَلَمْ يَصْنَعْ لَهُ شَيْئًا، فَعَدَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ثُمَّ ارْتَدَّ مُشْرِكًا، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ قَيْنَةٌ وَصَاحِبَتُهَا فَكَانَتَا تُغَنِّيَانِ بِهِجَاءِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِمَا مَعَهُ ".
Ibn Ishaq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The order concerning Ibn Abi Sarh was given only because he had accepted Islam and used to write down the revelation for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); then he went back to being a polytheist and joined (the people of) Makkah. And the order to kill Abdullah bin Khatal was given only because he had been a Muslim: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to collect zakah and sent a man of the Ansar with him, and he had with him a Muslim freed slave who served him. He stopped at a halting place and ordered the slave to slaughter a goat and prepare food for him. He went to sleep, and when he woke up the slave had not prepared anything for him, so he attacked him and killed him, and then apostatised and became a polytheist. He had a singing girl and her companion, who used to sing satirical verses against the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered them to be killed along with him.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمُقْرِئُ، أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْقَاضِي، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا قُرَّةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ثنا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ، ثنا أَبُو بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ: " أَقْبَلْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَمَعِي رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْأَشْعَرِيِّينَ، فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ: فَبَعَثَهُ عَلَى الْيَمَنِ، ثُمَّ أَتْبَعَهُ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ أَلْقَى لَهُ وِسَادَةً، وَقَالَ: انْزِلْ، فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ، قَالَ: مَا هَذَا؟ قَالَ: هَذَا كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ، ثُمَّ رَاجَعَ دِينَهُ دِينَ السُّوءِ فَتَهَوَّدَ، فَقَالَ: لَا أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ قَضَاءَ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: نَعَمِ اجْلِسْ، قَالَ: لَا أَجْلِسُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ قَضَاءَ اللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَ بِهِ فَقُتِلَ " أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانِ.
Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with two men of the Ash'aris (and he mentioned the hadith, until he said:) So he sent him over Yemen, then sent Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) after him. When he reached him, he laid out a cushion for him and said: Dismount. There was a man with him who was bound. He asked: What is this? He said: This man was a Jew who accepted Islam, then went back to his religion, the evil religion, and became a Jew. He said: I will not sit until he is killed; this is the judgement of Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: Yes, sit down. He said three times: I will not sit until he is killed; this is the judgement of Allah and His Messenger. So he gave the order concerning him, and he was killed.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، ثنا الْحِمَّانِيُّ يَعْنِي عَبْدَ الْحَمِيدِ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، وَبُرَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى، قَالَ: " قَدِمَ عَلَيَّ مُعَاذٌ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ وَأَنَا بِالْيَمَنِ، وَرَجُلٌ كَانَ يَهُودِيًّا فَأَسْلَمَ فَارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ مُعَاذٌ قَالَ: لَا أَنْزِلُ عَنْ دَابَّتِي حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ، فَقُتِلَ " قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا: وَكَانَ قَدِ اسْتُتِيبَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ.
Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Yemen, and a Jew there had become a Muslim and then apostatised. When Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came, he said: I will not dismount from my animal until I have him killed. So he was killed. One of the two narrators said: He had been asked to repent before that.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، ثنا حَفْصٌ، ثنا الشَّيْبَانِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بِهَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ، قَالَ: " فَأَتَى أَبُو مُوسَى بِرَجُلٍ قَدِ ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَدَعَاهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً أَوْ قَرِيبًا مِنْهَا، فَجَاءَ مُعَاذٌ فَدَعَاهُ فَأَبَى فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ " قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: رَوَاهُ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، لَمْ يَذْكُرِ الِاسْتِتَابَةَ وَرَوَاهُ ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَبِي مُوسَى، لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ الِاسْتِتَابَةَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّهُ أَمَرَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ إِلَى مَنِ ارْتَدَّ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُمْ بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَمَنْ أَجَابَهُ قَبِلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبْهُ إِلَى مَا دَعَاهُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِمَّنْ يَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ.
Abu Burdah (may Allah have mercy on him) said, regarding the story in the previous hadith: The man was brought to Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him), and he invited him (to Islam) for about twenty nights. Then Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came and he too invited him to Islam, but he refused, so he killed him.
The Shaykh said: It has been narrated to us that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) told Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him): First present Islam to them; if they accept, well and good, otherwise kill them.
The Shaykh said: It has been narrated to us that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) told Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him): First present Islam to them; if they accept, well and good, otherwise kill them.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ، بِبَغْدَادَ، أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصَّفَّارُ، ثنا سَعْدَانُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، ثنا مُعَاذُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ: كَانَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ " يَدْعُو الْمُرْتَدَّ ثَلَاثَ مِرَارٍ، ثُمَّ يَقْتُلُهُ ".
Sulayman bin Musa (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) used to invite the apostate (to Islam) three times and then kill him.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ، أنبأ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بُدَيْلٍ، ثنا يُوسُفُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ، ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، وَأُتِيَ بِأَخِي بَنِي عِجْلٍ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ بْنِ قَبِيصَةَ تَنَصَّرَ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ: مَا حُدِّثْتُ عَنْكَ؟ قَالَ: مَا حُدِّثْتَ عَنِّي؟ قَالَ: حُدِّثْتُ عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ تَنَصَّرْتَ، قَالَ: أَنَا عَلَى دِينِ الْمَسِيحِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ: وَأَنَا عَلَى دِينِ الْمَسِيحِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ: مَا تَقُولُ فِيهِ؟ فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلَامٍ خَفِيَ عَلَيَّ، فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: طَؤُوهُ، فَوُطِئَ حَتَّى مَاتَ "، فَقُلْتُ لِلَّذِي يَلِينِي: مَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ: قَالَ: الْمَسِيحُ رَبُّهُ.
Abd al-Malik bin Umayr said: I was present with Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when al-Mustawrid bin Qabisah, a man of Banu Ijl, was brought, who had become a Christian after accepting Islam. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: What is this I have heard about you? He said: What have you heard? He said: I have heard that you have become a Christian. He said: I am on the religion of the Messiah. Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I too am on the religion of the Messiah. Then Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What do you say about him? He said something that was hidden from me, so Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Trample him. So he was trampled until he died. I said to the one next to me: What did he say? He said: He said that the Messiah is his Lord.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو صَالِحِ بْنُ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، أنبأ جَدِّي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ الْقَاضِي، ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ بْنِ زِيَادٍ، ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ مُضَرِّبٍ، قَالَ: صَلَّيْتُ الْغَدَاةَ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ قَامَ رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ انْتَهَى إِلَى مَسْجِدِ بَنِي حَنِيفَةَ، مَسْجِدِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ، فَسَمِعَ مُؤَذِّنَهُمْ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُسَيْلِمَةَ الْكَذَّابَ رَسُولُ اللهِ، وَأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَهْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: " مَنْ هَا هُنَا؟ فَوَثَبَ نَفَرٌ، فَقَالَ: عَلَيَّ بِابْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ، فَجِيءَ بِهِمْ وَأَنَا جَالِسٌ، فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ: أَيْنَ مَا كُنْتَ تَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟ قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَتَّقِيكُمْ بِهِ، قَالَ: فَتُبْ، قَالَ: فَأَبَى، قَالَ: فَأَمَرَ قَرَظَةَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ فَأَخْرَجَهُ إِلَى السُّوقِ فَضَرَبَ رَأْسَهُ، قَالَ: فَسَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ ⦗٣٥٩⦘ يَقُولُ: مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى ابْنِ النَّوَّاحَةِ قَتِيلًا فِي السُّوقِ فَلْيَخْرُجْ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ حَارِثَةُ: فَكُنْتُ فِيمَنْ خَرَجَ، فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ جُرِّدَ، ثُمَّ إِنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ فِي أُولَئِكَ النَّفَرِ، فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ عَدِيُّ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ بِقَتْلِهِمْ، فَقَامَ جَرِيرٌ وَالْأَشْعَثُ فَقَالَا: لَا، بَلِ اسْتَتِبْهُمْ، وَكَفِّلْهُمْ عَشَائِرَهُمْ، فَاسْتَتَابَهُمْ فَتَابُوا فُكَفَّلَهُمْ عَشَائِرَهُمْ ".
Harithah bin Mudarrib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I prayed the Fajr prayer with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). When he finished with the salam, a man stood up and told him that he had gone to the mosque of Banu Hanifah, the mosque of Abdullah bin al-Nawwahah, and heard their muezzin bearing witness in this way: "He bears witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Musaylimah the Liar is the Messenger of Allah," and that he found the people of the mosque upon the same. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Who is here? A group jumped up, and he said: Bring Ibn al-Nawwahah and his companions to me. They were brought while I was sitting there, and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Ibn al-Nawwahah: Where is the Qur'an that you used to recite? He said: I used to shield myself from you with it. He said: Repent. He refused, so he ordered Sayyiduna Qarazah bin Ka'b al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), who took him out to the marketplace and struck off his head. Then I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: Whoever would like to see Ibn al-Nawwahah lying slain in the marketplace, let him go out and look at him. Harithah said: I was among those who went out, and he had been stripped. Then Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) consulted the people about the rest of that group, and Sayyiduna Adi bin Hatim (may Allah be pleased with him) advised him to kill them. Then Sayyiduna Jarir and Sayyiduna Ash'ath (may Allah be pleased with them both) stood up and said: No; rather, ask them to repent and make their clans guarantors for them. So he asked them to repent, they all repented, and he made their clans guarantors for them.
