❖ Prohibition of Burning in the Punishment of the Apostate
Written by: Imran Ayoob Lahori
◈ Apostate Is Not to Be Burned
ʿAlī (RA) once burned some apostates. When this reached Ibn ʿAbbās (RA), he said:
“If it had been me, I would have killed them, but I would not have burned them, because the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
لا تعذبوا بعذاب الله
“Do not punish with the punishment of Allah.”
When ʿAlī (RA) was informed of this, he said:
“Ibn ʿAbbās has spoken the truth.”
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