The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him) sent us to Huraqat, a tribe of Juhaina. We attacked that tribe early in the morning and defeated them and I and a man from the Ansar caught hold of a person (of the defeated tribe). When we overcame him, he said: There is no god but Allah. At that moment the Ansari spared him, but I attacked him with my spear and killed him. The news had already reached the Apostle (peace be upon him), so when we came back he (the Apostle) said to me: Usama, did you kill him after he had made the profession: There is no god but Allah? I said. Messenger of Allah, he did it only as a shelter. The Prophet observed: Did you kill him after he had made the profession that there is no god but Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) went on repeating this to me till I wished I had not embraced Islam before that day.  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْحُرَقَةِ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَصَبَّحْنَا الْقَوْمَ فَهَزَمْنَاهُمْ وَلَحِقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا غَشَيْنَاهُ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَكَفَّ عَنْهُ الأَنْصَارِيُّ وَطَعَنْتُهُ بِرُمْحِي حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أُسَامَةُ أَقَتَلْتَهُ بَعْدَ مَا قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ مُتَعَوِّذًا قَالَ فَقَالَ أَقَتَلْتَهُ بَعْدَ مَا قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ قَالَ فَمَازَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا عَلَىَّ حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ  

Usamah bin Zaid said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us with a detachment to Al Huruqat. They learnt about us and fled away. But we found a man, when we attacked him he uttered “There is no god but Allaah, still we struck him till we killed him.” When I mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ he said “Who will save you from “There is no god but Allaah” on the Day of Judgment? I said “Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he uttered it for the fear of the weapon.” He said “Did you tear his heart so that you learnt whether he actually uttered it for this or not. Who will support you against “There is no god but Allaah”? He kept on repeating this till I wished I would have embraced Islam on that day. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2643)   

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى الْحُرَقَاتِ فَنَذِرُوا بِنَا فَهَرَبُوا فَأَدْرَكْنَا رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُ فَعَرَضَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا مَخَافَةَ السِّلَاحِ وَالْقَتْلِ فَقَالَ أَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أُسْلِمْ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ  

The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him) sent us to Huraqat, a tribe of Juhaina. We attacked that tribe early in the morning and defeated them and I and a man from the Ansar caught hold of a person (of the defeated tribe). When we overcame him, he said: There is no god but Allah. At that moment the Ansari spared him, but I attacked him with my spear and killed him. The news had already reached the Apostle (peace be upon him), so when we came back he (the Apostle) said to me: Usama, did you kill him after he had made the profession: There is no god but Allah? I said. Messenger of Allah, he did it only as a shelter. The Prophet observed: Did you kill him after he had made the profession that there is no god but Allah? He (the Holy Prophet) went on repeating this to me till I wished I had not embraced Islam before that day. (Using translation from Muslim 96b)  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْحُرَقَةِ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَصَبَّحْنَا الْقَوْمَ فَهَزَمْنَاهُمْ قَالَ وَلَحِقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَكَفَّ عَنْهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَطَعَنْتُهُ بِرُمْحِي فَقَتَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «يَا أُسَامَةُ قَتَلْتُهُ بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟ » قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَ مُتَعَوِّذًا فَقَالَ «طَعَنْتَهُ بَعْدَمَا قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ؟ » فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنْ لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ  

[Machine] We sent the Messenger of Allah in an army to Al-Hurqat, a neighborhood of Juheina. When we were about to defeat them, a man from the Ansar (helpers) and I approached a man from them and he said, "There is no god but Allah." The Ansari stopped attacking him, and I thought that he said it to seek refuge, so I killed him. The Ansari then returned to the Prophet and informed him about it. The Prophet said to Osama, "O Osama, did you kill him after he said, 'There is no god but Allah'? How will you then deal with 'There is no god but Allah' on the Day of Judgment?" He kept repeating these words until I wished that I had not embraced Islam before that day.  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي جَيْشٍ إِلَى الْحُرُقَاتِ حَيٍّ مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَلَمَّا يَعْنِي هَزَمْنَاهُمِ ابْتَدَرْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ رَجُلًا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَكَفَّ عَنْهُ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا تَعَوُّذًا فَقَتَلْتُهُ فَرَجَعَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَحَدَّثَهُ الْحَدِيثَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَا أُسَامَةُ قَتَلْتَ رَجُلًا بَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَ «لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟» فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ  

[Machine] We sent the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a military expedition to Al-Hurqat. The enemy noticed us and fled, but we caught one of their men. When we covered him, he said, "There is no god but Allah." However, we still killed him. I felt doubtful about this incident, so I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked, "Who will testify for you on the Day of Judgment that there is no god but Allah?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he only said it out of fear of the sword and death." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Why didn't you tear open his heart to make sure?" I said, "Was it necessary for me to do that, O Messenger of Allah?" He asked, "Did you ever hear him say it for any other reason?" I replied, "No, by Allah. He kept repeating it until I wished I had never embraced Islam before that day." Abu Thubyan said, "I swear by Allah, I will not kill him until he is killed by Usama, who is called Dhu-l-Batayn." A man asked, "Didn't Allah say, 'Fight them until there is no more fitnah'?" Saad replied, "We have fought them until there is no more fitnah, and now you and your companions want us to continue fighting until there is fitnah again?"  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى الْحُرَقَاتِ فَنَذَرُوا وَهَرَبُوا فَأَدْرَكْنَا رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُ فَعَرَضَ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا مَخَافَةَ السِّلَاحِ وَالْقَتْلِ قَالَ أَفَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ قَالَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا؟ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أُسْلِمْ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَأَنَا وَاللهِ لَا أَقْتُلُهُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ ذُو الْبُطَيْنِ يَعْنِي أُسَامَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللهُ {قَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193]؟ قَالَ سَعْدٌ فَقَدْ قَاتَلْنَاهُمْ حَتَّى لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition to Al-Huraqat, but they fled upon reaching it. We caught up with a man and when we surrounded him, he said, "There is no god but Allah." However, we continued to strike him until we killed him. This troubled me deeply, so I mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ . He asked, "Who would be responsible for you saying 'There is no god but Allah' on the Day of Judgment?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I only said it out of fear of the weapon and death." He said, "Couldn't you have opened up his heart to ascertain why he said it, whether he truly believed or not?" Then he asked again, "Who would be responsible for you saying 'There is no god but Allah' on the Day of Judgment?" I continued to say it until I wished that I had not embraced Islam until that day. Abu Thabit said, "Sa'd swore, 'By Allah, I will not kill him until Dhu'l-Batyn (Usamah) kills him.' " A man said, "Hasn't Allah said, 'Fight against them until there is no more fitnah [disbelief and polytheism]...'" (2:193) Sa'd replied, "We have fought until there is no more fitnah, but you and your companions want to fight until there is fitnah."  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى الْحُرَقَاتِ فَنَذِرُوا فَهَرَبُوا فَأَدْرَكْنَا رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُ فَعَرَضَ فِي نَفْسِي شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا مَخَافَةَ السِّلَاحِ وَالْقَتْلِ قَالَ أَفَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ قَالَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَا؟ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أُسْلِمْ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَأَنَّا وَاللهِ لَا أَقْتُلُهُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ ذُو الْبُطَيْنِ يَعْنِي أُسَامَةَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {قَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193] قَالَ سَعْدٌ قَدْ قَاتَلْنَا حَتَّى لَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تُقَاتِلُوا حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition to Al-Hurqat, but the enemy detected us and fled. We managed to catch one man, and when we surrounded him, he said, "There is no god but Allah." However, we still killed him. I felt disturbed by this incident, so I mentioned it to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked me, "Who had the authority to say 'There is no god but Allah' on the Day of Judgment?" I replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he only said it out of fear of the weapons and death." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Why didn't you open his heart to find out if he said it sincerely or not?" Thus, he repeated the question, "Who had the authority to say 'There is no god but Allah' on the Day of Judgment?" And he continued to repeat this phrase until I wished that I had not accepted Islam until that day. Then, Abu Thubyan said that Saad (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "By Allah, I will not kill him until he kills Osama, who is holding the flag." A man said, "Hasn't Allah said: 'Fight them until there is no fitnah (trial, disbelief)'"? Saad replied, "We fought so that there would be no fitnah, but you and your companions want us to fight until it becomes a fitnah."  

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى الْحُرَقَاتِ فَنَذِرُوا بِنَا فَهَرَبُوا فَأَدْرَكْنَا رَجُلًا فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَضَرَبْنَاهُ حَتَّى قَتَلْنَاهُ فَعَرَضَ فِي نَفْسِي شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَذَكَرْتُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا مَخَافَةَ السِّلَاحِ وَالْقَتْلِ فَقَالَ أَفَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبِهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ قَالَهَا مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا؟ مَنْ لَكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ حَتَّى وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أُسْلِمْ إِلَّا يَوْمَئِذٍ قَالَ أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ قَالَ سَعْدٌ وَأَنَا وَاللهِ لَا أَقْتُلُهُ حَتَّى يَقْتُلَهُ ذُو الْبُطَيْنِ يَعْنِي أُسَامَةَ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {قَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ} [البقرة 193] فَقَالَ سَعْدٌ قَاتَلْنَا حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنْتَ وَأَصْحَابُكَ تُرِيدُونَ أَنْ نُقَاتِلَ حَتَّى تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ  

"بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فِى سَرِيَّةٍ، فَصَحِبْنَا الْحُرُقَاتِ من جُهَيْنَةَ، فأدْرَكْتُ رَجُلًا فَقَالَ: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله فَطَعَنْتُهُ فَوَقَعَ فِى نَفْسِى منْ ذَلِكَ فَذَكَرْتُهُ للنَّبِىِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ الله ﷺ : أَقَالَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله وَطَعَنْتَهُ؟ قُلتُ: يَا رَسُولَ الله إِنَّمَا قَالَهَا خَوْفًا مِنَ السِّلَاح، قَالَ: أَفَلَا شَقَقْتَ عَنْ قَلْبهِ حَتَّى تَعْلَمَ مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ قَالَهَا أَمْ لَا؟ مَنْ ذَلكَ (*) بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله يَوْم الْقيَامَةِ؟ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنِّى أَسْلَمْتُ يَوْمَئِذٍ".