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ahmad:17658Yaʿmar b. Bishr > ʿAbdullāh > Ṣafwān b. ʿAmr > Abū al-Muthanná al-Mullaykī

[Machine] He heard Uthaba ibn Abdus-Salam who was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ talking about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Killing is in three cases." Then he mentioned its meaning.  

أحمد:١٧٦٥٨حَدَّثَنَا يَعْمَرُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ أَخْبَرَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ أَبَا الْمُثَنَّى المُلَّيْكِي حَدَّثَهُ

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُتْبَةَ بْنَ عَبْدٍ السُّلَمِيَّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ ثَلَاثَةٌ فَذَكَرَ مَعْنَاهُ