[Machine] The Prophet of Allah ﷺ passed by a man who was prostrating while heading to perform prayer. The man finished his prayer and the Prophet ﷺ returned to him while he was still in prostration. The Prophet ﷺ then stood up and asked, "Who will kill this man?" A man got up and hesitated, moving his hands, unsheathing his sword, and shaking it. He then said, "O Prophet of Allah, by my father and mother, how can I kill a man who is in prostration, testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger?" The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Who will kill this man?" Another man got up and said, "I will." He hesitated, moved his arms, unsheathed his sword, and shook it until his hand trembled. He then said, "O Prophet of Allah, how can I kill a man who is in prostration, testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand is the life of Muhammad, if you had killed him, it would have been the first Fitnah (trial) and the last."
أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ مَرَّ بِرَجُلٍ سَاجِدٍ وَهُوَ يَنْطَلِقُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَقَضَى الصَّلَاةَ وَرَجَعَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ فَقَامَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَنْ يَقْتُلُ هَذَا؟ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَحَسَرَ عَنْ يَدَيْهِ فَاخْتَرَطَ سَيْفَهُ وَهَزَّهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي كَيْفَ أَقْتُلُ رَجُلًا سَاجِدًا يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ يَقْتُلُ هَذَا؟ فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَنَا فَحَسَرَ عَنْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ وَاخْتَرَطَ سَيْفَهُ وَهَزَّهُ حَتَّى أَرْعَدَتْ يَدُهُ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ كَيْفَ أَقْتُلُ رَجُلًا سَاجِدًا يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ لَوْ قَتَلْتُمُوهُ لَكَانَ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةٍ وَآخِرَهَا