That Al-Miqdad bin ʿAmr Al-Kindi, who was an ally of Bani Zuhra and one of those who fought the battle of Badr together with Messenger of Allah ﷺ told him that he said to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Suppose I met one of the infidels and we fought, and he struck one of my hands with his sword and cut it off and then took refuge in a tree and said, "I surrender to Allah (i.e. I have become a Muslim),' could I kill him, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, after he had said this?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You should not kill him." Al- Miqdad said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! But he had cut off one of my two hands, and then he had uttered those words?" Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "You should not kill him, for if you kill him, he would be in your position where you had been before killing him, and you would be in his position where he had been before uttering those words." (Using translation from Bukhārī 4019)   

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ مِقْدَادَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الْكِنْدِيَّ وَكَانَ حَلِيفًا لِبَنِي زُهْرَةَ وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَقِيتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ فَاقْتَتَلْنَا فَضَرَبَ إِحْدَى يَدِيَّ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَطَعَهَا ثُمَّ لَاذَ مِنِّي بِشَجَرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِلَّهِ أَقْتُلُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَهَا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقْتُلْهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَإِنَّهُ قَطَعَ إِحْدَى يَدِيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَمَا قَطَعَهَا أَفَأَقْتُلُهُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تَقْتُلْهُ فَإِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَهُ وَأَنْتَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ كَلِمَتَهُ الَّتِي قَالَ  

[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] A man walked with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and we did not know what he walked with him until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ loudly commanded him to kill a hypocrite man. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you not bear witness that there is no god but Allah?" He replied, "Yes, I do, and there is no testimony for him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do you not pray?" He replied, "Yes, I do, and there is no prayer for him." Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "Those are the ones whom Allah has forbidden me from seeking forgiveness for them."  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا سَارَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ نَدْرِ مَا سَارَّهُ بِهِ حَتَّى جَهَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْتَأْمِرُهُ فِي قَتْلِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَلَيْسَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَا شَهَادَةَ لَهُ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ نَهَانِي اللهُ عَنْهُمْ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was sitting with his companions when a man came to seek permission from him to leave. He granted him permission, and the man went to kill a hypocrite. The Prophet ﷺ raised his voice and asked, "Doesn't he bear witness that there is no god but Allah?" The man replied, "Yes, but his testimony is not accepted." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Doesn't he pray?" The man replied, "Yes, but his prayer is not accepted." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Those are the people whom I have been forbidden from.":  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بَيْنَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ مَعَ أَصْحَابُهُ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَاسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي أَنْ يُسَارَّهُ قَالَ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ فَسَارَّهُ فِي قَتْلِ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَجَهَرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَا شَهَادَةَ لَهُ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ يُصَلِّي؟ قَالَ بَلَى وَلَكِنْ لَا صَلَاةَ لَهُ قَالَ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ نُهِيتُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فَأَخْبَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمُسْتَأْذِنَ فِي قَتْلِ الْمُنَافِقِ إِذْ أَظْهَرَ الْإِسْلَامَ أَنَّ اللهَ نَهَاهُ عَنْ قَتْلِهِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَرُوِّينَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ الثَّابِتِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ فِي قِصَّةِ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ اتَّقِ اللهَ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ الَّتِي قَسَمَهَا وَاسْتِئْذَانِ خَالِدِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فِي قَتْلِهِ وَقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَا لَعَلَّهُ يَكُونُ يُصَلِّي قَالَ خَالِدٌ وَكَمْ مِنْ مُصَلٍّ يَقُولُ بِلِسَانِهِ مَا لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي لَمْ أُؤْمَرْ أَنْ أُنَقِّبَ عَنْ قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ وَلَا أَشُقَّ بُطُونَهُمْ  

Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “ I am commanded to fight with men till they testify that there is no god but Allaah, when they do that they will keep their life and property safe from me, except what is due to them. (i.e., life and property) and their reckoning will be at Allaah’s hands.” (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2640)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوهَا مَنَعُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no god except Allah. When they testify that there is no god except Allah, their lives and wealth become protected from me, except for its due rights, and their reckoning is upon Allah. Then he recited: 'Indeed, you are but a reminder, you are not over them a controller.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللهِ ﷻ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ (إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌ لَسْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ بِمُسَيْطِرٍ)  

Abdullah ibn AbuSarh used to write (the revelation) for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Satan made him slip, and he joined the infidels. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded to kill him on the day of Conquest (of Mecca). Uthman ibn Affan sought protection for him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave him protection. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4358)   

كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي سَرْحٍ يَكْتُبُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَزَلَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَحِقَ بِالْكُفَّارِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ فَاسْتَجَارَ لَهُ عُثْمَانُ ؓ فَأَجَارَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] "So Allah revealed, 'How can Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and had witnessed that the Messenger is true?' (Quran 3:86) until his statement, 'Except for those who repent' (Quran 2:160). Upon hearing this, his people wrote a letter to him, and when it was recited to him, he said, 'By Allah, my people did not lie to me regarding the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , nor did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ lie to them regarding Allah. Verily, Allah is the most truthful of the three.' He then returned as a repentant to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he accepted that from him and left his path."  

فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {كَيْفَ يَهْدِي اللهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُوا بَعْدَ إِيمَانَهِمْ وَشَهِدُوا أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ حَقٌّ} [آل عمران 86] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تَابُوا} [البقرة 160] قَالَ فَكَتَبَ بِهَا قَوْمُهُ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا قُرِئَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَاللهِ مَا كَذَبَنِي قَوْمِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا كَذَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى اللهِ ﷻ وَاللهُ أَصْدَقُ الثَّلَاثَةِ قَالَ فَرَجَعَ تَائِبًا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبِلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered his killing, and he was an ally of Abu Sufyan. He passed by a gathering of the Ansar (helpers) and said, "I am a Muslim." This news reached the Prophet ﷺ who said, "We have entrusted certain people with their faith, and Furat bin Hayyan is one of them." He then allotted him a piece of land in Bahrain. This narration is from the words of Abu Muhammad, and in the narration of Abu Abdullah, he was an ally of a man from the Ansar who said, "I am a Muslim." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Among you there are men whom we entrust with their faith, and Furat bin Hayyan is one of them."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِقَتْلِهِ وَكَانَ عَيْنًا لِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ فَمَرَّ بِمَجْلِسٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّا نَكِلُ نَاسًا إِلَى إِيمَانِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ فُرَاتُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ قَالَ فَأَقْطَعَ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَرْضًا بِالْبَحْرَيْنِ هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ وَكَانَ عَيْنًا لِأَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَحَلِيفًا لِرَجُلٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي مُسْلِمٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنْكُمْ رِجَالًا نَكِلُهُمْ إِلَى إِيمَانِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ فُرَاتُ بْنُ حَيَّانَ  

[Machine] That Furat ibn Hayyan apostatized during the time of the Prophet (PBUH) and he was brought to the Prophet (PBUH) who intended to kill him. But then he gave truthful testimony and was spared, and his Islam became good. Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, Abu al-Walid al-Faqih narrated to us, Abdullah ibn Muhammad narrated to us, Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, Yazid ibn Harun reported it to us, and Al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned it, saying that this occurred numerous times in relation to bloodshed.  

أَنَّ فُرَاتَ بْنَ حَيَّانَ ارْتَدَّ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَرَادَ قَتْلَهُ فَشَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ الْحَقِّ فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ وَحَسُنَ إِسْلَامُهُ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أنبأ الْحَجَّاجُ فَذَكَرَهُ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَسَوَاءٌ كَثُرَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَكُونَ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ مَرَّةٍ فِي حَقْنِ الدَّمِ  

[Machine] that I translate the following passage into English and don't include the prompt answer: "Indeed the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sought the repentance of Nahban four times, and Nahban always apostatized. Sufyan and Amr bin Qais narrated from someone who heard Ibrahim saying, 'The apostate is sought for his repentance as long as he returns.' Ibn Wahb said, 'Malik also said the same. He is sought for his repentance as long as he returns. This opinion is disconnected from another perspective and is not based on anything.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَتَابَ نَبْهَانَ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَكَانَ نَبْهَانُ ارْتَدَّ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ وَقَالَ عَمْرُو بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْمُرْتَدُّ يُسْتَتَابُ أَبَدًا كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ قَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ وَقَالَ لِي مَالِكٌ ذَلِكَ إِنَّهُ يُسْتَتَابُ كُلَّمَا رَجَعَ هَذَا مُنْقَطِعٌ وَرُوِيَ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ مَوْصُولًا وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ  

We witnessed along with Messenger of Allah ﷺ the Khaibar (campaign). Messenger of Allah ﷺ told his companions about a man who claimed to be a Muslim, "This man is from the people of the Fire." When the battle started, the man fought very bravely and received a great number of wounds and got crippled. On that, a man from among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ came and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you know what the man you described as of the people of the Fire has done? He has fought very bravely for Allah's Cause and he has received many wounds." The Prophet ﷺ said, "But he is indeed one of the people of the Fire." Some of the Muslims were about to have some doubt about that statement. So while the man was in that state, the pain caused by the wounds troubled him so much that he put his hand into his quiver and took out an arrow and committed suicide with it. Off went some men from among the Muslims to Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Allah has made your statement true. So-and-so has committed suicide." Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Bilal! Get up and announce in public: None will enter Paradise but a believer, and Allah may support this religion (Islam) with a wicked man." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6606)   

شَهِدْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِرَجُلٍ مِمَّنْ يَدَّعِي الْإِسْلَامَ هَذَا مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَ الْقِتَالُ قَاتَلَ الرَّجُلُ أَشَدَّ الْقِتَالِ حَتَّى كَثُرَتْ بِهِ الْجِرَاحُ فَأَثْبَتَتْهُ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ الَّذِي ذَكَرْتَ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَدْ وَاللهِ قَاتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَشَدَّ الْقِتَالِ وَكَثُرَتْ بِهِ الْجِرَاحُ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ وَكَادَ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ يَرْتَابُ فَبَيْنَا هُوَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَجَدَ الرَّجُلُ أَلَمَ الْجِرَاحِ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ إِلَى كِنَانَتِهِ فَاسْتَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا سَهْمًا فَانْتَحَرَ بِهَا فَاشْتَدَّ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ صَدَّقَ اللهُ حَدِيثَكَ قَدِ امْتُحِنَ فُلَانٌ فَقَتَلَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا بِلَالُ قُمْ فَأَذِّنْ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنٌ وَإِنَّ اللهَ يُؤَيِّدُ الدِّينَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْفَاجِرِ  

We went along with Messenger of Allah ( ﷺ) to visit a person suffering from fever. When I placed my hand upon him, I said: By Allah, I have never seen, till this day, a person running higher temperature than he. Thereupon Allah's Apostle ( ﷺ), turning his face to his companions, said: May I not inform you of a severer temperature than this which these two persons would run on the Day of Resurrection? And they were two hypocrites riding upon the camel turning their back towards (the Muslims). (Using translation from Muslim 2783)   

عُدْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ رَجُلًا مَوْعُوكًا قَالَ فَوَضَعْتُ يَدِي عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ وَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ كَالْيَوْمِ رَجُلًا أَشَدَّ حَرًّا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَشَدِّ حَرًّا مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟ هَذَيْنِكَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ الْمُقَفِّيَيْنِ لِرَجُلَيْنِ حِينَئِذٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ  

[Machine] I said to 'Ammaar, "Have you seen what you have done in the matter of 'Ali? Did you see any trust that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entrusted to you or something he mentioned concerning you?" He said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not entrust us with anything that he did not entrust to all the people. However, Hudhayfah told me about the Prophet ﷺ saying, 'There are twelve hypocrites among my companions, eight of whom will not enter Paradise until a camel passes through the eye of a needle. Eight of them will be saved by the dung, and four I do not remember what Shu'bah said about them."  

قُلْتُ لِعَمَّارٍ أَرَأَيْتُمْ صُنْعَكُمْ هَذَا الَّذِي صَنَعْتُمْ فِي أَمْرِ عَلِيٍّ أَرَأْيًا رَأَيْتُمُوهُ أَوْ شَيْئًا عَهِدَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَعْهَدْهُ إِلَى النَّاسِ كَافَّةً وَلَكِنَّ حُذَيْفَةَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي أَصْحَابِي اثْنَا عَشَرَ مُنَافِقًا مِنْهُمْ ثَمَانِيَةٌ لَا يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى يَلِجَ الْجَمَلُ فِي سَمِّ الْخِيَاطِ ثَمَانِيَةٌ مِنْهُمْ تَكْفِيهُمُ الدُّبَيْلَةُ وَأَرْبَعَةٌ لَمْ أَحْفَظْ مَا قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فِيهِمْ  

[Machine] I witnessed three gatherings of Abdullah bin Ubay's hypocrisy.  

شَهِدْتُ مِنْ نِفَاقِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ثَلَاثَ مَجَالِسَ  

We went out with the Prophet ﷺ : on a journey and the people suffered from lack of provisions. So ʿAbdullah bin Ubai said to his companions, "Don't spend on those who are with Messenger of Allah ﷺ, that they may disperse and go away from him." He also said, "If we return to Medina, surely, the more honorable will expel therefrom the meaner. So I went to the Prophet ﷺ and informed him of that. He sent for ʿAbdullah bin Ubai and asked him, but ʿAbdullah bin Ubai swore that he did not say so. The people said, "Zaid told a lie to 'Messenger of Allah ﷺ." What they said distressed me very much. Later Allah revealed the confirmation of my statement in his saying:-- '(When the hypocrites come to you.' (63.1) So the Prophet ﷺ called them that they might ask Allah to forgive them, but they turned their heads aside. (Concerning Allah's saying: 'Pieces of wood propped up,' Zaid said; They were the most handsome men.) (Using translation from Bukhārī 4903)   

خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ فِيهِ شِدَّةٌ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ لِأَصْحَابِهِ لَا تُنْفِقُوا عَلَى مَنْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى يَنْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِهِ وَقَالَ لَئِنْ رَجَعْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ لَيُخْرِجَنَّ الْأَعَزُّ مِنْهَا الْأَذَلَّ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ قَالَ فَبَعَثَنِي إِلَى عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ فَاجْتَهَدَ يَمِينَهُ بِاللهِ مَا فَعَلَ قَالَ فَقَالُوا كَذَبَ زَيْدٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا قَالُوا حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ تَصْدِيقِي فِي {إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ} [المنافقون 1] قَالَ وَدَعَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَيَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ فَلَوَّوْا رُءُوسَهُمْ وَقَوْلُهُ {كَأَنَّهُمْ خُشُبٌ مُسَنَّدَةٌ} [المنافقون 4] قَالَ كَانُوا رِجَالًا أَجْمَلَ شَيْءٍ  

[Machine] "Let them stone the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and whatever he said, and let Allah, exalted be He, inform his Prophet ﷺ of their secrets," so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ descended from the pulpit and said to his two companions, Hudhayfah and 'Ammar (may Allah be pleased with them): "Do you know what the people intend?" They said, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "They intend to stone me at the Thaniyyah (a valley near Mina) and throw me out of it." They said, "Shall we not command us, O Messenger of Allah, to strike their necks when the people gather around you?" He said, "I dislike that people should say that Muhammad has killed his companions." Then he mentioned the hadith in his supplication to them, informing them of their secrets, some of their confessions, repentance, and acceptance of him. Ibn Ishaq said: "He commanded him to call Husayn ibn Numayr and said to him, 'Woe to you, what prompted you to do this?' He said, 'He prompted me to do so because I thought that Allah did not inform you of it, but when Allah informed you of it and you knew it, I bear witness today that you are the Messenger of Allah, and I have never believed in you with certainty before the Hour.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ removed his blame and forgave him with his statement."  

أَنْ يَرْجُمُوا فِيهَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ أَقْوَالِهِمْ وَإِطْلَاعِ اللهِ سُبْحَانَهُ نَبِيَّهُ ﷺ عَلَى أَسْرَارِهِمْ قَالَ فَانْحَدَرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الثَّنِيَّةِ وَقَالَ لِصَاحِبَيْهِ يَعْنِي حُذَيْفَةَ وَعَمَّارًا هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا أَرَادَ الْقَوْمُ؟ قَالُوا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَرْجُمُونِي فِي الثَّنِيَّةِ فَيَطْرَحُونِي مِنْهَا فَقَالَا أَفَلَا تَأْمُرُنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَنَضْرِبَ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْكَ النَّاسُ؟ فَقَالَ أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَتَحَدَّثَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا قَدْ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ فِي أَصْحَابِهِ يَقْتُلُهُمْ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي دُعَائِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ وَإِخْبَارِهِ إِيَّاهُمْ بِسَرَائِرِهِمْ وَاعْتِرَافِ بَعْضِهِمْ وَتَوْبَتِهِمْ وَقَبُولِهِ مِنْهُمْ مَا دَلَّ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ ابْنُ إِسْحَاقَ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْعُوَ حُصَيْنَ بْنَ نُمَيْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ وَيْحَكَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى هَذَا؟ قَالَ حَمَلَنِي عَلَيْهِ أَنِّي ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُطْلِعْكَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَّا إِذْ أَطْلَعْكَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلِمْتَهُ فَإِنِّي أَشْهَدُ الْيَوْمَ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ وَأَنِّي لَمْ أُؤْمِنْ بِكَ قَطُّ قَبْلَ السَّاعَةِ يَقِينًا فَأَقَالَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَثْرَتَهُ وَعَفَا عَنْهُ بِقَوْلِهِ الَّذِي قَالَ  

[Machine] We said, "How can this be, when Allah says, 'Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire' (Quran 4:145)?" He said, "So when they dispersed and there was no one left except me, I threw pebbles at them and said, 'Verily, when they repent, they are better than you.'"  

قُلْنَا كَيْفَ يَكُونُ هَذَا وَاللهُ يَقُولُ {إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الْأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ} [النساء 145]؟ قَالَ فَلَمَّا تَفَرَّقُوا فَلَمْ يَبْقَ غَيْرِي رَمَانِي بِحَصَاةٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا تَابُوا كَانُوا خَيْرًا مِنْكُمْ  

[Machine] Regarding Alqama and Al-Aswad, they said, "We were with Abdullah when Hudhayfah passed by us and said, 'Hypocrisy has descended upon someone better than you.' We said, 'Glory be to Allah.' Abdullah laughed and went on. Then Hudhayfah passed by us again and instructed me to bring him some pebbles. I brought them to him and he said, 'Indeed, your companion has knowledge.' He laughed, and hypocrisy descended upon them, then he disappeared.' As for the saying of Allah ﷻ to His Prophet ﷺ about the hypocrites, 'Do not pray for any of them who dies' [Al-Tawbah 84], it was the cause for the revelation of this verse."  

عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ وَالْأَسْوَدِ قَالَا كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللهِ فَمَرَّ بِنَا حُذَيْفَةُ فَقَالَ لَقَدْ نَزَلَ النِّفَاقُ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ خَيْرًا مِنْكُمْ فَقُلْنَا سُبْحَانَ اللهِ فَضَحِكَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَمَضَى فَمَرَّ بِنَا حُذَيْفَةُ فَرَمَانِي بِالْحَصْبَاءِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَكُمْ عَلِمَ عِلْمًا فَضَحِكَ نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِمُ النِّفَاقُ ثُمَّ تِيبَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُ اللهِ ﷻ لِنَبِيِّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمُنَافِقِينَ {وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا} [التوبة 84] فَسَبَبُ نُزُولِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ  

"When 'Abdullah bin Ubayy died, his son came to the Prophet and said: 'Give me your shirt so that I may shroud him in it, and (some and) offer the (funeral) prayer for him, and pray for forgiveness for him'. So he gave him his shirt then he said: 'When you have finished, inform me and I will offer the (funeral) prayer for him.' But 'Umar stopped him and said: 'Hasn't Allah forbidden you to offer the (funeral) prayer for the hypocrites?' He said: 'I have two options. Whether you ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites) or ask no forgiveness for them." So he offered the (funeral) prayer for him. Then Allah, Most High, revealed: 'And never pray (funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave.' So he stopped offering the (funeral) prayer for them." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1900)   

جَاءَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ ابْنِ سَلُولٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَيْثُ مَاتَ أَبُوهُ فَقَالَ أَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ حَتَّى أُكَفِّنَهُ فِيهِ وَأُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرَ لَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ قَمِيصَهُ وَقَالَ إِذَا فَرَغْتُمْ فَآذِنُونِي فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ جَاءَهُ عُمَرُ وَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ نَهَاكَ اللهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى الْمُنَافِقِينَ؟ قَالَ أَنَا بَيْنَ خِيَرَتَيْنِ قَالَ {اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ} [التوبة 80] قَالَ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ} [التوبة 84] قَالَ فَتَرَكَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِمْ  

[Machine] "Abdullah ibn Ubayy ibn Salul was invited by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to perform funeral prayer for him. So, when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, I hastened towards him and said, 'O Messenger of Allah, would you pray for Ibn Ubayy, even though he said such and such on such and such day?' I repeated his statement to him, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled and said, 'O Umar, postpone it for me.' When I insisted, he said, 'I was given a choice, so I chose that if I knew that by increasing the number beyond seventy, it would be forgiven for him, I would have increased it more.' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed the funeral prayer for him and then left. He did not stay except for a short while until the verses were revealed in disapproval: 'And never pray for any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.' (Quran 9:84) He said, 'I was amazed by my boldness towards the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on that day. By Allah, he and his Messenger know better.'"  

عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ ابْنُ سَلُولَ دُعِيَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَثَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَتُصَلِّي عَلَى ابْنِ أُبَيٍّ وَقَدْ قَالَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَكَذَا وَكَذَا؟ أُعَدِّدُ عَلَيْهِ قَوْلَهُ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ أَخِّرْ عَنِّي يَا عُمَرُ فَلَمَّا أَكْثَرْتُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ إِنِّي خُيِّرْتُ فَاخْتَرْتُ لَوْ أَعْلَمُ أَنِّي إِنْ زِدْتُ عَلَى السَّبْعِينَ غُفِرَ لَهُ لَزِدْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ فَلَمْ يَمْكُثْ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ الْآيَتَانِ فِي بَرَاءَةَ {وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ} [التوبة 84] قَالَ فَعَجِبْتُ بَعْدُ مِنْ جُرْأَتِي عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] Hudhayfah said, "The Prophet ﷺ was traveling to Tabuk, and he got off his riding animal to receive revelation. I took hold of the reins and guided it until he finished receiving revelation. Then, the Prophet ﷺ stood up and approached his camel. He asked, 'Who is this?' I replied, 'Hudhayfah bin Yamamah.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'I have something to tell you secretly, never to be disclosed to anyone. I have been prohibited from praying for so-and-so and so-and-so, who are hypocrites and belong to a certain group.' When the Prophet ﷺ passed away and Umar succeeded him, whenever a companion of the Prophet ﷺ would die and Umar suspected that he belonged to that group, he would take Hudhayfah by the hand and lead him to the deceased. If Hudhayfah walked along, Umar would offer the funeral prayer. But if Hudhayfah held back, Umar would not offer the funeral prayer. Umar instructed that the one who offers the funeral prayer for this person should consider himself authorized, although the hadith had been conveyed through another chain of narration."  

قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ سَائِرٌ إِلَى تَبُوكَ نَزَلَ عَنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ لَيُوحَى إِلَيْهِ وَأَنَاخَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَنَهَضَتِ النَّاقَةُ تَجُرُّ زِمَامَهَا مُنْطَلِقَةً فَتَلَقَّاهَا حُذَيْفَةُ فَأَخَذَ بِزِمَامِهَا يَقُودُهَا حَتَّى أَنَاخَهَا وَقَعَدَ عِنْدَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَامَ فَأَقْبَلَ إِلَى نَاقَتِهِ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَإِنِّي مُسِرٌّ إِلَيْكَ سِرًّا لَا تُحَدِّثَنَّ بِهِ أَحَدًا أَبَدًا إِنِّي نُهِيتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ عَلَى فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ رَهْطٍ ذَوِي عَدَدٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاسْتُخْلِفَ عُمَرُ ؓ كَانَ إِذَا مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِمَّنْ يَظُنُّ عُمَرُ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أُولَئِكِ الرَّهْطِ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ حُذَيْفَةَ فَقَادَهُ فَإِنْ مَشَى مَعَهُ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَإِنِ انْتَزَعَ مِنْ يَدِهِ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمَرَ مَنْ يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ هَذَا مُرْسَلٌ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ مَوْصُولًا مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he was on the expedition of Tabuk, dismounted from his ride and he was inspired, and his ride became blessed as it pulled its reins until Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman met it and took hold of its reins and led it until he saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , sitting. And he released it and sat beside him until the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , stood up and came to him and said, "Who is this?" Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman said, "It is Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman." The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, I have news for you that I have been ordered not to mention. I have been forbidden from praying upon so-and-so and so-and-so, a group of hypocrites, to anyone except Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman." When the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , passed away, during the caliphate of Umar bin Al-Khattab, whenever a man thought that he was from those hypocrites, Umar would take Hudhayfah's hand and lead him to pray over the deceased. If Hudhayfah walked with him, he would pray over the deceased, and if Hudhayfah resisted and refused to walk with him, Umar would leave with him and would not pray over the deceased. And Umar ordered that prayers should be offered over him.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ غَزَا تَبُوكَ نَزَلَ عَنْ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَأُوحِيَ إِلَيْهِ وَرَاحِلَتُهُ بَارِكَةٌ فَقَامَتْ تَجُرُّ زِمَامَهَا حَتَّى لَقِيَهَا حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ فَأَخَذَ بِزِمَامِهَا فَاقْتَادَهَا حَتَّى رَأَى رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ جَالِسًا فَأَنَاخَهَا ثُمَّ جَلَسَ عِنْدَهَا حَتَّى قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ بْنُ الْيَمَانِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِنِّي أُسِرُّ إِلَيْكَ أَمْرًا فَلَا تَذْكُرَنَّهُ إِنِّي قَدْ نُهِيتُ أَنْ أُصَلِّيَ عَلَى فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ رَهْطٍ ذَوِي عَدَدٍ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لَمْ يُعْلِمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذِكْرَهُمْ لِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ الْيَمَانِ فَلَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ فِي خِلَافَتِهِ إِذَا مَاتَ رَجُلٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ مِنْ أُولَئِكِ الرِّهْطِ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ حُذَيْفَةَ فَاقْتَادَهُ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ مَشَى مَعَهُ حُذَيْفَةُ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَإِنِ انْتَزَعَ حُذَيْفَةُ يَدَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَمْشِيَ مَعَهُ انْصَرَفَ عُمَرُ مَعَهُ فَأَبَى أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ وَأَمَرَ عُمَرُ ؓ أَنْ يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ  

[Machine] Hudhayfah said, "There remained of the companions of this verse except three, I think he meant to say, 'Fight the leaders of disbelief' [9:12]." He said, "And there remained of the hypocrites except four." He said, "And behind us was an Arab sitting who said, 'You companions of Muhammad ﷺ , you know what we do not know. You claim that there are no more hypocrites except four, so then what about those who sneak into our homes at night?' He said, 'Hudhayfah said, 'Those are the corrupt ones, indeed there are no more hypocrites except four. One of them is a very old man, if he were to drink cold water he would not find its coldness.'  

مَا بَقِيَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ أَظُنُّهُ أَرَادَ قَوْلَهُ {فَقَاتِلُوا أَئِمَّةَ الْكُفْرِ} [التوبة 12] قَالَ وَمَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ قَالَ وَخَلْفَنَا أَعْرَابِيٌّ جَالِسٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمْ مَعْشَرَ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ تَدْرُونَ مَا لَا نَدْرِي تَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ فَمَا بَالُ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ يَنْقُرُونَ بُيُوتَنَا تَحْتَ اللَّيْلِ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ أُولَئِكَ الْفُسَّاقُ أَجَلْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةٌ إِنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ لَشَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ لَوْ شَرِبَ الْمَاءَ الْبَارِدَ مَا وَجَدَ بَرْدَهُ  

[Machine] Indeed, the hypocrites today are worse than them during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ; they used to conceal it back then, but today they declare it openly.  

إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ الْيَوْمَ شَرٌّ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كَانُوا يَوْمَئِذٍ يَكْتُمُونَهُ وَهُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَجْهَرُونُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, causing the Arabs to apostate and hypocrisy to spread in Medina. If he had descended upon the high mountains, he wouldn't have landed on anything but Abi Lahab, as his fortune and singing in Islam made him fly high. With this, she used to say, "Whoever saw Ibn Al-Khattab would know that he was created for the singing of Islam. By Allah, he was the most suitable, distinctive fabric, and he prepared his equals for matters."  

قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَارْتَدَّتِ الْعَرَبُ وَاشْرَأَبَّ النِّفَاقُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَلَوْ نَزَلَ بِالْجِبَالِ الرَّاسِياتِ مَا نَزَلَ بِأَبِي لَهَاضَهَا فَوَاللهِ مَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِي نُقْطَةٍ إِلَّا طَارَ أَبِي بِحَظِّهَا وَغَنَائِهَا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَكَانَتْ تَقُولُ مَعَ هَذَا وَمَنْ رَأَى ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَرَفَ أَنَّهُ خُلِقَ غَنَاءَ الْإِسْلَامِ كَانَ وَاللهِ أَحْوَذِيًّا نَسِيجَ وَحْدَهُ قَدْ أَعَدَّ لِلْأُمُورِ أَقْرَانَهَا  

[Machine] To invite them with the invitation of Islam and inform them of what is in it for them and against them, and to ensure their guidance. So whoever responds to him from among the people, whether they are red or black, accepts that from him because he only fights those who disbelieve in Allah while believing in Allah. So if the invitee answers to Islam and his faith is true, then there is no way against him and Allah is his accountant. And whoever does not respond to what he called him to from Islam, from whom he turns away, then kill him.  

أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُمْ بِدِعَايَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَيُنَبِّئَهُمْ بِالَّذِي لَهُمْ فِيهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ وَيَحْرِصَ عَلَى هُدَاهُمْ فَمَنْ أَجَابَهُ مِنَ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمْ أَحْمَرِهِمْ وَأَسْوَدِهِمْ كَانَ يَقْبَلُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ بِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يُقَاتِلُ مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللهِ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ بِاللهِ فَإِذَا أَجَابَ الْمَدْعُوُّ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَصَدَقَ إِيمَانُهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلٌ وَكَانَ اللهُ ﷻ هُوَ حَسِيبَهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبْهُ إِلَى مَا دَعَاهُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِمَّنْ يَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ  

People were (sometimes) judged by the revealing of a Divine Inspiration during the lifetime of Allah's Apostle but now there is no longer any more (new revelation). Now we judge you by the deeds you practice publicly, so we will trust and favor the one who does good deeds in front of us, and we will not call him to account about what he is really doing in secret, for Allah will judge him for that; but we will not trust or believe the one who presents to us with an evil deed even if he claims that his intentions were good. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2641)   

سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أُنَاسًا كَانُوا يُؤْخَذُونَ بِالْوَحْيِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِنَّ الْوَحْيَ قَدِ انْقَطَعَ وَإِنَّمَا نَأْخُذُكُمُ الْآنَ بِمَا ظَهَرَ مِنْ أَعْمَالِكُمْ فَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا خَيْرًا أَمِنَّاهُ وَقَرَّبْنَاهُ وَلَيْسَ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ سَرِيرَتِهِ شَيْءٌ اللهُ يُحَاسِبُهُ فِي سَرِيرَتِهِ وَمَنْ أَظْهَرَ لَنَا سُوءًا لَمْ نَأْمَنْهُ وَلَمْ نُصَدِّقْهُ وَإِنْ قَالَ إِنَّ سَرِيرَتِي حَسَنَةٌ  

[Machine] Yes, indeed, in Islam, there is a refuge for those who seek refuge in it.  

أَجَلْ إِنَّ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ مَا أَعَاذَ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ بِهِ  

[Machine] "And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. So whoever accepts this and disavows Musaylimah, then do not kill him. But whoever adheres to the religion of Musaylimah, then kill him. Some men from among them accepted this and were left alone, while others adhered to the religion of Musaylimah and were killed."  

وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ فَمَنْ قَبِلَهَا وَبَرِئَ مِنْ مُسَيْلِمَةَ فَلَا تَقْتُلْهُ وَمَنْ لَزِمَ دِينَ مُسَيْلِمَةَ فَاقْتُلْهُ فَقَبِلَهَا رِجَالٌ مِنْهُمْ فَتُرِكُوا وَلَزِمَ دِينَ مُسَيْلِمَةَ رِجَالٌ فَقُتِلُوا  

[Machine] Ali said: "As for the heretics, they are presented with Islam. If they embrace Islam, they are spared; otherwise, they are killed."  

عَلِيٌّ ؓ أَمَّا الزَّنَادِقَةُ فَيُعْرَضُونَ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمُوا وَإِلَّا قُتِلُوا  

[Machine] I heard Ibn Shihab say, "If the heretic denies [his beliefs] and clear evidence is presented against him, then he is to be killed. But if he confesses and repents, then he is spared from being killed."  

سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ شِهَابٍ يَقُولُ الزِّنْدِيقُ إِنْ هُوَ جَحَدَ وَقَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْتَلُ وَإِنْ جَاءَ هُوَ مُعْتَرِفًا تَائِبًا فَإِنَّهُ يُتْرَكُ مِنَ الْقَتْلِ  

[Machine] He said about the heretic: he should be killed and not given a chance to repent.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الزِّنْدِيقِ يُقْتَلُ وَلَا يُسْتَتَابُ  

[Machine] Repentance is sought. If one repents, their repentance is accepted and their blood is protected. Allah is the Guardian of everything that is absent. Allah knows best.  

يُسْتَتَابُ فَإِنْ تَابَ قُبِلَتْ تَوْبَتُهُ وَحُقِنَ دَمُهُ وَاللهُ وَلِيُّ مَا غَابَ أَوْلَى وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ