[Machine] When they set out, Abu Bakr walked with the leaders of his soldiers, bidding them farewell until they reached Thaniyat al-Wada’. They said, “O Caliph of the Messenger of Allah! Will you walk while we are riding?” He said, “Indeed, I seek the reward for my sins in the cause of Allah.” Then he advised them, saying, “I advise you to fear Allah, wage jihad in the cause of Allah, fight those who disbelieve in Allah, for Allah will surely support His religion. Do not be treacherous, do not deceive, do not show cowardice, do not cause corruption on earth, and do not disobey your orders. If you encounter the enemy among the polytheists, then call them to three options. If they accept, accept them and refrain from harming them. Call them to Islam, and if they accept, accept them and refrain from harming them. Then call them to migrate from their homes to the abode of the emigrants, and if they do so, inform them that they have the same rights and responsibilities as the emigrants. And if they choose to remain in the faith of their choice and prefer their homes over the abode of the emigrants, inform them that they will be treated as Muslim Arabs subject to the laws of Allah that have been imposed on the believers. They will have no share in the booty until they fight alongside the Muslims. If they refuse to enter Islam, then call them to pay the jizyah. If they comply, accept it from them and refrain from harming them. If they refuse, seek the help of Allah against them and fight them, if Allah wills. Do not destroy date palms, do not burn them, do not cut down fruitful trees, do not destroy any covenant, do not kill children, elderly people, or women. You will find people who have confined themselves to hermitages, so leave them alone, for what they have confined themselves to is for them. And you will find others who have become the tools of the devil, with lines drawn on their foreheads. When you find such people, strike their necks, if Allah wills. 18126 Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz and Abu Sa’eed ibn Abi Amr reported to us, from Abu al-Abbas Muhammad ibn Ya’qub, who said: I heard Abdullah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal say: I heard my father say: This is a rejected hadith. I do not think there is anything from Yunus except from other than al-Zuhri.  

لَمَّا رَكِبُوا مَشَى أَبُو بَكْرٍ مَعَ أُمَرَاءِ جُنُودِهِ يُوَدِّعُهُمْ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ثَنِيَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالُوا يَا خَلِيفَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ أَتَمْشِي وَنَحْنُ رُكْبَانٌ؟ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَحْتَسِبُ خُطَايَ هَذِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ يُوصِيهِمْ فَقَالَ أُوصِيكُمْ بِتَقْوَى اللهِ اغْزُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَقَاتِلُوا مَنْ كَفَرَ بِاللهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ نَاصِرٌ دِينَهُ وَلَا تَغُلُّوا وَلَا تَغْدِرُوا وَلَا تَجْبُنُوا وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا تَعْصُوا مَا تُؤْمَرُونَ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الْعَدُوَّ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ خِصَالٍ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَجَابُوكَ فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ ادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَجَابُوكَ فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ ثُمَّ ادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى التَّحَوُّلِ مِنْ دَارِهِمْ إِلَى دَارِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَإِنْ هُمْ فَعَلُوا فَأَخْبِرُوهُمْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ مِثْلَ مَا لِلْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَعَلَيْهِمْ مَا عَلَى الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَإِنْ هُمْ دَخَلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَاخْتَارُوا دَارَهُمْ عَلَى دَارِ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ فَأَخْبِرُوهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ كَأَعْرَابِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يَجْرِي عَلَيْهِمْ حُكْمُ اللهِ الَّذِي فَرَضَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الْفَيْءِ وَالْغَنَائِمِ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يُجَاهِدُوا مَعَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَإِنْ هُمْ أَبَوْا أَنْ يَدْخُلُوا فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَادْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْجِزْيَةِ فَإِنْ هُمْ فَعَلُوا فَاقْبَلُوا مِنْهُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْهُمْ وَإِنْ هُمْ أَبَوْا فَاسْتَعِينُوا بِاللهِ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَاتِلُوهُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ وَلَا تُغْرِقُنَّ نَخْلًا وَلَا تَحْرِقُنَّهَا وَلَا تَعْقِرُوا بَهِيمَةً وَلَا شَجَرَةً تُثْمِرُ وَلَا تَهْدِمُوا بَيْعَةً وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا الْوِلْدَانَ وَلَا الشُّيُوخَ وَلَا النِّسَاءَ وَسَتَجِدُونَ أَقْوَامًا حَبَسُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي الصَّوَامِعِ فَدَعُوهُمْ وَمَا حَبَسُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ لَهُ وَسَتَجِدُونَ آخَرِينَ اتَّخَذَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي رُءُوسِهِمْ أَفْحَاصًا فَإِذَا وَجَدْتُمْ أُولَئِكَ فَاضْرِبُوا أَعْنَاقَهُمْ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ 18126 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ مَا أَظُنُّ مِنْ هَذَا شَيْئًا هَذَا كَلَامُ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ أَنْكَرَهُ أَبِي عَلَى يُونُسَ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ كَأَنَّهُ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ غَيْرِ الزُّهْرِيِّ  

[Machine] Imam Shafi'i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "Perhaps the reason for Abu Bakr's command to refrain from cutting down fruit-bearing trees is because he heard the Prophet ﷺ inform that the lands of the Levant would be conquered by the Muslims. So, when it became permissible for him to cut down the trees and leave them, he chose to leave them due to the presence of Muslims, not because he considered it forbidden. This is because he witnessed the Prophet ﷺ burning them in Nadir, Khaybar, and Ta'if."  

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَلَعَلَّ أَمْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ بِأَنْ يَكُفُّوا عَنْ أَنْ يَقْطَعُوا شَجَرًا مُثْمِرًا؛ إِنَّمَا هُوَ لِأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يُخْبِرُ أَنَّ بِلَادَ الشَّامِ تُفْتَحُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مُبَاحًا لَهُ أَنْ يَقْطَعَ وَيَتْرُكَ اخْتَارَ التَّرْكَ نَظَرًا لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ لَا لِأَنَّهُ رَآهُ مُحَرَّمًا؛ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَحْرِيقَهُ بِالنَّضِيرِ وَخَيْبَرَ وَالطَّائِفِ