[Machine] He was brought the calf importer, and he apostatized. Islam was offered to him but he refused. He was killed and his inheritance was divided among his Muslim heirs. Ash-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Some of the people of Hadith among you claim that this is a mistake. Ash-Shafi'i said in another context: I said to him, referring to the one he was debating with, "Have you heard from the people of Hadith among you anyone who claims that the memorizers did not memorize anything about Ali? So he divided his property among his Muslim heirs. And we fear that the one who added this made a mistake. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I have read in the narration of Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Hanee' from Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) that he deemed the hadith that was narrated about Ali weak, which states that the property of the apostate is inherited by his Muslim heirs. The scholar said: I have also narrated the story of the calf importer from another perspective from Ali, and it does not contain this wording, but it only says that he did not offer his wealth.  

أَنَّهُ أُتِيَ بِمُسْتَوْرِدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ وَقَدِ ارْتَدَّ فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ الْإِسْلَامَ فَأَبَى قَالَ فَقَتَلَهُ وَجَعَلَ مِيرَاثَهُ بَيْنَ وَرَثَتِهِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ قَدْ يَزْعُمُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنْكُمْ أَنَّهُ غَلَطٌ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَعْنِي لِلَّذِي يُنَاظِرُهُ هَلْ سَمِعْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحَدِيثِ مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّ الْحُفَّاظَ لَمْ يَحْفَظُوا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ فَقَسَمَ مَالَهُ بَيْنَ وَرَثَتِهِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَنَخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الَّذِي زَادَ هَذَا غَلَطَ؟ قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَقَرَأْتُ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ هَانِئٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ أَنَّهُ ضَعَّفَ الْحَدِيثَ الَّذِي رُوِيَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ أَنَّ مِيرَاثَ الْمُرْتَدِّ لِوَرَثَتِهِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ قَدْ رُوِيَتْ قِصَّةُ الْمُسْتَوْرِدِ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا هَذِهِ اللَّفْظَةُ وَإِنَّمَا فِيهَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لِمَالِهِ