17. Book of Expeditions
١٧۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] We sent the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a military expedition, and he said, "If you capture so-and-so and so-and-so, burn them with fire." The next day, he sent for us and said, "I had commanded you to burn these two men, but then I realized that no one should be tortured with fire except Allah. So, if you capture them, kill them."
بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَقَالَ «إِنْ ظَفِرْتُمْ بِفُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ فَحَرِّقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ» حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ الْغَدُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ بِتَحْرِيقِ هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ ثُمَّ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِنْ ظَفِرْتُمْ بِهِمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا»