[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ came across a man who was dividing dates on the day of the Battle of Khaybar. The man said, "O Muhammad, be fair." The Prophet replied, "Woe to you! Who will be fair to me if I am not fair? Who else can you seek justice from after me?" Then, the Prophet said, "Soon there will come a people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not go beyond their throats. They will leave Islam as quickly as the arrow pierces the target. Whenever you meet them, kill them."  

أَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَجُلٌ وَهُوَ يَقْسِمُ تَمْرًا يَوْمَ خَيْبَرَ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ اعْدِلْ قَالَ «وَيْحَكَ وَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ عَلَيْكَ إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ؟ أَوْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تَلْتَمِسُ الْعَدْلُ بَعْدِي؟ » ثُمَّ قَالَ «يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ قَوْمٌ مِثْلُ هَذَا يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَهُمْ أَعْدَاؤُهُ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ مُحَلَّقَةٌ رَءُوسُهُمْ فَإِذَا خَرَجُوا فَاضْرِبُوا رِقَابَهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: "Indeed, there are some people from my nation whose tongues are more eloquent in reciting the Quran than their actions would indicate. They pass through the religion just as an arrow passes through its target. So when you encounter them, kill them, for the one who kills them will be rewarded."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ أَقْوَامًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي أَشِدَّةٌ ذَلِقَةٌ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ فَإِنَّ الْمَأْجُورَ مَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saying: "There will be a group among my Ummah (nation) who have swift tongues against the Quran. So, when you see them, refute them."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «يَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي قَوْمٌ أَعْدَاءٌ ذَلِقَةٌ أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ بِالْقُرْآنِ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَأَنِيمُوهُمْ»  

[Machine] "To see a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and for him to speak to me about the Khawarij, I met Abu Barzah on the day of Arafah among a group of his companions, so I said: 'O Abu Barzah, tell us something you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding the Khawarij.' He said: 'I will inform you of something that my ears heard and my eyes saw. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was given some dinars from a certain land and he used to distribute them. He had a man by his side who was dark-skinned with thick hair and was wearing two white garments with signs of prostration between his eyes. He came close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ from his front, but the Prophet did not give him anything. Then he approached him from his left side, but the Prophet did not give him anything. Then he approached him from his back, and he said: "By Allah, O Muhammad, you have not been fair in your distribution today." This made the Prophet ﷺ angry, and he said: "You will not find any other person after me who is more just towards you." He repeated this statement three times, and then he said: "A group will emerge from the east, reciting the Quran, but it will not go beyond their throats. They will pass through the religion just as an arrow passes through its target, and then they will not return to it." The Prophet ﷺ placed his hand on his chest and said: "They have the mark of a fork on their forehead; they will continue to emerge until the last of them appears. So when you see them, then kill them." Hammād repeated this statement three times, saying, "They are the worst of creation and creatures." Then he added, "They will not return to it."  

أَنْ أَرَىَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَيُحَدِّثُنِي عَنِ الْخَوَارِجِ قَالَ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَرْزَةَ فِي يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا بَرْزَةَ حَدِّثْنَا بِشَيْءٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ فِي الْخَوَارِجِ قَالَ أُحَدِّثُكَ مَا سَمِعَتْ أُذُنَايَ وَرَأَتْ عَيْنَايَ أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِدَنَانِيرَ مِنْ أَرْضٍ فَكَانَ يَقْسِمُهَا وَعِنْدَهُ رَجُلٌ أَسْوَدُ مَطْمُومُ الشَّعْرِ عَلَيْهِ ثَوْبَانِ أَبْيَضَانِ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ أَثَرُ السُّجُودِ فَتَعَرَّضَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ وَجْهِهِ فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ شَيْئًا فَأَتَاهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ شِمَالِهِ فَلَمْ يُعْطِهِ شَيْئًا فَأَتَاهُ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ يَا مُحَمَّدُ مَا عَدَلْتَ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ فِي الْقِسْمَةِ فَغَضِبَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «لَا تَجِدُونَ بَعْدِي أَحَدًا أَعْدَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ» قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ قَوْمٌ كَأَنَّ هَدْيَهُمْ هَكَذَا يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ سِيمَاهُمُ التَّحْلِيقُ لَا يَزَالُونَ يَخْرُجُونَ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ آخِرُهُمْ فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُمُوهُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ قَالَهَا حَمَّادٌ ثَلَاثًا هُمْ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ قَالَهَا حَمَّادٌ ثَلَاثًا وَقَالَ قَالَ أَيْضًا لَا يَرْجِعُونَ فِيهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "There will be disputes and divisions in my nation, and there will come a people who will please you and be pleased with themselves. They will appear to be more devoted to God than others, but they are not truly from God. They will speak eloquently but their actions will be evil. They will call people to God, yet they are not in any way connected with God. When you encounter them, kill them." The companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah, describe them to us." He replied, "They will have shaved heads and will remove hair from their bodies" which means they will shave their pubic hair.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي اخْتِلَافٌ وَفُرْقَةٌ وَسَيَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ يُعْجِبُونَكُمْ وَتُعْجِبُهُمْ أَنْفُسُهُمْ الَّذِينَ يَقْتُلُونَهُمْ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيلَ وَيُسِيئُونَ الْفِعْلَ وَيَدْعُونَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَلَيْسُوا مِنَ اللَّهِ فِي شَيْءٍ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَأَنِيمُوهُمْ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ انْعَتْهُمْ لَنَا قَالَ «آيَتُهُمُ الْحَلْقُ وَالتَّسْبِيتُ» يَعْنِي اسْتِئْصَالَ التَّقْصِيرِ قَالَ وَالتَّسْبِيتُ اسْتِئْصَالُ الشَّعْرِ  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Soon there will appear disagreement and dissension in my people; there will be people who will be good in speech and bad in work. They recite the Qur'an, but it does not pass their collar-bones. They will swerve from the religion as an animal goes through the animal shot at. They will not return to it till the arrow comes back to its notch. They are worst of the people and animals. Happy is the one who kills them and they kill him. They call to the book of Allah, but they have nothing to do with it. He who fights against them will be nearer to Allah than them (the rest of the people). The people asked: What is their sign? He replied: They shave the head. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4765)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي اخْتِلَافٌ وَفُرْقَةٌ قَوْمٌ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيلَ وَيُسِيئُونَ الْفِعْلَ وَيَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَحْقِرُ أَحَدُكُمْ صَلَاتَهُ مَعَ صَلَاتِهِمْ وَصِيَامَهُ مَعَ صِيَامِهِمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ لَا يَرْجِعُ حَتَّى يُرَدَّ السَّهْمُ عَلَى فَوْقِهِ وَهُمْ شِرَارُ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسُوا مِنْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ كَانَ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا سِيمَاهُمْ؟ قَالَ «التَّحْلِيقُ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

The Prophet ﷺ said: Soon there will appear disagreement and dissension in my people; there will be people who will be good in speech and bad in work. They recite the Qur'an, but it does not pass their collar-bones. They will swerve from the religion as an animal goes through the animal shot at. They will not return to it till the arrow comes back to its notch. They are worst of the people and animals. Happy is the one who kills them and they kill him. They call to the book of Allah, but they have nothing to do with it. He who fights against them will be nearer to Allah than them (the rest of the people). The people asked: What is their sign? He replied: They shave the head. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4765)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي اخْتِلَافٌ وَفُرْقَةٌ قَوْمٌ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقِيلَ وَيُسِيئُونَ الْفِعْلَ وَيَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ لَا يَرْجِعُونَ حَتَّى يُرَدَّ عَلَى فَوْقِهِ شَرُّ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخَلِيقَةِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ وَقَتَلُوهُ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَلَيْسُوا مِنْهُ فِي شَيْءٍ مَنْ قَاتَلَهُمْ كَانَ أَوْلَى بِاللَّهِ مِنْهُمْ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَمَا سِيمَاهُمْ؟ قَالَ «التَّحْلِيقُ» لَمْ يَسْمَعْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ قَتَادَةُ مِنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ إِنَّمَا سَمِعَهُ مِنْ أَبِي الْمُتَوَكِّلِ النَّاجِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ  

[Machine] From the Prophet is reported to have said, "Their example is like that of a man who shoots an arrow and then goes to seek it where it fell, he takes it and looks above it but sees no fat or blood on it. Then he looks at the feathers of the arrow but finds no fat or blood on them. He then looks at the tip of the arrow but finds no fat or blood on it, just as nothing of the fat and blood is attached to it. Likewise, these people have no connection to anything of Islam." Al-Dhahabi remained silent about this in his summary.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُهُمْ مَثَلُ رَجُلٍ يَرْمِي رَمْيَةً فَيَتَوَخَّى السَّهْمَ حَيْثُ وَقَعَ فَأَخَذَهُ فَنَظَرَ إِلَى فَوْقِهِ فَلَمْ يَرَ بِهِ دَسَمًا وَلَا دَمًا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى رِيشِهِ فَلَمْ يَرَ بِهِ دَسَمًا وَلَا دَمًا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى نَصْلِهِ فَلَمْ يَرَ بِهِ دَسَمًا وَلَا دَمًا كَمَا لَمْ يَتَعَلَّقْ بِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الدَّسَمِ وَالدَّمِ كَذَلِكَ لَمْ يَتَعَلَّقْ هَؤُلَاءِ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْإِسْلَامِ» سكت عنه الذهبي في التلخيص  

[Machine] I and Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri went to Hudhaifah and said, "O Abu Abdullah! Talk to us about what you heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding turmoil." Hudhaifah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Stick to the Book of Allah wherever it takes you.'" We said, "But what if people differ among themselves?" He replied, "Follow the group of Muslims and their Imam (leader), and if a division occurs and you see a group aligning with Ibn Sumayyah, then align with them, for they will be adhering to the Book of Allah." I asked, "Who is Ibn Sumayyah?" He said, "Do you not know him?" I indicated that I did not, so he said, "He is Ammar ibn Yasir." I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying to Ammar, 'O Abu Al-Yaqzan, you will not die until the rebellious group kills you on the way.'"  

دَخَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيُّ عَلَى حُذَيْفَةَ فَقُلْنَا يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنَا مَا سَمِعْتَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ قَالَ حُذَيْفَةُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «دُورُوا مَعَ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ حَيْثُ مَا دَارَ» فَقُلْنَا فَإِذَا اخْتَلَفَ النَّاسُ فَمَعَ مَنْ نَكُونُ؟ فَقَالَ «انْظُرُوا الْفِئَةَ الَّتِي فِيهَا ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ فَالْزَمُوهَا فَإِنَّهُ يَدُورُ مَعَ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ» قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمَنِ ابْنُ سُمَيَّةَ؟ قَالَ أَوَ مَا تَعْرِفُهُ؟ قُلْتُ بَيِّنْهُ لِي قَالَ «عَمَّارُ بْنُ يَاسِرٍ» سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِعَمَّارٍ «يَا أَبَا الْيَقْظَانِ لَنْ تَمُوتَ حَتَّى تَقْتُلَكَ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ»  

[Machine] "He said to him and his son Ali, 'Go to Abu Sa'id and listen to his words about the matter of the Khawarij.' So they went and found him fixing a wall. When he saw us, he took his cloak, covered himself with it, and then began to speak to us until he mentioned it in the mosque. He said, 'We used to carry one brick at a time, while the construction workers carried two bricks at a time.' The Prophet ﷺ saw him and began to shake the dust off his head, saying, 'O Ammar, why don't you carry one brick at a time as your companions do?' Ammar replied, 'I seek reward from Allah.' The Prophet ﷺ shook his head and said, 'Woe to Ammar, the opposing faction will kill him.' Ammar said, 'I seek refuge in Allah from trials and tribulations.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَهُ وَلِابْنِهِ عَلِيٍّ انْطَلِقَا إِلَى أَبِي سَعِيدٍ فَاسْمَعَا مِنْهُ حَدِيثَهُ فِي شَأْنِ الْخَوَارِجِ فَانْطَلَقَا فَإِذَا هُوَ فِي حَائِطٍ لَهُ يُصْلِحُ فَلَمَّا رَآنَا أَخَذَ رِدَاءَهُ ثُمَّ احْتَبَى ثُمَّ أَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا حَتَّى عَلَا ذِكْرُهُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ كُنَّا نَحْمِلُ لَبِنَةً لَبِنَةً وَعَمَّارٌ يَحْمِلُ لَبِنَتَيْنِ لَبِنَتَيْنِ فَرَآهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَنْفُضُ التُّرَابَ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ وَيَقُولُ «يَا عَمَّارُ أَلَا تَحْمِلُ لَبِنَةً لَبِنَةً كَمَا يَحْمِلُ أَصْحَابُكَ؟» قَالَ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْأَجْرَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ يَنْفُضُ وَيَقُولُ «وَيْحَ عَمَّارٍ تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ» قَالَ وَيَقُولُ عَمَّارٌ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الْفِتَنِ  

[Machine] I witnessed Abu Umamah al-Bahili standing at the gate of Damascus, on top of the Haruriyah (a hill), saying, "The dogs of the people of Hellfire are those who say it (the phrase "Kilabu Ahli-Nar") three times. It is better for those who kill them." Tears came from his eyes, and a man said to him, "Abu Umamah, did you hear this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ or is it your opinion?" He replied, "If I had not heard it from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ except once or twice or three times, then I would have been brave to say so. But he repeated it seven times. This is what I have informed you." The man said, "I see that your eyes have teared up." Abu Umamah replied, "When they were believers and then disbelieved after their faith." Then he recited the verse, "And do not be like those who became divided and differed after clear proofs had come to them." (Surah Al-Imran, 3:105) It happened to them twice."  

شَهِدْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ الْبَاهِلِيَّ وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَرُورِيَّةِ عِنْدَ بَابِ دِمَشْقَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «كِلَابُ أَهْلِ النَّارِ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا خَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» وَدَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَا أَبَا أُمَامَةَ أَرَأَيْتَ قَوْلَكَ هَؤُلَاءِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ أَشَيْءٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَوْ مِنْ رَأْيِكَ؟ قَالَ إِنِّي إِذًا لَجَرِيءٌ لَوْ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مَرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا وَعَدَّ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ مَا حَدَّثْتُكُمُوهُ قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ قَدْ دَمَعَتْ عَيْنَاكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَمَّا كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ وَكَفَرُوا بَعْدَ إِيمَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {وَلَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُوا وَاخْتَلَفُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا جَاءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ} [آل عمران 105] الْآيَةُ فَهِيَ لَهُمْ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

[Machine] "I heard Abu Umamah while standing on the heads of the stones at the gate of Homs or the gate of Damascus, saying, 'The dogs of fire, the dogs of fire, the worst of those killed under the shadow of the sky is better than the one who killed him.' Then he continued the talk towards the saying of Abu Hudhayfah."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُمَامَةَ وَهُوَ وَاقِفٌ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْحَرُورِيَّةِ عَلَى بَابِ حِمْصَ أَوْ بَابِ دِمَشْقَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ «كِلَابُ النَّارِ كِلَابُ النَّارِ شَرُّ قَتْلَى تَحْتَ ظِلِّ السَّمَاءِ خَيْرُ قَتْلَى مَنْ قَتَلُوهُ» ثُمَّ سَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ أَبِي حُذَيْفَةَ  

لَمَّا خَرَجَتِ الْحَرُورِيَّةُ اجْتَمَعُوا فِي دَارٍ وَهُمْ سِتَّةُ آلَافٍ أَتَيْتُ عَلِيًّا فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَبْرِدْ بِالظُّهْرِ لَعَلِّي آتِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمَ فَأُكَلِّمُهُمْ قَالَ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ قُلْتُ كَلَّا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَبِسْتُ أَحْسَنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ حُلَلِ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ أَبُو زُمَيْلٍ كَانَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ جَمِيلًا جَهِيرًا قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ وَهُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ فِي دَارِهِمْ قَائِلُونَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا مَرْحَبًا بِكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَا هَذِهِ الْحُلَّةُ؟ قَالَ قُلْتُ مَا تَعِيبُونَ عَلَيَّ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ عَلَىَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَحْسَنَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ الْحُلَلِ وَنَزَلَتْ {قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ} [الأعراف 32] قَالُوا فَمَا جَاءَ بِكَ؟ قُلْتُ أَتَيْتُكُمْ مِنْ عِنْدِ صَحَابَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ لِأُبَلِّغُكُمْ مَا يَقُولُونَ الْمُخْبَرُونَ بِمَا يَقُولُونَ فَعَلَيْهِمْ نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ وَهُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِالْوَحْيِ مِنْكُمْ وَفِيهِمْ أُنْزِلَ وَلَيْسَ فِيكُمْ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَا تُخَاصِمُوا قُرَيْشًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} [الزخرف 58] قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَتَيْتُ قَوْمًا لَمْ أَرْ قَوْمًا قَطُّ أَشَدَّ اجْتِهَادًا مِنْهُمْ مُسْهِمَةٌ وجُوهُهُمْ مِنَ السَّهَرِ كَأَنَّ أَيْدِيَهِمْ وَرُكَبَهُمْ تُثَنَّى عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَضَى مَنْ حَضَرَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَنُكَلِّمَنَّهُ وَلَنَنْظُرَنَّ مَا يَقُولُ قُلْتُ أَخْبِرُونِي مَاذَا نَقَمْتُمْ عَلَى ابْنِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَصِهْرِهِ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالْأَنْصَارِ؟ قَالُوا ثَلَاثًا قُلْتُ مَا هُنَّ؟ قَالُوا أَمَّا إِحْدَاهُنَّ فَإِنَّهُ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {إِنِ الْحُكْمُ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ} [الأنعام 57] وَمَا لِلرِّجَالِ وَمَا لِلْحَكَمِ؟ فَقُلْتُ هَذِهِ وَاحِدَةٌ قَالُوا وَأَمَّا الْأُخْرَى فَإِنَّهُ قَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ فَلَئِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي قَاتَلَ كُفَّارًا لَقَدْ حَلَّ سَبْيُهُمْ وَغَنِيمَتُهُمْ وَلَئِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ مَا حَلَّ قِتَالُهُمْ قُلْتُ هَذِهِ اثْنَتَانِ فَمَا الثَّالِثَةُ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ مَحَا نَفْسَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَهُوَ أَمِيرُ الْكَافِرِينَ قُلْتُ أَعِنْدَكُمْ سِوَى هَذَا؟ قَالُوا حَسْبُنَا هَذَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُمْ أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ قَرَأْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَمِنْ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ﷺ مَا يُرَدُّ بِهِ قَوْلُكُمْ أَتَرْضَوْنَ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ فَقُلْتُ أَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ حَكَّمَ الرِّجَالَ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَأَنَا أَقْرَأُ عَلَيْكُمْ مَا قَدْ رَدَّ حُكْمَهُ إِلَى الرِّجَالِ فِي ثَمَنِ رُبْعِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي أَرْنَبٍ وَنَحْوِهَا مِنَ الصَّيْدِ فَقَالَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقْتُلُوا الصَّيْدَ وَأَنْتُمْ حُرُمٌ} [المائدة 95] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {يَحْكُمُ بِهِ ذَوَا عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ} [المائدة 95] فَنَشَدْتُكُمُ اللَّهَ أَحُكْمُ الرِّجَالِ فِي أَرْنَبٍ وَنَحْوِهَا مِنَ الصَّيْدِ أَفْضَلُ أَمْ حُكْمُهُمْ فِي دِمَائِهِمْ وَصَلَاحِ ذَاتِ بَيْنِهِمْ؟ وَأَنْ تَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَوْ شَاءَ لَحَكَمَ وَلَمْ يُصَيِّرْ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الرِّجَالِ وَفِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَزَوْجِهَا قَالَ اللَّهُ ﷻ {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا إِنْ يُرِيدَا إِصْلَاحًا يُوَفِّقِ اللَّهُ بَيْنَهُمَا} [النساء 35] فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ حُكْمَ الرِّجَالِ سُنَّةً مَأْمُونَةً أَخَرَجْتُ عَنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ قَاتَلَ وَلَمْ يَسْبِ وَلَمْ يَغْنَمْ أَتَسْبُونَ أُمَّكُمْ عَائِشَةَ ثُمَّ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ مِنْهَا مَا يُسْتَحَلُّ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا؟ فَلَئِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ لَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ وَهِيَ أُمُّكُمْ وَلَئِنْ قُلْتُمْ لَيْسَتْ أَمَّنَا لَقَدْ كَفَرْتُمْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَى بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ} [الأحزاب 6] فَأَنْتُمْ تَدْورُونَ بَيْنَ ضَلَالَتَيْنِ أَيُّهُمَا صِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهَا صِرْتُمْ إِلَى ضَلَالَةٍ فَنَظَرَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ قُلْتُ أَخَرَجْتُ مِنْ هَذِهِ؟ قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُكُمْ مَحَا اسْمَهُ مِنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَنَا آتِيكُمْ بِمَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ وَأُرِيكُمْ قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَوْمَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةِ كَاتَبَ سُهَيْلَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَأَبَا سُفْيَانَ بْنَ حَرْبٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذَا مَا اصْطَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا نَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَوْ نَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَا قَاتَلْنَاكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ اكْتُبْ يَا عَلِيُّ هَذَا مَا اصْطَلَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَوَاللَّهِ لَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ وَمَا أَخْرَجَهُ مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ حِينَ مَحَا نَفْسَهُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَرَجَعَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ أَلْفَانِ وَقُتِلَ سَائِرُهُمْ عَلَى ضَلَالَةٍ  

ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad came and entered upon ʿAʿishah ؓ when we were sitting with her, as he was returning from Iraq during the time when ‘Ali ؓ was murdered. She said to him: O ʿAbdullah bin Shaddad, will you tell me the truth about what I am going to ask you? Tell me about these people whom ‘Ali ؓ killed. He said: Why shouldnʿt I tell you the truth? She said: Tell me about them. He said: When ʿAli ؓ corresponded with Muʿawiyah and the two arbitrators gave their verdict, eight thousand of the pious rebelled against him and camped in a land called Harooraʿ, near Koofah. They criticised him and said: You have taken off a chemise that Allah caused you to wear and a title that Allah gave to you, then you went ahead and asked people to issue a decree concerning the religion of Allah. There is no ruling except the ruling of Allah, may He be exalted. When ʿAli ؓ heard about their criticism of him and the reason why they had split from him, he told his caller not to admit anyone but those who had memorised the Qurʿan. When the house was filled with people who had memorised the Qurʿan, he called for a large Mushaf and put it front of him, and he started tapping it with his hand, saying: O Mushaf, tell the people. The people called out: O Ameer al-Muʿmineen, how could you ask it? It is only ink and paper, but we could speak on the basis of what we understand from it. What do you want? He said: These companions of yours who rebelled, between me and them is the Book of Allah, and Allah says in His Book concerning a woman and a man: ʿIf you fear a breach between them twain (the man and his wife), appoint (two) arbitrators, one from his family and the other from hers; if they both wish for peace, Allah will cause their reconciliation.ʿ [an-Nisa 4:35]. The ummah of Muhammad is more important with regard to life and sanctity than a woman and a man. They got angry with me when I wrote a document between me and Muʿawiyah and wrote ʿAli bin Abi Talib [without adding the title Ameer al-Muʿmineen]. But Suhail bin ʿAmr came to us when we were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ at al-Hudaibiyah, when he made a peace deal with Quraish, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote, ʿIn the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.ʿ Suhail said: Do not write, In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. He said: What should we write? He said: Write: ʿIn Your Name, O Allah.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Write ʿMuhammad the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.ʿ He [Suhail] said: If I knew that you were the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I would not have opposed you. So he wrote: This is what was agreed by Muhammad bin ʿAbdullah with Quraish. And Allah says in His Book: “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes for (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Dayʿ [Al-Ahzab 33:21]. So ʿAli sent ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ to them and I went out with him until we reached the middle of their camp. Ibnul-Kawwaʿ stood up and addressed the people, saying: O bearers of the Qurʿan, this is ʿAbdullah bin ʿAbbas ؓ . Whoever does not know him, I know of the Book of Allah what can tell you about him, He is one of those concerning whom the words ʿthey are a quarrelsome peopleʿ [Az-Zukhruf 43:58] were revealed. Tell him to go back to the one who sent him and do not discuss the Book of Allah with him. Their spokesmen stood up and said: By Allah, we will discuss the Book of Allah. If he says something sound and true that we recognise we will follow him, and if he says something false we will reject his false argument. So they discussed the Book with ‘Abdullah for three days, and four thousand of them recanted and all of them repented, including Ibnul-Kawwaʿ. He took them to ʿAli in Koofah, and ʿAli sent word to the rest of them, saying: You know the turmoil between us and our opponents. Stay wherever you wish until the ummah of Muhammad ﷺ is united. The deal between us and you is that you should not shed any blood that it is forbidden to shed or commit acts of banditry on the roads or do wrong to any Non Muslim under Muslim protection. If you do that, we will declare war, for Allah does not love those who betray. ʿAʿishah ؓ said: O Ibn Shaddad, did he kill them? He said: By Allah, no sooner had he sent this message to them but they committed acts of banditry, shed blood and regarded it as permissible to harm Ahludh-Dhimmah (non-Muslims living under Muslim protection). She said: Do you swear by Allah? He said: I swear by Allah besides Whom there is no other god that this is what happened. She said: I have heard that the people of Iraq are talking and saying dhuth-thuda, dhuth-thuda [i.e., the one with a deformed arm that looks like a breast]. He said: I saw him and I was with ‘Ali ؓ when he was examining the slain. He called the people and said: Do you know this one? How many of them came and said: I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so, and I saw him praying in the mosque of Banu So and so. And there was no proof of who he was except that. She said: What did ʿAli say when he stood over him, as the people of Iraq claim? He said: I heard him say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. She said: Did you hear him say anything other than that? He said: No, by Allah. She said: Yes, Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. May Allah have mercy on ʿAli ؓ : it was his habit, if he saw something he liked, to say: Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth. But the people of Iraq fabricated lies against him and added words to what he said. (Using translation from Aḥmad 656)   

قَدِمْتُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عِنْدَهَا جُلُوسٌ مَرْجِعُهَا مِنَ الْعِرَاقِ لَيَالِي قُوتِلَ عَلِيٌّ إِذْ قَالَتْ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ شَدَّادٍ هَلْ أَنْتَ صَادِقِيَّ عَمَّا أَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهُ؟ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ قَتَلَهُمْ عَلِيٌّ قُلْتُ وَمَالِي لَا أَصْدُقُكَ؟ قُلْتُ فَحَدِّثْنِي عَنْ قِصَّتِهِمْ قُلْتُ إِنَّ عَلِيًّا لَمَّا كَاتَبَ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَحَكَّمَ الْحَكَمَيْنِ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ ثَمَانِيَةُ آلَافٍ مِنْ قُرَّاءِ النَّاسِ فَنَزَلُوا أَرْضًا مِنْ جَانِبِ الْكُوفَةِ يُقَالُ لَهَا حَرُورَاءُ وَإِنَّهُمْ أَنْكَرُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا انْسَلَخْتَ مِنْ قَمِيصٍ أَلْبَسَكَهُ اللَّهُ وَأَسْمَاكَ بِهِ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقْتَ فَحَكَّمْتَ فِي دَيْنِ اللَّهِ وَلَا حُكْمَ إِلَّا لِلَّهِ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ عَلِيًّا مَا عَتَبُوا عَلَيْهِ وَفَارَقُوهُ أَمَرَ فَأَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنٌ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِلَّا رَجُلٌ قَدْ حَمَلَ الْقُرْآنَ فَلَمَّا أَنِ امْتَلَأَ الدَّارُ مِنَ الْقُرَّاءِ دَعَا بِمُصْحَفٍ عَظِيمٍ فَوَضَعَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَطَفِقَ يَصُكُّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَيَقُولُ أَيُّهَا الْمُصْحَفُ حَدِّثِ النَّاسَ فَنَادَاهُ النَّاسُ فَقَالُوا يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَا تَسْأَلُهُ عَنْهُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ وَرَقٌ وَمِدَادٌ وَنَحْنُ نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا مِنْهُ فَمَاذَا تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ أَصْحَابُكُمُ الَّذِينَ خَرَجُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمْ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ ﷻ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ شِقَاقَ بَيْنِهِمَا فَابْعَثُوا حَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَحَكَمًا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا فَأُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَرَجُلٍ وَنَقَمُوا عَلَيَّ أَنْ كَاتَبْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ وَكَتَبَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَ سُهَيْلُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو وَنَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْحُدَيْبِيَةِ حِينَ صَالَحَ قَوْمُهُ قُرَيْشًا فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ» فَقَالَ سُهَيْلٌ لَا تَكْتُبْ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قَالَ «فَكَيْفَ أَكْتُبُ؟» قَالَ اكْتُبْ بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اكْتُبْ» ثُمَّ قَالَ اكْتُبْ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالُوا لَوْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لَمْ نُخَالِفْكَ فَكَتَبَ «هَذَا مَا صَالَحَ عَلَيْهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قُرَيْشًا» يَقُولُ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُو اللَّهَ وَالْيَوْمَ الْآخِرَ} [الأحزاب 21] فَبَعَثَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُمْ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَسَّطْنَا عَسْكَرَهُمْ قَامَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ فَخَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ يَا حَمَلَةَ الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُهُ فَأَنَا أَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ هَذَا مَنْ نَزَلَ فِي قَوْمِهِ {بَلْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ خَصِمُونَ} [الزخرف 58] فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلَا تُوَاضِعُوهُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَقَامَ خُطَبَاؤُهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَا وَاللَّهِ لَنُوَاضِعَنَّهُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ فَإِذَا جَاءَ بِالْحَقِّ نَعْرِفُهُ اسْتَطَعْنَاهُ وَلَئِنْ جَاءَ بِالْبَاطِلِ لَنُبَكِّتَنَّهُ بِبَاطِلِهِ وَلَنَرُدَّنَّهُ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَوَاضَعُوهُ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَرَجَعَ مِنْهُمْ أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافٍ كُلُّهُمْ تَائِبٌ بَيْنَهُمُ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ حَتَّى أَدْخَلَهُمْ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ فَبَعَثَ عَلِيٌّ إِلَى بَقِيَّتِهِمْ فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا وَأَمْرِ النَّاسِ مَا قَدْ رَأَيْتُمْ فَقِفُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ حَتَّى تَجْتَمِعَ أُمَّةُ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَتَنْزِلُوا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكُمْ أَنْ نَقِيَكُمْ رِمَاحَنَا مَا لَمْ تَقْطَعُوا سَبِيلًا أَوْ تُطِيلُوا دَمًا فَإِنَّكُمْ إِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ نَبَذْنَا إِلَيْكُمُ الْحَرْبَ عَلَى سَوَاءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ عَائِشَةُ يَا ابْنَ شَدَّادٍ فَقَدْ قَتَلَهُمْ؟ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِمْ حَتَّى قَطَعُوا السَّبِيلَ وَسَفَكُوا الدِّمَاءَ بِغَيْرِ حَقِّ اللَّهِ وَقَتَلُوا ابْنَ خَبَّابٍ وَاسْتَحَلُّوا أَهْلَ الذِّمَّةِ فَقَالَتْ آللَّهِ؟ قُلْتُ آللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ قَالَتْ فَمَا شَيْءٌ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ يَتَحَدَّثُونَ بِهِ يَقُولُونَ ذُو الثُّدَيِّ ذُو الثُّدَيِّ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ وَوَقَفْتُ عَلَيْهِ مَعَ عَلِيٍّ فِي الْقَتْلَى فَدَعَا النَّاسَ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَعْرِفُونَ هَذَا؟ فَكَانَ أَكْثَرُ مَنْ جَاءَ يَقُولُ قَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي وَرَأَيْتُهُ فِي مَسْجِدِ بَنِي فُلَانٍ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَأْتِ بِثَبْتٍ يُعْرَفُ إِلَّا ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ فَمَا قَوْلُ عَلِيٍّ حِينَ قَامَ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ؟ قُلْتُ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ سَمِعْتَهُ أَنْتَ مِنْهُ قَالَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ؟ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ لَا قَالَتْ أَجَلْ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ  

I witnessed Ali on the day of Nahrawan asking for the mukhaddaj (a man whose arm had a deformity who was foretold to ʿAlī by the Prophet ﷺ), but he was unable to find one. His forehead began to sweat and he became distressed. Eventually, he was able to find him and he fell down in prostration, saying, "By Allah, you have neither lied nor been lied to."  

شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا يَوْمَ النَّهْرَوَانِ طَلَبَ الْمُخَدَّجِ فَلَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلَ جَبِينُهُ يَعْرَقُ وَأَخَذَهُ الْكَرْبُ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ قَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ فَخَرَّ سَاجِدًا فَقَالَ «وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتَ وَلَا كُذِّبْتَ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was approached by a man who appeared disheveled, with his clothes tattered and marks of prostration between his eyes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ struck his hand, giving to his right and left until all the money was gone. When the money ran out, the man turned away and said, "By Allah, you have never been unjust since this day." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his palm and said, "If I do not establish justice, then who will? I swear they will continue to corrupt and deviate from the religion like an arrow shot with no return until it hits its target. They will read the Quran and their recitation will not go beyond their throats. They will speak eloquently but act unjustly. Therefore, whoever meets them, let them fight against them. And whoever kills them, they will have the best reward. And whoever they kill, they will have the best martyrdom. They are the worst of creation and Allah is free from them. Killing them is closer to the truth than any other action."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَاهُ فَجَعَلَ يَضْرِبُ بِيَدِهِ فِيهِ فَيُعْطَى يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا وَفِيهِمْ رَجُلٌ مُقَلَّصُ الثِّيَابِ ذُو سِيمَاءَ بَيْنَ عَيْنَيْهِ أَثَرُ السُّجُودِ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَضْرِبُ يَدَهُ يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا حَتَّى نَفدَ الْمَالُ فَلَمَّا نَفدَ الْمَالُ وَلَّى مُدْبِرًا وَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا عَدَلْتَ مُنْذُ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّهُ وَيَقُولُ «إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ فَمَنْ ذَا يَعْدِلُ بَعْدِي أَمَا إِنَّهُ سَتْمَرُقُ مَارِقَةٌ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ مُرُوقَ السَّهْمِ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُونَ إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ السَّهْمُ عَلَى فَوْقِهِ يَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لَا يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ يُحْسِنُونَ الْقَوْلَ وَيُسِيئُونَ الْفِعْلَ فَمَنْ لَقِيَهُمْ فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُمْ فَمَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ فَلَهُ أَفْضَلُ الْأَجْرِ وَمَنْ قَتَلُوهُ فَلَهُ أَفْضَلُ الشَّهَادَةِ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ بَرِيءٌ اللَّهُ مِنْهُمْ يَقْتُلُهُمْ أَوْلَى الطَّائِفَتَيْنِ بِالْحَقِّ»  

[Machine] "I witnessed the Battle of Siffin and they did not provide support for the wounded, nor kill hostages, nor plunder the killed."  

«شَهِدْتُ صِفِّينَ فَكَانُوا لَا يُجْهِزُونَ عَلَى جَرِيحٍ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ مُوَلِّيًا وَلَا يَسْلُبُونَ قَتِيلًا»  

[Machine] "A caller named 'Ammar' announced on the day of the camel race, and the people had already dispersed: 'Do not harm the wounded, nor kill a sanctuary, and whoever throws down their weapon is safe.' This was difficult for us, and a hadith from a reliable source was narrated on this topic."  

نَادَى مُنَادِي عَمَّارٍ يَوْمَ الْجَمَلِ وَقَدْ وَلَّى النَّاسُ «أَلَا لَا يُذَافَّ عَلَى جَرِيحٍ وَلَا يُقْتَلُ مُوَلٍّ وَمَنْ أَلْقَى السِّلَاحَ فَهُوَ آمِنٌ» فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْنَا «وَقَدْ رُوِيَ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ حَدِيثٌ مُسْنَدٌ» صحيح  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Abdullah bin Mas'ud, "O son of Mas'ud, do you know the ruling of Allah regarding those who transgress from this Ummah?" Ibn Mas'ud replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The ruling of Allah regarding them is that they should not be followed in their misguidance, their captives should not be killed, and their wounded should not be mutilated." (Kuthayr bin Hakim Matruuk)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ «يَا ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ أَتَدْرِي مَا حُكْمُ اللَّهِ فِيمَنْ بَغَى مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ؟» قَالَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «فَإِنَّ حُكْمَ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَنْ لَا يُتْبَعَ مُدْبِرَهُمْ وَلَا يُقْتَلُ أَسِيرُهُمْ وَلَا يُذَفَّفُ عَلَى جَرِيحِهِمْ» كوثر بن حكيم متروك  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The rebellious group will kill him." Then 'Amr ibn al-'As stood up anxiously until he entered upon Muawiyah. Muawiyah asked him, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "Ammaar has been killed." Muawiyah said, "Ammaar has been killed, so what?" 'Amr replied, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, 'The rebellious group will kill him.'" Muawiyah said to him, "You have been deceived in your urination. Did we kill him? Only Ali and his companions killed him. They brought him until they threw him among our spears or among our swords."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ» فَقَامَ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْعَاصِ فَزِعًا حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ مَا شَأْنُكَ؟ قَالَ قُتِلَ عَمَّارٌ فَقَالَ مُعَاوِيَةُ قُتِلَ عَمَّارٌ فَمَاذَا؟ فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «تَقْتُلُهُ الْفِئَةُ الْبَاغِيَةُ» فَقَالَ لَهُ مُعَاوِيَةُ دُحِضْتَ فِي بَوْلِكَ أَوَ نَحْنُ قَتَلْنَاهُ إِنَّمَا قَتَلَهُ عَلِيٌّ وَأَصْحَابُهُ جَاءُوا بِهِ حَتَّى أَلْقَوْهُ بَيْنَ رِمَاحِنَا أَوْ قَالَ بَيْنَ سُيُوفَنَا  

I have not seen anything more desired/valued by this Ummah that is like the āyah: "And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two. But if one of them oppresses the other, then fight against the one that oppresses until it returns to the ordinance of Allah." (Ḥujurāt 49:9)  

مَا رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ مَا رَغِبَتْ عَنْهُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّى تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ} [الحجرات 9]  

"The Prophet [SAW] said: 'After me there will be many calamities and much evil behavior.' He raised his hands (and said): 'Whomever you see trying to create division among the Ummah of Muhammad [SAW] when they are all united, kill him, no matter who he is among the people.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4021)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ بَعْدِي هَنَاتٌ وَهَنَاتٌ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَمَنْ رَأَيْتُمُوهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ أَمْرَ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَهُمْ جَمِيعٌ فَاقْتُلُوهُ كَائِنًا مَنْ كَانَ مِنَ النَّاسِ»  

“What will you do, O Abu Dharr, when death overwhelms the people to such an extent that a grave will be equal in value to a slave?” I said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me, or Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said “Be patient.” He said: ‘What will you do when famine strikes the people so that you will go to the place where you pray and will not be able to return to your bed, or you will not be able to get up from your bed to go to the place where you pray?” He said: “I said: ‘Allah and His Messenger know best, or whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me.” He said: “You must refrain from forbidden things.” He said: “What will you do when killing befalls the people so that Hijaratuz-Zait*is covered with blood?” I said: “Whatever Allah and His Messenger choose for me.” He said: “Stay with those whom you belong to.” He said: “I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, should I not take my sword and strike those who do that?’” He said: “Then you will be just like the people. Rather enter your house.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what if they enter my house?” He said: “If you are afraid that the flashing of the sword will dazzle you, then put the edge of your garment over your face, and let him carry his own sin and your sin, and he will be one of the people of the Hellfire.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3958)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ كَيْفَ أَنْتَ وَمَوْتٌ يُصِيبُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْبَيْتُ بِالْوَصِيفِ؟» يَعْنِي الْقَبْرَ قُلْتُ مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ وَجُوعٌ يُصِيبُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَ مَسْجِدَكَ فَلَا تَسْتَطِيعَ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى فِرَاشِكَ وَلَا تَسْتَطِيعَ أَنْ تَقُومَ مِنْ فِرَاشِكَ إِلَى مَسْجِدِكَ؟» قُلْتُ مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ «عَلَيْكَ بِالْعِفَّةَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «كَيْفَ أَنْتَ وَقَتْلٌ يُصِيبُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى تُغْرَقَ حِجَارَةُ الزَّيْتِ بِالدَّمِ؟» قُلْتُ مَا خَارَ اللَّهُ لِي وَرَسُولُهُ أَوِ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «الْزَمْ مَنْزِلَكَ» قَالَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا آخُذُ سَيْفِي فَأَضْرِبُ بِهِ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ «فَقَدْ شَارَكْتَ الْقَوْمَ إِذًا» قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِي؟ قَالَ «إِنْ خَشِيتَ أَنْ يَبْهَرَكَ شُعَاعُ السَّيْفِ فَقُلْ هَكَذَا فَأَلْقِ طَرَفَ ثَوْبِكَ عَلَى وَجْهِكَ فَيَبُوءَ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِكَ وَيَكُونَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّارِ»  

[Machine] Indeed, my father and uncle witnessed the Battle of Badr. And they both made a covenant to me that I will not fight anyone who says there is no god but Allah. If you come to me with immunity from the fire, I will fight with you. He said, "Then leave us." So he left while saying, "By the vast sea." And I am not the one who fights a man who prays for another ruler from Quraysh, who has his own authority. May Allah protect me from ignorance and recklessness. Shall I kill a Muslim without any crime? It is not beneficial for me to live this way.  

إِنَّ أَبِي وَعَمِّي شَهِدَا بَدْرًا وَإِنَّهُمَا عَهِدَا إِلَيَّ أَنْ لَا أُقَاتِلَ أَحَدًا يَقُولُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِنْ أَنْتَ جِئْتَنِي بِبَرَاءَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ قَاتَلْتُ مَعَكَ قَالَ فَاخْرُجْ عَنَّا قَالَ فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ [البحر الوافر] وَلَسْتُ بِقَاتِلٍ رَجُلًا يُصَلِّي عَلَى سُلْطَانٍ آخَرَ مِنْ قُرَيْشِ لَهُ سُلْطَانُهُ وَعَلَيَّ إِثْمِي مُعَاذَ اللَّهِ مِنْ جَهْلٍ وَطَيْشِ أَأَقْتُلُ مُسْلِمًا فِي غَيْرِ جُرْمٍ فَلَيْسَ بِنَافِعِي مَا عِشْتُ عَيْشِي «  

[Machine] "That these people return and no bloodshed occurs in it, and I did not know anything about it except for what I have informed and Muhammad, peace be upon him, is alive. He said, 'A person may become a believer in the morning and turn into a disbeliever in the evening, or he may become a disbeliever in the evening and turn into a believer in the morning. He may fight in the morning while having nothing with him, but in the evening, Allah will cause him to be killed. His heart will turn upside down and he will raise his voice.' I said, 'The lowest of it?' He replied, 'Rather, the highest of it.'"  

أَنْ يَرْجِعَ هَؤُلَاءِ وَلَمْ يُهْرَقْ فِيهَا مِحْجَمَةٌ مِنْ دَمٍ وَمَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا إِلَّا شَيْئًا عَلِمْتُهُ وَمُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ حَيٌّ «أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ يُصْبِحُ مُؤْمِنًا وَيُمْسِي وَمَا مَعَهُ شَيْءٌ وَيُمْسِي مُؤْمِنًا وَيُصْبِحُ وَمَا مَعَهُ شَيْءٌ يُقَاتِلُ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ الْيَوْمَ وَيَقْتُلُهُ اللَّهُ غَدًا يَنْكُسُ قَلْبُهُ وَتَعْلُوهُ اسْتُهُ» قُلْتُ أَسْفَلُهُ قَالَ بَلْ اسْتُهُ  

[Machine] He went to my father's room and informed Aisha of what the slave had done. Aisha said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'Whoever points a metallic weapon towards a Muslim and intends to kill him, then his blood is liable to be shed.'" She said, "So my father left her sight and went to the master of the slave, from whom he had bought him, and he dismissed him. He returned to him, taking him by the collar, and killed him."  

عَنْهُ فَدَخَلَ بَابَى عَلَى عَائِشَةَ فَأَخْبَرَهَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الْعَبْدُ فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَنْ أَشَارَ بِحَدِيدَةٍ إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ يُرِيدُ قَتْلَهُ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ دَمُهُ» قَالَتْ فَخَرَجَ بَابَى مِنْ عِنْدِهَا فَذَهَبَ إِلَى سَيِّدِ الْعَبْدِ الَّذِي ابْتَاعَهُ مِنْهُ فَاسْتَقَالَهُ فَأَقَالَهُ فَرَدَّ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَهُ بَابَى فَقَتَلَهُ  

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "Whoever unsheathes his sword and starts to strike the people with it, it is permissible to shed his blood." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4097)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَنْ شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فَدَمُهُ هَدَرٌ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: How will you do when that time will come? Or he said: A time will soon come when the people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive and their covenants and guarantees have been impaired and they have disagreed among themselves and become thus, interwining his fingers. They asked: What do you order us to do, Messenger of Allah? He replied: Accept what you approve, abandon what you disapprove, attend to your own affairs and leave alone the affairs of the generality. Abu dawud said: A similar tradition has been transmitted by 'Abd Allah bin 'Amr from the Prophet ﷺ through different chain. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4342)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ زَمَانٌ يُغَرْبَلُ النَّاسُ غَرْبَلَةً وَيَبْقَى حُثَالَةٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ قَدْ مَرِجَتْ عُهُودُهُمْ وَأَمَانَاتُهُمْ وَاخْتَلَفُوا فَكَانُوا هَكَذَا» وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالُوا فَكَيْفَ بِنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ «تَأْخُذُونَ مَا تَعْرِفُونَ وَتَذَرُونَ مَا تُنْكِرُونَ وَتُقْبِلُونَ عَلَى أَمْرِ خَاصَّتِكُمْ وَتَدَعُونَ أَمْرَ عَامَّتِكُمْ»