[Machine] "O Abu Abdullah, I swear by Allah, I have come to seek your guidance and follow your example in dealing with division among people. I intend to distance myself from evil as much as I can and to ponder upon a specific verse from the Book of Allah that has deeply affected my heart. Please inform me about it. Have you heard the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic: '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. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.' (Quran, Al-Hujurat 49:9)? Tell me about this verse." Abdullah bin Umar replied, "What concern do you have with it? Leave me alone." The man then got up and left. As soon as he disappeared, Abdullah bin Umar came back to us and said, "I cannot find anything within myself that contradicts the meaning of this verse, other than the fact that I have not fought against these rebellious groups as Allah has commanded."  

يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ أَنْ أَتَسَمَّتُ بِسَمْتِكَ وَأَقْتَدِي بِكَ فِي أَمْرِ فُرْقَةِ النَّاسِ وَأَعْتَزِلُ الشَّرَّ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ وَأَنْ أَقْرَأَ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ مُحْكَمَةً قَدْ أَخَذَتْ بِقَلْبِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتَ قَوْلَ اللَّهِ ﷻ {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّى تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللَّهِ فَإِنْ فَاءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ} [الحجرات 9] أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ «مَا لَكَ وَلِذَلِكَ انْصَرِفْ عَنِّي» فَقَامَ الرَّجُلُ فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى إِذَا تَوَارَيْنَا سَوَادَهُ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ «مَا وَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ إِلَّا مَا وَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنِّي لَمْ أُقَاتِلْ هَذِهِ الْفِئَةَ الْبَاغِيَةَ كَمَا أَمَرَنِي اللَّهُ تَعَالَى»  

[Machine] That I have adopted your way and followed you in dealing with people's disputes, and I have distanced myself from evil as much as I can. And I have read a verse from the book of Allah that has deeply affected my heart. Tell me about it. Have you heard the saying of Allah, the Most Blessed and Exalted: "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. And if it returns, then make settlement between them in justice and act justly. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly." (Surah Al-Hujurat, 49:9) Inform me about this verse. So Abdullah and Malik departed from me, and then Abdullah ibn Umar came to us and said, "I did not find in myself any inclination to fight against this rebellious group, as Allah commanded me." Al-Qattan added in his narration that Hamza said, "So we said to him, who do you consider the rebellious group to be?" Ibn Umar said, "Ibn Zubayr's son rebelled against these people, expelled them from their homes, and broke their covenant. And Abdullah ibn Umar's statement is indicative of the permissibility of using this verse in fighting against the rebellious group."  

أَنِ اتَّسَمْتُ بِسَمْتِكَ وَأَقْتَدِي بِكَ فِي أَمْرِ فُرْقَةِ النَّاسِ وَأَعْتَزِلَ الشَّرَّ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ وَإِنِّي أَقْرَأُ آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ مُحْكَمَةً قَدْ أَخَذَتْ بِقَلْبِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي عَنْهَا أَرَأَيْتَ قَوْلَ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا فَإِنْ بَغَتْ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى فَقَاتِلُوا الَّتِي تَبْغِي حَتَّى تَفِيءَ إِلَى أَمْرِ اللهِ فَإِنْ فَاءَتْ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَهُمَا بِالْعَدْلِ وَأَقْسِطُوا إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ} [الحجرات 9] أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ وَمَالَكَ وَلِذَلِكَ انْصَرِفْ عَنِّي فَانْطَلَقَ حَتَّى تَوَارَى عَنَّا سَوَادُهُ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ مَا وَجِدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ مَا وَجِدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي أَنِّي لَمْ أُقَاتِلْ هَذِهِ الْفِئَةَ الْبَاغِيَةَ كَمَا أَمَرَنِي اللهُ ﷻ زَادَ الْقَطَّانُ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ حَمْزَةُ فَقُلْنَا لَهُ وَمَنْ تَرَى الْفِئَةَ الْبَاغِيَةَ؟ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بَغَى عَلَى هَؤُلَاءِ الْقَوْمِ فَأَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ وَنَكَثَ عَهْدَهُمْ فَفِي قَوْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ هَذَا دَلَالَةٌ عَلَى جَوَازِ اسْتِعْمَالِ الْآيَةِ فِي قِتَالِ الْفِئَةِ الْبَاغِيَةِ