50. Expeditions
٥٠۔ كِتَابُ السِّيَرِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition, and I was among them. He said, "If you meet so-and-so and so-and-so, burn them with fire." After the Prophet ﷺ bid us farewell, he said, "I had commanded you to burn them with fire, but it is not appropriate for anyone to punish with the punishment of Allah except Him. So, if you meet them, kill them."
بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً وَأَنَا فِيهِمْ فَقَالَ «إِنْ لَقِيتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا فَحَرِّقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ فَلَمَّا وَدَّعَنَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ» قَالَ «إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحَرِّقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يُعَذِّبَ بِعَذَابِ اللهِ غَيْرُهُ فَإِنْ لَقِيتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا»