[Machine] They said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "What do you say about these prisoners?" So Abd Allah bin Rawaha said, "Come into a valley with a lot of firewood, then set a fire and throw them into it." Al-Abbas said, "May Allah have mercy on you! O Messenger of Allah!" Umar said, "Their leaders and chiefs fought against you and denied you, so strike their necks." Abu Bakr said, "These are your relatives and people." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered to fulfill one of his needs, so a group of people said, "What did Umar say?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out and said, "What do you say about them? Indeed, the example of these people is like the example of a group of brothers before them. (Allah) said, '[Noah said], 'My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.'" (Quran 26) And (Moses) said, 'Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts.' (Quran 10) And (Abraham) said, 'Then whoever follows me - he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful.'" (Quran 14) And (Jesus) said, 'If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.'" (Quran 5) And you are a people who have a weakness, so no one among you will be spared except by a ransom or by a blow to the neck." Abd Allah said, "Except Suhail bin Bayda, as he should not be killed, and I have heard him speaking about Islam." So he kept silent. That day was the most fearful day for me, when I feared that stones would rain down on me from the sky, until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Except Suhail bin Bayda."  

لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى» فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَوَاحَةَ ايْتِ فِي وَادٍ كَثِيرِ الْحَطَبِ فَأَضْرِمْ نَارًا ثُمَّ أَلْقِهِمْ فِيهَا فَقَالَ الْعَبَّاسُ قَطَعَ اللَّهُ رَحِمَكَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ قَادَتُهُمْ وَرُءُسَاؤُهُمْ قَاتَلُوكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقَهُمْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَشِيرَتُكَ وَقَوْمُكَ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِبَعْضِ حَاجَتِهِ فَقَالَتْ طَائِفَةٌ الْقَوْلُ مَا قَالَ عُمَرُ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ؟ إِنَّ مَثَلَ هَؤُلَاءِ كَمَثَلِ إِخْوَةٍ لَهُمْ كَانُوا مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ {قَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًا} [نوح 26] وَقَالَ مُوسَى {رَبَّنَا اطْمِسْ عَلَى أَمْوَالِهِمْ وَاشْدُدْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ} [يونس 88] الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ {فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} [إبراهيم 36] وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ وَإِنْ تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ} [المائدة 118] وَأَنْتُمْ قَوْمٌ فِيكُمْ غِيلَةٌ فَلَا يَنْقَلِبَنَّ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا بِفِدَاءٍ أَوْ بِضَرْبِ عُنُقٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ فَقُلْتُ إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُقْتَلُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْإِسْلَامِ فَسَكَتَ فَمَا كَانَ يَوْمٌ أَخْوَفُ عِنْدِي أَنْ يُلْقَى عَلَيَّ حِجَارَةٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مِنْ يَوْمِي ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِلَّا سُهَيْلَ بْنَ بَيْضَاءَ»  

[Machine] I debated with the Qadariyyah and they embarrassed me, so I went to Imran ibn al-Husayn al-Khuzai, the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and said, "O Abu Nujayd, I debated with the Qadariyyah and they embarrassed me. Do you have any hadith to narrate to me that may benefit me?" He replied, "If I were to narrate a hadith to you, it would be as if I covered your ears and you didn't hear it." So I said, "I only came for that." He said, "If Allah were to punish the people of the heavens and the earth, He would punish them and He is not unjust. And if He were to admit them into His mercy, His mercy would be wider for them than their sins. Then, Allah says, 'He punishes whom He wills and forgives whom He wills.' So whoever is punished, it is the truth, and whoever is shown mercy, it is the truth." Ibn Mas'ud narrated a similar hadith from the Prophet ﷺ , and Abdullah bin Mas'ud recited it with abundant blessings and praises.  

خَاصَمْتُ الْقَدَرِيَّةَ فَأَحْرَجُونِي فَأَتَيْتُ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ الْحُصَيْنِ الْخُزَاعِيَّ صَاحِبَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَبَا نُجَيْدٍ خَاصَمْتُ الْقَدَرِيَّةَ فَأَحْرَجُونِي فَهَلْ مِنْ حَدِيثٍ تُحَدِّثُنِي لَعَلَّ اللهَ يَنْفَعُنِي بِهِ؟ قَالَ لَعَلِّي لَوْ حَدَّثْتُكَ حَدِيثًا لَبِسْتَ عَلَيْهِ أُذُنَيْكَ كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْهُ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا جِئْتُ لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ اللهَ عَذَّبَ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَأَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ عَذَّبَهُمْ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ وَلَوْ أَدْخَلَهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ كَانَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ أَوْسَعَ لَهُمْ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِمْ فَإِذَا هُوَ كَمَا قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ} فَمَنْ عُذِّبَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ وَمَنْ رُحِمَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ وَلَوْ كَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ لِأَحَدِكُمْ ذَهَبًا أَوْ وَرِقًا فَأَنْفَقَهَا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالْقَدَرِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ لَمْ يَنْتَفِعْ بِذَلِكَ فَأَتَيْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ لِأُبَيِّ بْنِ كَعْبٍ يَا أَبَا الْمُنْذِرِ حَدِّثْهُ فَقَالَ أُبَيٌّ يَا أَبَا عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدِّثْهُ فَحَدَّثَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا كَثِيرًا طَيِّبًا مُبَارَكًا فِيهِ  

[Machine] I have debated with the people of destiny until they embarrassed me. Do you have any knowledge to inform me? They said, "If Allah punished the people of the heavens and the earth, He would punish them without being unjust. And if He admitted them into His mercy, His mercy would be greater than their sins. But as He has decreed, He punishes whom He wills and has mercy on whom He wills. So whoever is punished, it is true, and whoever is shown mercy, it is true. And even if you were to spend the equivalent of Uhud mountain in the cause of Allah, it would not be accepted from you until you believe in the entirety of destiny, its good and bad." Then 'Imran said to Abu al-Aswad when he narrated the Hadith, "I heard that from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and Abdullah and Ubayy bin Ka'b heard it with me." So Abu al-Aswad asked them to narrate it to him from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.  

إِنِّي قَدْ خَاصَمْتُ أَهْلَ الْقَدَرِ حَتَّى أَحْرَجُونِي فَهَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ عَلِمٌ فَتُحَدِّثُونِي؟ فَقَالُوا «لَوْ أَنَّ اللهَ ﷻ عَذَّبَ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَذَّبَهُمْ غَيْرُ ظَالِمٍ وَلَوْ أَدْخَلَهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ كَانَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ أَوْسَعَ مِنْ ذُنُوبِهِمْ وَلَكِنَّهُ كَمَا قَضَى يُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ فَمَنْ عُذِّبَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ وَمَنْ رُحِمَ فَهُوَ الْحَقُّ وَلَوْ كَانَ لَكَ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ تُنْفِقُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مَا قَبِلَ مِنْكَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنَ بِالْقَدَرِ كُلِّهِ خَيْرِهِ وَشَرِّهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ عِمْرَانُ لِأَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ حِينَ حَدَّثَهُ الْحَدِيثَ «سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَسَمِعَهُ مَعِي عَبْدُ اللهِ وَأُبَيُّ بْنُ كَعْبٍ» فَسَأَلَهُمَا أَبُو الْأَسْوَدِ فَحَدَّثَاهُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ