[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Khalid bin Al-Walid to a group of people from Khath'am, and they sought protection by prostrating themselves, but he killed them. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ pardoned them for half of the blood money, and then he said, "I am innocent from every Muslim who lives with the polytheists and does not see their punishment."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَ خَالِدَ بْنَ الْوَلِيدِ إِلَى نَاسٍ مِنْ خَثْعَمٍ فَاعْتَصَمُوا بِالسُّجُودِ فَقَتَلَهُمْ فَوَدَاهُمْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِنِصْفِ الدِّيَةِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَقَامَ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ لَا تَرَاءَى نَارَاهُمَا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent an expedition to Khath'am. Some people sought protection by having recourse to prostration, and were hastily killed. When the Prophet ﷺ heard that, he ordered half the blood-wit to be paid for them, saying: I am not responsible for any Muslim who stays among polytheists. They asked: Why, Messenger of Allah? He said: Their fires should not be visible to one another. Abu Dawud said: Hushaim, Ma'mar, Khalid b. al-Wasiti and a group of narrators have also narrated it, but did not mention Jarir. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2645)   

بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ سَرِيَّةً إِلَى خَثْعَمٍ فَاعْتَصَمَ نَاسٌ مِنْهُمْ بِالسُّجُودِ فَأَسْرَعَ إِلَيْهِمُ الْقَتْلَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَأَمَرَ لَهُمْ بِنِصْفِ الْعَقْلِ وَقَالَ «إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يُقِيمُ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَلِمَ قَالَ «لَا تَرَاءَى نارَهُمَا»