Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on military expedition telling us, "If you find such and such persons (he named two men from Quraish), burn them fire." Then we came to bid him farewell, when we wanted to set out, he said: "Previously I ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, but as punishment with fire is done by none except Allah, if you capture them, kill them, (instead)."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ وَقَالَ لَنَا إِنْ لَقِيتُمْ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ سَمَّاهُمَا فَحَرِّقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ نُوَدِّعُهُ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحَرِّقُوا فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَإِنْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us in a mission (i.e., an army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so, burn both of them with fire." When we intended to depart, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with fire, so, if you find them, kill them (i.e., don't burn them)."  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ إِنِّي أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحْرِقُوا فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us with an army and said: 'If you see so-and-so, and so-and-so' referring to two men from the Quraish: 'then burn them with fire.' Then, upon our departure, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I ordered you to burn so-and-so, and so-and-so with fire, and indeed, none punishes with fire except Allah. So if you see them, then kill them.'" There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas and Hamzah bin 'Amr Al-Aslami. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1571)   

أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ وَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحْرِقُوا فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us with an army and said: 'If you see so-and-so, and so-and-so' referring to two men from the Quraish: 'then burn them with fire.' Then, upon our departure, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I ordered you to burn so-and-so, and so-and-so with fire, and indeed, none punishes with fire except Allah. So if you see them, then kill them.'" There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas and Hamzah bin 'Amr Al-Aslami. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1571)   

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَابِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحْرِقُوا فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلَّا اللهُ ﷻ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا  

"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us with an army and said: 'If you see so-and-so, and so-and-so' referring to two men from the Quraish: 'then burn them with fire.' Then, upon our departure, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'I ordered you to burn so-and-so, and so-and-so with fire, and indeed, none punishes with fire except Allah. So if you see them, then kill them.'" There are narrations on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas and Hamzah bin 'Amr Al-Aslami. (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1571)   

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ فَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَا بالنَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحْرِقُوا فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلَّا اللهُ تَعَالَى فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on military expedition telling us, "If you find such and such persons (he named two men from Quraish), burn them fire." Then we came to bid him farewell, when we wanted to set out, he said: "Previously I ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, but as punishment with fire is done by none except Allah, if you capture them, kill them, (instead)." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2954)   

بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ وَقَالَ «إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ «إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَحْرِقُوا فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا»  

[Machine] Bukayr informed me that Abu Amr Al-Adibi reported to me from Abu Bakr Al-Isma'iliy who informed me that Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated that Qutaybah ibn Saeed narrated from Al-Laith who narrated from Bukayr who narrated from Sulaiman ibn Yassar who narrated from Abu Hurayrah that he said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent us on a mission and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so, two men from Quraysh, then burn them with fire." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, when we were about to depart, "I had commanded you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, and verily, only Allah punishes with the Fire. So, if you find them, then kill them, for their word is the same."  

حَدَّثَنِي بُكَيْرٌ ح وَأنبأ أَبُو عَمْرٍو الْأَدِيبُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْثٍ وَقَالَ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَاحْرِقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تَحْرِقُوا فُلَانًا وَفُلَانًا بِالنَّارِ وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلَّا اللهُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا لَفْظُهُمَا سَوَاءٌ