Hadith #5

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: Apostates

Apostates

Arabic Text

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، قَالَ أُتِيَ ع

Body (Matn)

َلِيٌّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ بِزَنَادِقَةٍ فَأَحْرَقَهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ لَوْ كُنْتُ أَنَا لَمْ أُحْرِقْهُمْ لِنَهْىِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَقَتَلْتُهُمْ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ".

Isnad Chain

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أبو النعمان، محمد بن الفضلnarrator

أبو النعمان، محمد بن الفضل

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حماد بن زيدnarrator

حماد بن زيد

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أيوبnarrator

أيوب

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عكرمةcompanion

عكرمة

English Translation

Ikrima (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to `Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached Ibn `Abbas who said, "If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah's Messenger ﷺ forbade it, saying, 'Do not punish anybody with Allah's punishment (fire).' I would have killed them according to the statement of Allah's Messenger ﷺ, 'Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Apostates, Hadith 5

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