English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن العباس القرشي
Ikrimah said: Ali burned some people who retreated from islam. When Ibn Abbas was informed of it, he said: If it had been I, I would not have then burned, for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not inflict Allah’s punishment on anyone, but would have had killed them on account of the statement of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger said: Kill those who change their religion. When ‘All was informed about it he said: How truly Ibn Abbas said!
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام أَحْرَقَ نَاسًا ارْتَدُّوا عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ : لَمْ أَكُنْ لِأُحْرِقَهُمْ بِالنَّارِ ، إِنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : "
لَا تُعَذِّبُوا بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ وَكُنْتُ قَاتِلَهُمْ بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ ، فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ عَلِيًّا عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام ، فَقَالَ : وَيْحَ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
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