Hadith / Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili / 172:1

Musnad Abu Ya'la al-Mawsili 172:1

Hadith of Uqbah ibn Malik al-Laythi (RA)

حديث عقبة بن مالك الليثي

Hadith 172:1

Shayban ibn Farrukh narrated to us, Sulayman ibn al-Mughirah narrated to us, Humayd ibn Hilal narrated to us. He said: Abu al-Aliyah came to me and a companion of mine and said, "Come, for you two are younger in youth and more retentive of hadith than I." So we set out until we came to Bishr ibn Asim al-Laythi. Abu al-Aliyah said, "Narrate to these two a hadith." Bishr said: Uqbah ibn Malik al-Laythi—and he was from his kin—narrated to us, saying: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) sent out a military detachment, and it raided a people. A man from the people fled, and a man from the detachment followed him, with his sword drawn. The man from the people said, "I am a Muslim, I am a Muslim." But he did not consider that, and he struck him and killed him. The news reached the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), and he spoke harshly regarding it. This reached the killer. He said: While the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) was delivering a sermon, the killer said, "O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, he did not say what he said except to seek refuge from being killed." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) turned away from him and from the people who were before him, and continued his sermon. He said: Then he returned and said, "O Messenger of Allah, he did not say what he said except to seek refuge from being killed." The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) turned away from him and from the people who were before him. He could not be patient, so he said it a third time. He (the Prophet) turned toward him, and displeasure was recognizable on his face, and he said, "Verily, Allah the Almighty and Majestic has refused for me to kill a believer," three times.

حدثنا شيبان بن فروخ حدثنا سليمان بن المغيرة حدثنا حميد بن هلال قال أتاني أبو العالية وصاحب لي فقال هلما فإنكما أشب شبابا وأوعى للحديث مني فانطلقنا حتى أتينا بشر بن عاصم الليثي قال أبو العالية حدث هذين حديثا قال بشر حدثنا عقبة بن مالك الليثي وكان من رهطه قال * بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سرية فغارت على قوم فشد من القوم رجل واتبعه رجل من السرية ومعه السيف شاهرة فقال إنسان من القوم أني مسلم أني مسلم فلم ينظر فيها قال فضربه فقتله قال فنمي الحديث إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال فيه قولا شديدا فبلغ القاتل قال فبينما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخطب إذ قال القاتل يا رسول الله والله ما قال الذي قاله إلا تعوذا من القتل فأعرض عنه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعمن قبله من الناس وأخذ في خطبته قال ثم عاد فقال يا رسول الله ما قال الذي قال إلا تعوذا من القتل فأعرض عنه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعمن قبله من الناس فلم يصبر إن قال في الثالثة فأقبل عليه تعرف المساءة في وجهه فقال إن الله عز وجل أبى علي أن أقتل مؤمنا ثلاث مرات