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Sahih al-Bukhari 3016 (Book 56, Hadith 225) #2885
Changing Orders in Missions

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent an army-unit on a mission and initially ordered them to burn two people with fire, but later changed his order and told them to kill the two people instead.

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger sent us in a mission (ie, 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, Allah's Messenger 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 (ie, don't burn them)".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فِي بَعْثٍ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنْ وَجَدْتُمْ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا فَأَحْرِقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحْرِقُوا فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا، وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا

TOPICS
mission  *  change  *  order  *  fire  *  amr  *  tagyir  *  hukm  *  nar

QUICK LESSONS:
Be flexible in decisions and orders when necessary; Respect authority; Follow instructions given by those in charge; Show mercy towards others; Do not take matters into your own hands when it comes to punishing someone else .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith narrated by Abu Huraira tells us about a mission that the Prophet Muhammad sent an army-unit on. He initially ordered them to burn two people with fire, but later changed his order and told them to kill the two people instead. This hadith teaches us that it is important for us to be flexible in our decisions and orders when necessary, as we may not always have all of the information or know what is best for a situation at first glance. It also teaches us that it is only Allah who punishes with fire, so we should not take matters into our own hands when it comes to punishing someone else.

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