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Sahih al-Bukhari 4269 (Book 64, Hadith 303) #4077
Killing After Proclaiming Faith in Allah

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was displeased with Usama for killing a man who had proclaimed his faith in Allah.

Narrated Usama bin Zaid: Allah's Messenger sent us towards Al-Huruqa, and in the morning we attacked them and defeated them. I and an Ansari man followed a man from among them and when we took him over, he said, "La ilaha illal-Lah". On hearing that, the Ansari man stopped, but I killed him by stabbing him with my spear. When we returned, the Prophet came to know about that and he said, "O Usama! Did you kill him after he had said "La ilaha ilal-Lah?" I said, "But he said so only to save himself". The Prophet kept on repeating that so often that I wished I had not embraced Islam before that day.
حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا حُصَيْنٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو ظَبْيَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ يَقُولُ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَى الْحُرَقَةِ، فَصَبَّحْنَا الْقَوْمَ فَهَزَمْنَاهُمْ وَلَحِقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ رَجُلاً مِنْهُمْ، فَلَمَّا غَشِينَاهُ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَكَفَّ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، فَطَعَنْتُهُ بِرُمْحِي حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهُ، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا بَلَغَ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ يَا أُسَامَةُ أَقَتَلْتَهُ بَعْدَ مَا قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ ‏"‏ قُلْتُ كَانَ مُتَعَوِّذًا‏.‏ فَمَا زَالَ يُكَرِّرُهَا حَتَّى تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ أَسْلَمْتُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ‏.‏

TOPICS
killing  *  faith  *  proclamation  *  punishment  *  qatala  *  iman  *  iqraa  *  adhaban

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other's beliefs and faiths; Leave punishment up to God; Do not take matters into your own hands; Show compassion towards others; Be just when dealing with people's actions
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of respecting the faith of others. It tells us that even if someone proclaims their faith in Allah, we should not take it upon ourselves to punish them. Instead, we should leave it up to God to decide how they will be punished or rewarded for their actions. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was very clear on this point and made sure that Usama understood the gravity of his mistake by repeating it so often. This hadith teaches us that we must respect the beliefs and faiths of others, no matter what they may be, and not take matters into our own hands when it comes to punishing them for their actions.

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