Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2954

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كتاب الجهاد والسير ›

Book 56: Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad)

Chapter: Bidding farewell

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Abu Hurairah 5 narrators
'Abdullah bin Wahb Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 125 AH – 197 AH 'Amr bin al-Harith bin Ya'qub Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. before 150 AH Bukayr bin 'Abdullah bin al-Ashj Tābiʿī d. 120 AH or after Sulayman ibn Yasar Tābiʿī 34 AH – 103 AH or 107 AH Abu Hurairah Companion 12 BH/603 CE – 59 AH/681 CE
Narrated Abu Hurairah (ra):Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent us on military expedition telling us, "If you find such and such persons (he named two men from Quraish), burn them fire." Then we came to bid him farewell, when we wanted to set out, he said: "Previously I ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so with fire, but as punishment with fire is done by none except Allah, if you capture them, kill them, (instead)."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 2954

In-book reference

Book 56, Hadith 166

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 4, Book 52, Hadith 202

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

وَقَالَ ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرٌو، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بَعَثَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَعْثٍ، وَقَالَ لَنَا ‏"‏ إِنْ لَقِيتُمْ فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا ‏"‏‏.‏ ـ لِرَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ سَمَّاهُمَا ـ فَحَرِّقُوهُمَا بِالنَّارِ‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَاهُ نُوَدِّعُهُ حِينَ أَرَدْنَا الْخُرُوجَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَمَرْتُكُمْ أَنْ تُحَرِّقُوا فُلاَنًا وَفُلاَنًا بِالنَّارِ، وَإِنَّ النَّارَ لاَ يُعَذِّبُ بِهَا إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، فَإِنْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُمَا فَاقْتُلُوهُمَا ‏"‏‏.‏

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