Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
Retaliation
كتاب القصاص
Chapter 4a: Killing Apostates and People who Strive to cause Mischief - Section 1
باب قتل أهل الردة والسعاة بالفساد - الفصل الأول
Mishkat al-Masabih 3533
‘Ikrima told that when some heretics were brought to ‘Ali he had them burned, and that when Ibn ‘Abbas heard of it he said that if it had been he, he would not have had them burned because of Allah's Messenger ﷺ's prohibition, “Do not inflict Allah’s punishment on anyone”, but would have had them killed on account of the statement made by Allah's Messenger ﷺ, “Kill those who change their religion.” Bukhari transmitted it.
عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ قَالَ: أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ بِزَنَادِقَةٍ فَأَحْرَقَهُمْ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ: لَوْ كُنْتُ أَنَا لَمْ أُحْرِقْهُمْ لِنَهْيِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُعَذِّبُوا بِعَذَابِ اللَّهِ» وَلَقَتَلْتُهُمْ لِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ بَدَّلَ دِينَهُ فَاقْتُلُوهُ» . رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 16 Chapter 4a Hadith 1
