QuizTime(150) Under which Sahabi authority, a Muslim(who greeted them Salam) was killed due to misjudgment & Quran ayah revealed?

 

QuizTime(150) Under which Sahabi authority, a Muslim(who greeted them Salam) was killed due to misjudgment & Quran ayah revealed?

 

Ans: Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad(r.a)

 

Greeting with the Salam is a Sign of Islam. 

Muhammad ibn Jareer al-Tabari and others narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) that this verse – “and say not to anyone who greets you (by embracing Islam): ‘You are not a believer’” [al-Nisa’ 4:94] – was revealed concerning Mardaas, a man from Ghatafaan. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sent an army to his people, whose leader was Ghaalib al-Laythi, and his companions fled but he did not flee, and he said, I am a believer.  The cavalry came to him and he greeted them with salaam, but they killed him and took his sheep.[End]

“Imam Ahmad recorded that 'Ikrimah said that Ibn 'Abbas said, "A man from Bani Sulaym, who was tending a flock of sheep, passed by some of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and said Salam to them. They said (to each other), 'He only said Salam to protect himself from us.' Then they attacked him and killed him. They brought his sheep to the Prophet ﷺ, and this Ayah was revealed,

“O ye who believe! When ye go abroad in the cause of Allah, investigate carefully, and say not to any one who offers you a salutation: "Thou art none of a believer!" Coveting the perishable goods of this life: with Allah are profits and spoils abundant. Even thus were ye yourselves before, till Allah conferred on you His favours: Therefore carefully investigate. For Allah is well aware of all that ye do.” [Al-Qur’an ch 4 Verse 94]

At-Tirmidhi recorded this in his (chapter on) Tafsir, and said, "This Hadith is Hasan.

"A man was tending his sheep and the Muslims caught up with him. He said, 'As-Salamu 'Alaykum.' However, they killed him and took his sheep. Allah revealed the Ayah.

Al-Bukhari recorded this shorter version without a complete chain of narrators. However a longer version with a connected chain of narrators has also been recorded. Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent a military expedition under the authority of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and when they reached the designated area, they found the people had dispersed. However, a man with a lot of wealth did not leave and said, 'I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.' Yet, Al-Miqdad killed him, and a man said to him, 'You killed a man after he proclaimed: "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah. By Allah I will mention what you did to the Prophet ﷺ.' When they went back to the Messenger of Allah, they said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Al-Miqdad killed a man who testified that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah.' He said,

(Summon Al-Miqdad before me. O Miqdad! Did you kill a man who proclaimed, "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah?" What would you do when you face, "There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah tomorrow?") 

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Al-Miqdad,

(He was a believing man who hid his faith among disbelieving people, and he announced his faith to you, but you killed him, although you used to hide your faith before, in Makkah.)"  

For More details:

Link:  https://www.wordofallah.com/tafseer/4/1

Link: http://www.recitequran.com/tafsir/en.ibn-kathir/4:95

 Don't get confused with usaaamah bin Zayd(r.a) incident. These two are different incident.

Usaamah ibn Zayd killed the man who said Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said to him: “O Usaamah, did you kill him after he said Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah? O Usaamah, did you kill him after he said Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah? O Usaamah, did you kill him after he said Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah?” .

Allah knows the best.

 

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