68. ✧ Hamza al-Aslami

1. Musnad Abi Ya'la 1536No grade recorded

   أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ بَعَثَهُ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ، وَأَمَّرَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ فُلَانًا فَأَحْرِقُوهُ بِالنَّارِ، فَلَمَّا وَلَّيْتُ دَعُونِي مِنْ وَرَائِي، فَجِئْتُ، فَقَالَ: إِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ فُلَانًا فَاقْتُلُوهُ، وَلَا تُحْرِقُوهُ بِالنَّارِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُعَذِّبُ بِالنَّارِ إِلَّا رَبُّ النَّارِ

   ✧ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent him on an expedition and put him in command, and said: 'If you seize so-and-so, burn him with fire.' When I turned away, they called me back, so I came, and he said: 'If you seize so-and-so, kill him, but do not burn him with fire, for none punishes with fire except the Lord of fire.'