Nāfiʿ reported that Ibn ʿUmar (may Allāh be pleased with him) said:
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ
That a man came to him (while two groups of Muslims were fighting) and said, “O Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān! Don‘t you hear what Allāh has mentioned in His Book: {And if two groups of believers fight against each other...} (Al-Ḥujarāt 49:9) So what prevents you from fighting as Allāh has mentioned in His Book?”
أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَلاَ تَسْمَعُ مَا ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ {وَإِنْ طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُوا} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ، فَمَا يَمْنَعُكَ أَنْ لاَ تُقَاتِلَ كَمَا ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ.
Ibn ʿUmar said, “O son of my brother! I would rather be blamed for not fighting because of this Verse than to be blamed because of another Verse where Allāh says: {And whoever kills a believer intentionally...} (al-Nisā’ 4:93)
فَقَالَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي أَغْتَرُّ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ وَلاَ أُقَاتِلُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ مِنْ أَنْ أَغْتَرَّ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ الَّتِي يَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى {وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا} إِلَى آخِرِهَا.
Then that man said: Allāh says: {And fight them until there is no more afflictions (worshipping other besides Allāh) and the religion (i.e. worship) will be all for Allāh (Alone)} (Al-Anfāl 8:39)
قَالَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ {وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لاَ تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ}.
Ibn ʿUmar said, “We did this during the lifetime of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ when the number of Muslims was small, and a man was put to trial because of his religion, the pagans would either kill or chain him; but when the Muslims increased (and Islām spread), there was no persecution.”
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ قَدْ فَعَلْنَا عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ كَانَ الإِسْلاَمُ قَلِيلاً، فَكَانَ الرَّجُلُ يُفْتَنُ فِي دِينِهِ، إِمَّا يَقْتُلُوهُ وَإِمَّا يُوثِقُوهُ، حَتَّى كَثُرَ الإِسْلاَمُ، فَلَمْ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ،
When that man saw that Ibn ʿUmar did not agree to his proposal, he said, “What is your opinion regarding ʿAlī and ʿUthmān?”
فَلَمَّا رَأَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يُوَافِقُهُ فِيمَا يُرِيدُ قَالَ فَمَا قَوْلُكَ فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانَ.
Ibn ʿUmar said, “What is my opinion regarding ʿAlī and ʿUthmān? As for ʿUthmān, Allāh forgave him and you disliked to forgive him, and ʿAlī is the cousin and son-in-law of Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ.”
قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ مَا قَوْلِي فِي عَلِيٍّ وَعُثْمَانَ أَمَّا عُثْمَانُ فَكَانَ اللَّهُ قَدْ عَفَا عَنْهُ، فَكَرِهْتُمْ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُ، وَأَمَّا عَلِيٌّ فَابْنُ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَخَتَنُهُ.
Then he pointed out with his hand and said, “And that is his daughter’s (house) which you can see.”
وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ وَهَذِهِ ابْنَتُهُ أَوْ بِنْتُهُ حَيْثُ تَرَوْنَ.
Imām al-Bukhārī, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī #4650 6/62
البخاري، صحيح البخاري #٤٦٥٠ ٦/٦٢
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