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2679. It was reported from Sa'eed bin Abī Sa'eed, that he heard Abū Hurairah saying: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent a cavalry troop towards Najd. They returned with a man from Banū Hanīfah by the name of Thumāmah bin Uthāl, who was the chief of the people of Al-Yamāmah. They tied him to one of the pillars in the Masjid. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ went out to him and said: 'What do you have to say O Thumāmah?' He said: 'Something good O Muḥammad! If you kill me you are going to kill someone whose blood will be avenged, but if you show leniency, you will be showing leniency to one who is grateful. If you want wealth, just ask for it, and you will be given it as you wish.' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ left him alone. When the following day came he asked him again: 'What do you have to say O Thumāmah?'
He repeated what he had said before. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ left him alone. When the next day after the following day came, he mentioned the same words as before. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ then said: 'Set Thumāmah free.' He went off to some date palm trees near the Masjid and performed Ghusl and returned to the Masjid. Then he said: 'I bear witness that there is none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh, and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His servant and His Messenger.'" And (he cited) the Hadīth.
(One of the narrators) 'Eisā said: "Al-Laith informed us" and he said: "A protected man." (Saḥīh)
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If considered expedient, a disbeliever may be brought into the Masjid.
