English translation
4643. It was narrated from Abū Bakr, that ‘Āsim said: “While he was on the Minbar, I heard Al-Hajjāj say: ‘Fear Allāh as much as you can with no exception. Listen and obey the Commander of the Believers ‘Abdul-Malik with no exception. By Allāh, if I order the people to go out through one door of the Masjid, and they go out through another door, their blood and wealth will become permissible to me. By Allāh, if I punish (the tribe of) Rabī‘ah for (the wrongdoing of) Muḍar, that is permissible for me before Allāh. Who could understand my point concerning the slave of Hudhail[1] who says that his recitation of Qur‘ān is from Allāh? By Allāh, it is only Rajaz poetry like the Rajaz poetry of the Bedouin, and Allāh did not reveal it to His Prophet ﷺ. Who will understand my point concerning these non-Arabs one of whom says that he throws a stone, and when the stone lands, he says that something new has happened.[2] By Allāh, I shall finish them off like the day that has [1] Meaning, ‘Abdullāh bin Mas‘ūd. [2] Meaning, they cause a great deal of mischief but pretend to be innocent. passed away.” He said:[1] I mentioned that to Al-A’mash and he said: “By Allāh, I also heard it from him.” (Da’if)