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3930. It was narrated from Sumait bin Sumair, that 'Imrân bin Husain said: "Nâfi' bin Azraq and his companions came and said: 'You are doomed, O 'Imrân!' He ('Imrân) said: 'I am not doomed.' They said: 'Yes you are.' I said: 'Why am I doomed?' They said: 'Allâh says: "And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism, i.e., worshipping others besides Allâh), and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone."[1] He said: 'We fought them until they were defeated and the religion was all for Allâh Alone. If you wish, I will tell you a Hadith that I heard from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.' They said: 'Did you (really) hear it from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ?' He said: 'Yes. I was with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he had sent an army of the Muslims to the idolators. When they met them they fought them fiercely, and they (the idolators) gave them their shoulders (i.e., turned and fled). A man among my kin attacked an idolator man with a spear, and when he was defeated he said: "I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allâh, I am a Muslim." But he stabbed him and killed him. He came to
the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allāh, I am doomed." He said "What is it that you have done?" one or two times. He told him what he had done and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to him: "Why didn't you cut open his belly and find out what was in his heart?" He said: "O Messenger of Allāh, I wish I had cut open his belly and could have known what was in his heart." He said: "You did not accept what he said, and you could not have known what was in his heart!" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ remained silent concerning him (that man), and a short while later he died. We buried him, but the following morning he was on the surface of the earth. They said: "Perhaps an enemy of his disinterred him." So we buried him (again) and told our slaves to stand guard. But the following morning he was on the surface of the earth again then we said: 'Perhaps the slaves dozed off.' So we buried him (again) and stood guard ourselves, but the following morning he was on the surface of the earth (again). So we threw him into one of these mountain passes."
3930 A. It was narrated from Sumait, from 'Imrân bin Husain who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent us on a campaign, and a Muslim man attacked an idolator man." And he mentioned the Hadith and added: "And the earth cast him out. The Prophet
ﷺ was told about that and he said: 'The earth accepts those who are worse than him, but Allāh wanted to show you how great is the sanctity of Lā ilāha illallāh.'" (Hasan)
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[1] Al-Anfâl 8:39.
Commentary
The Khawārij and other innovative sects in Islam emerged due to their misunderstanding of Islam.
The religious knowledge of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and their understanding was complete, as they learned Islām directly from the Prophet ﷺ. So, in the matters in which Muslims disagree, especially in the matters of faith, importance should be given to the understanding of the Companions, and all the matters should be understood in the light of their teachings.
Whoever claims to be a Muslim, his claim should be accepted and he should be treated as a Muslim. However, if he commits something that takes him out of Islam, then he will be punished only after having passed a verdict of being an apostate against him. But charging one with infidelity merely based on doubt or suspicion is a great major sin.
