English translation
[277] 158 - (96) It was narrated that Usâmah bin Zaid - and this is the Hadîth of Ibn Abî Shaibah - said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ sent us on a campaign, and in the morning we attacked Al-Huruqât of Juhainah. I caught up with a man and he said: 'Lâ ilâha illallâh,' but I stabbed him. Then I felt troubled by that, and I told the Prophet ﷺ about it. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Did he say Lâ ilâha illallâh and you killed him?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, he only said it for fear of the weapon.' He said: 'Did you open his heart to find out whether he said it (out of fear) or not?' And he kept repeating it until I wished that I had become Muslim on that day." Sa'd said: "By Allâh, I will not kill a Muslim until the one with the belly - meaning Usâmah - approves of killing him." A man said: "Doesn't Allâh say: "And fight them until there is no more Fitnah and the religion will all be for Allâh[1] Sa'd said: "We fought them so that there would be no Fitnah but you and your companions want to fight them so that there will be Fitnah."