English translation
4074. It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said concerning Sûrat An-Nahl - "Whoever disbelieved in Allâh after his belief, except him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith; but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allāh, and theirs will be a great torment.”[1] “This was abrogated, and an exception was made, as Allāh said: “Then, verily, your Lord for those who emigrated after they had been put to trials and thereafter strove hard and fought (for the Cause of Allāh) and were patient, verily, your Lord afterward is, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”[2] This was ‘Abdullāh bin Sa’d bin Abī As-Sarḥ who was the governor of Egypt and used to write to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. The Shaitān misled him and he went and joined the unbelievers. So he (the Prophet ﷺ) commanded that he be killed on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. Then, ‘Uthmān bin ‘Afān sought protection for him, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ granted him protection.” (Hasan)