Volume 9, Book 84, Number 62:
Narrated Ibn ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “When the Jews greet anyone of you they say: ‘Sam’Alaika (death be upon
you); so you should say; ‘Wa ‘Alaika (and upon you).'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 63:
Narrated ‘Abdullah:
As if I am looking at the Prophet while he was speaking about one of the prophets whose people
have beaten and wounded him, and he was wiping the blood off his face and saying, “O Lord! For –
give my, people as they do not know.”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 64:
Narrated ‘Ali:
Whenever I tell you a narration from Allah’s Apostle, by Allah, I would rather fall down from the
sky than ascribe a false statement to him, but if I tell you something between me and you (not a
Hadith) then it was indeed a trick (i.e., I may say things just to cheat my enemy). No doubt I heard
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Allah’s Apostle saying, “During the last days there will appear some young foolish people who will
say the best words but their faith will not go beyond their throats (i.e. they will have no faith) and
will go out from (leave) their religion as an arrow goes out of the game. So, where-ever you find
them, kill them, for who-ever kills them shall have reward on the Day of Resurrection.”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 57:
Narrated ‘Ikrima:
Some Zanadiqa (atheists) were brought to ‘Ali and he burnt them. The news of this event, reached
Ibn ‘Abbas who said, “If I had been in his place, I would not have burnt them, as Allah’s Apostle for –
bade it, saying, ‘Do not punish anybody with Allah’s punishment (fire).’ I would have killed them ac –
cording to the statement of Allah’s Apostle, ‘Whoever changed his Islamic religion, then kill him.'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 58:
Narrated Abu Burda:
Abu Musa said, “I came to the Prophet along with two men (from the tribe) of Ash’ariyin, one on
my right and the other on my left, while Allah’s Apostle was brushing his teeth (with a Siwak), and
both men asked him for some employment. The Prophet said, ‘O Abu Musa (O ‘Abdullah bin Qais!).’ I
said, ‘By Him Who sent you with the Truth, these two men did not tell me what was in their hearts
and I did not feel (realize) that they were seeking employment.’ As if I were looking now at his Siwak
being drawn to a corner under his lips, and he said, ‘We never (or, we do not) appoint for our affairs
anyone who seeks to be employed. But O Abu Musa! (or ‘Abdullah bin Qais!) Go to Yemen.'” The
Prophet then sent Mu’adh bin Jabal after him and when Mu’adh reached him, he spread out a cush –
ion for him and requested him to get down (and sit on the cushion). Behold: There was a fettered
man beside Abu Muisa. Mu’adh asked, “Who is this (man)?” Abu Muisa said, “He was a Jew and be –
came a Muslim and then reverted back to Judaism.” Then Abu Muisa requested Mu’adh to sit down
but Mu’adh said, “I will not sit down till he has been killed. This is the judgment of Allah and His
Apostle (for such cases) and repeated it thrice. Then Abu Musa ordered that the man be killed, and
he was killed. Abu Musa added, “Then we discussed the night prayers and one of us said, ‘I pray and
sleep, and I hope that Allah will reward me for my sleep as well as for my prayers.'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 59:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
When the Prophet died and Abu Bakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to dis –
belief, ‘Umar said, “O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these people although Allah’s Apostle said, ‘I have
been ordered to fight the people till they say: ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, ‘and
whoever said, ‘None has the right to be worshipped but Allah’, Allah will save his property and his
life from me, unless (he does something for which he receives legal punishment) justly, and his ac –
count will be with Allah?’ “Abu Bakr said, “By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates between
prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right to be taken from property (according to Allah’s Orders). By
Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay to Allah’s Apostle, I would fight with
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them for withholding it.” ‘Umar said, “By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu
Bakr’s chest towards the decision to fight, therefore I realized that his decision was right.”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 60:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew passed by Allah’s Apostle and said, “As-Samu ‘Alaika.” Allah’s Apostle said in reply, “We
‘Alaika.” Allah’s Apostle then said to his companions, “Do you know what he (the Jew) has said? He
said, ‘As-Samu ‘Alaika.'” They said, “O Allah’s Apostle! Shall we kill him?” The Prophet, said, “No.
When the people of the Book greet you, say: ‘Wa ‘Alaikum.'”
Volume 9, Book 84, Number 61:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet (and when they were admitted) they said,
“As-Samu ‘Alaika (Death be upon you).” I said (to them), “But death and the curse of Allah be upon
you!” The Prophet said, “O ‘Aisha! Allah is kind and lenient and likes that one should be kind and le –
nient in all matters.” I said, “Haven’t you heard what they said?” He said, “I said (to them), ‘Wa
‘Alaikum (and upon you).