Sahih Muslim Hadith 2452 – The Aljawârij And

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[2452] 144 – ( … ) Abü Sa'eed Al- Khudri said: "Alî bin Abi Tâlib sent to the Messenger of Allah some gold from Yemen in a tanned leather bag, that had not been purified of the earth clinging to it. He distributed it among four men: 'Uyaynah bin Badr, A]-Aqra' bin Hâbis, Zaid Al-hail and the fourth, who was either 'Alqamah bin 'Ulâihah or 'Amir bin At-Tufail. One of his Companions said: 'We had more right to it than these men.' News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'Do you not trust me, when I am the trustee of the One Who is above the heaven and the news of heaven comes to me morning and evening?' A man with sunken eyes, prominent cheeks, a high forehead, a thick beard and shaven head stood up, folding his Izdr up, and said: '0 Messenger of Allah, fear Allah!' He said: 'Woe to you! Am I not the one who should fear Allah the most among the people of earth?' Then the man turned and left, and Khdlid bin Al-WalId said: '0 Messenger of Allah, should I not strike his neck (kill him)?' He said: 'No, perhaps he prays.' Ihâlid said: 'How many of those who pray say with their tongues what is not in their hearts?' The Messenger of Allah said: 'I have not been commanded to check people's hearts or split open their bellies.' Then he looked at him as he was going back and said: 'From among the progeny of this man will emerge people who recite the Book of Allah fluently, but it will not go any further than their throats. They will pass out of the religion as an arrow passes out of the prey." He (one of the narrators) said: "I think he said: 'If I live to see them, then I will certainly kill them like the killing of Tliamüd."