Hadith of Rifa'ah ibn Shaddad from Amr ibn al-Hamq (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ، ٢٣٧٠١ - حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَقُومُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمُخْتَارِ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَتْ لِي كِذَابَتُهُ، هَمَمْتُ ايْمُ اللهِ أَنْ أَسُلَّ سَيْفِي، فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، حَتَّى تَذَكَّرْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنِيهِ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ آمَنَ رَجُلًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، أُعْطِيَ لِوَاءَ الْغَدْرِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " (١)،

Rifa’ah bin Shaddad says: One day I was standing by the bedside of Mukhtar. When it became clear to me that he was a liar, by Allah! I intended to draw my sword and strike off his neck. But then I remembered a hadith which Amr bin Al-Hamq (may Allah be pleased with him) had narrated to me, that I heard the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) say: Whoever grants safety to a Muslim for his life and then kills him afterwards, a banner of treachery will be given to him on the Day of Resurrection.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى الْقَارِئُ أَبُو عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنِي السَّدِيُّ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ الْفِتْيَانِيِّ (٢) ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ، قَالَ: فَأَلْقَى لِي وِسَادَةً، وَقَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنَّ أَخِي جِبْرِيلَ قَامَ عَنْ هَذِهِ لَأَلْقَيْتُهَا لَكَ، قَالَ: فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَذَكَرْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنِي بِهِ أَخِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَيُّمَا مُؤْمَنٍ أَمَّنَ مُؤْمِنًا عَلَى دَمِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، فَأَنَا مِنَ الْقَاتِلِ بَرِيءٌ " (٣)، ،

Rifa’ah bin Shaddad says: One day I was standing by the bedside of Mukhtar. When it became clear to me that he was a liar, by Allah! I intended to draw my sword and strike off his neck. But then I remembered a hadith that Amr bin Al-Hamq (may Allah be pleased with him) had narrated to me, that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) say: Whoever grants safety to a Muslim for his life and then later kills him, I am free from the killer.