Hadith of Malik ibn Atahiyah (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَتَاهِيَةَ (١)، ١٨٠٥٧ - حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي حَسَّانَ (٢) ، عَنْ مُخَيِّسِ بْنِ ظَبْيَانَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، مِنْ جُذَامٍ (٣) ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَتَاهِيَةَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ عَاشِرًا فَاقْتُلُوهُ " (٤)، ،

It is narrated from Malik bin Atahiya (may Allah be pleased with him) that I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: If you see someone unjustly collecting tax, then kill him. The previous hadith is also narrated from Qutaiba bin Saeed.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، وَقَصَّرَ عَنْ بَعْضِ الْإِسْنَادِ، وَقَالَ - يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ الصَّدَقَةَ - يَأْخُذُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ حَقِّهَا (١)، ،

Qutaibah ibn Sa'id narrated to us this hadith, and he shortened some of the chain of narration, and said: He means by that the charity which he takes without right.