Hadith of 'Amr ibn al-Hamq al-Khuza'i (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ الْخُزَاعِيِّ (١)، ٢١٩٤٦ - حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَقُومُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمُخْتَارِ (٢) ، فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنْتُ كِذَابَتَهُ هَمَمْتُ وَايْمُ اللهِ أَنْ أَسُلَّ سَيْفِي، فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، حَتَّى ذَكَرْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنِيهِ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ أَمَّنَ رَجُلًا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، أُعْطِيَ لِوَاءَ الْغَدْرِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " (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 which ‘Amr bin al-Hamq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me, that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) say: Whoever grants safety to a Muslim for his life and then kills him afterwards, a banner of treachery will be raised for him on the Day of Resurrection.

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى الْقَارِئُ أَبُو عُمَرَ بْنُ عُمَرَ (١) ، حَدَّثَنَا السُّدِّيُّ،، ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ الْفِتْيَانِيِّ (١) ، قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْمُخْتَارِ، فَأَلْقَى لِي وِسَادَةً، وَقَالَ: لَوْلَا أَنَّ أَخِي جِبْرِيلَ قَامَ عَنْ هَذِهِ لَأَلْقَيْتُهَا لَكَ. قَالَ: فَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَذَكَرْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنِيهِ أَخِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَمَّنَ مُؤْمِنًا عَلَى دَمِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ، فَأَنَا مِنَ الْقَاتِلِ بَرِيءٌ " (٢)،

Rifa’ah bin Shaddad says that once I went to Mukhtar, he placed a cushion for me and said, “If my brother Jibra’il (peace be upon him) had not gotten up from this, I would have placed this cushion for you.” I was standing by Mukhtar’s bedside at that time. When it became clear to me that he was a liar, by Allah, I intended to draw my sword and cut 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 Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) say: “Whoever gives a Muslim security for his life and then kills him afterwards, I am free from the killer.”

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي، ، عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أَقُومُ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمُخْتَارِ، فَلَمَّا عَرَفْتُ كَذِبَهُ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَسُلَّ سَيْفِي فَأَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ، فَذَكَرْتُ حَدِيثًا حَدَّثَنَاهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " مَنْ أَمَّنَ 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) narrated to me, that I heard the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) say: Whoever grants safety to a Muslim for his life and then kills him afterwards, a banner of treachery will be raised for him on the Day of Resurrection.

حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ نُفَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَمِقِ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِذَا أَرَادَ اللهُ بِعَبْدٍ خَيْرًا اسْتَعْمَلَهُ " قِيلَ: وَمَا اسْتَعْمَلَهُ؟ قَالَ: " يُفْتَحُ لَهُ عَمَلٌ صَالِحٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ مَوْتِهِ حَتَّى يَرْضَى عَنْهُ مَنْ حَوْلَهُ " (٢)، ،

It is narrated from Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: When Allah intends good for a servant, He uses him. Someone asked, "What is meant by using him?" He replied: The door of righteous deeds is opened for him before his death, until the people around him become pleased with him.