أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ بْنُ سَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَامِرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَا کُنَّا مَعَ عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ وَکُنَّا إِذَا دَخَلْنَا مَدْخَلًا نَسْمَعُ کَلَامَ مَنْ بِالْبَلَاطِ فَدَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ يَوْمًا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَوَاعَدُونِّي بِالْقَتْلِ قُلْنَا يَکْفِيکَهُمُ اللَّهُ قَالَ فَلِمَ يَقْتُلُونِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلَّا بِإِحْدَی ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٌ کَفَرَ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ أَوْ زَنَی بَعْدَ إِحْصَانِهِ أَوْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَنَيْتُ فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَلَا إِسْلَامٍ وَلَا تَمَنَّيْتُ أَنَّ لِي بِدِينِي بَدَلًا مُنْذُ هَدَانِيَ اللَّهُ وَلَا قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا فَلِمَ يَقْتُلُونَنِي
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4034
Abu Amamah bin Sahl and Abdullah bin Amir bin Rabiah said:We were with Uthman when he was under siege and we could hear what was said from Al-Balat. Uthman came in one day, then he came out. and said: They are threatening to kill me.’ We said: Allah will suffice you against them.’ He said: ‘Why would they kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in one of three cases: A man who reverts to Kufr after becoming Muslim, or commits adultery after being married, or one who kills a soul unlawfully. By Allah, I did not commit adultery during the Jahiliyyah or in Islam, I never wished to follow any other religion since Allah guided me, and I have never killed anyone, so why do they want to kill me’?” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020