أَخْبَرَنَا زَکَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ يَزِيدَ النَّحْوِيِّ عَنْ عِکْرِمَةَ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ فِي سُورَةِ النَّحْلِ مَنْ کَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُکْرِهَ إِلَی قَوْلِهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ فَنُسِخَ وَاسْتَثْنَی مِنْ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّکَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا فُتِنُوا ثُمَّ جَاهَدُوا وَصَبَرُوا إِنَّ رَبَّکَ مِنْ بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ وَهُوَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ الَّذِي کَانَ عَلَی مِصْرَ کَانَ يَکْتُبُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَزَلَّهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَحِقَ بِالْکُفَّارِ فَأَمَرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُقْتَلَ يَوْمَ الْفَتْحِ فَاسْتَجَارَ لَهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ فَأَجَارَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4084
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said concerning Surat An Nahl — “Whoever disbelieved in Allah after his belief, except him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith; but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allah, and theirs will be a great torment.” “This was abrogated, and an exception was made, as Allah said: “Then, verily, your Lord for those who emigrated after they had been put to trials and thereafter strove hard and fought (for the Cause of Allah) and were patient, verily, your Lord afterward is, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” This was ‘Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi As-Sarh who was the governor of Egypt and used to write to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم The Shaitan misled him and he went and joined the unbelievers. So he (the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم commanded that he be killed on the day of the Conquest of Makkah. Then, ‘Uthman bin ‘Afan sought protection for him, and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم granted him protection.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020