حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مُوسَی حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ح و حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ أَبِي سَهْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَشْعَثَ عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ الْبَرَائِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ قَالَ مَرَّ بِي خَالِي سَمَّاهُ هُشَيْمٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ الْحَارِثَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو وَقَدْ عَقَدَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِوَائً فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ فَقَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَی رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةَ أَبِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 2607
It was narrated that Bara' bin 'Azib said: "My maternal uncle passed by me – (one of the narrators) Hushaim named him in his narration as Harith bin Amr – and the Prophet had given him a banner to carry. I said to him: 'Where are you going?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah has sent me to a man who married his father's wife after he died, and has commanded me to strike his neck (i.e., execute him)."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020