Sunan an-Nasa'i 3982

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar reported to us; he said: Muhammad narrated to us; he said: Shuʿbah narrated to us, from al-Nuʿman ibn Salim, who said: I heard Aws say: ‘I came with the delegation of Thaqif to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and was with him in a tent. Everyone in the tent fell asleep except him and me. A man came and spoke privately to him, and he said: “Go and kill him.” Then he asked: “Does he not testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah?” The man replied: “He does testify.” The Messenger of Allah said: “Leave him.” Then he said: “I have been commanded to fight the people until they say, ‘There is no god but Allah.’ When they say it, their lives and property are inviolable, except by a right that is due.”’ Muhammad said: I asked Shuʿbah, ‘Doesn’t the hadith include the words, “Does he not testify that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah”?’ He replied: ‘I think that wording is included, but I am not sure.’