Hadith 3738
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
ENGLISH
It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ood (رضي الله عنه) said:
Ibn an-Nawwahah and Ibn Uthal cane as envoys of Musailimah to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to them: "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" They said: We bear witness that Musailimah is the messenger of Allah! He said: "I believe in Allah and His Messengers. If I were to kill any envoy, I would have killed you.” ‘Abdullah said: And it became a precedent that envoys were not to be killed
ARABIC
Hadith referenceMusnad Ahmad 3738
CollectionMusnad Ahmad
BookMusnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
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