حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي نُعْمٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ ، يَقُولُ : بَعَثَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ الْيَمَنِ بِذَهَبَةٍ فِي أَدِيمٍ مَقْرُوظٍ ، لَمْ تُحَصَّلْ مِنْ تُرَابِهَا ، قَالَ : فَقَسَمَهَا بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ : بَيْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ حِصْنٍ ، وَالْأَقْرَعِ بْنِ حَابِسٍ ، وَزَيْدِ الْخَيْلِ ، وَالرَّابِعُ إِمَّا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عُلَاثَةَ وَإِمَّا عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ : كُنَّا نَحْنُ أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ ، قَالَ : فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ : " أَلَا تَأْمَنُونِي وَأَنَا أَمِينُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاءِ ، يَأْتِينِي خَبَرُ السَّمَاءِ صَبَاحًا وَمَسَاءً " ، قَالَ : فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ غَائِرُ الْعَيْنَيْنِ مُشْرِفُ الْوَجْنَتَيْنِ نَاشِزُ الْجَبْهَةِ كَثُّ اللِّحْيَةِ مَحْلُوقُ الرَّأْسِ مُشَمَّرُ الْإِزَارِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اتَّقِ اللَّهَ ، فَقَالَ : " وَيْلَكَ أَوَلَسْتُ أَحَقَّ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ أَنْ يَتَّقِيَ اللَّهَ " ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ وَلَّى الرَّجُلُ ، فَقَالَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ ؟ ، فَقَالَ : " لَا لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ يُصَلِّي " ، قَالَ خَالِدٌ : وَكَمْ مِنْ مُصَلٍّ يَقُولُ بِلِسَانِهِ مَا لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِهِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنِّي لَمْ أُومَرْ أَنْ أَنْقُبَ عَنْ قُلُوبِ النَّاسِ ، وَلَا أَشُقَّ بُطُونَهُمْ " ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُقَفٍّ ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا ، قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ رَطْبًا ، لَا يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ ، كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ " ، قَالَ : أَظُنُّهُ قَالَ : " لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لَأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ " ،

Abu Said al-Khudri reported:'Ali b. Abu Talib sent to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) from Yemen some gold alloyed with clay in a leather bag dyed in the leaves of Mimosa flava. He distributed it among four men. 'Uyaina b. Hisna, Aqra' b. Habis and Zaid al-Khail, and the fourth one was either Alqama b. 'Ulatha or 'Amir b. Tufail. A person from among his (Prophet's) Companions said: We had a better claim to this (wealth) than these (persons). This (remark) reached the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) upon which he said: Will you not trust me, whereas I am a trustee of Him Who is in the heaven? The news come to me from the heaven morning and evening. Then there stood up a person with deep sunken eyes, prominent cheek bones, and elevated forehead, thick beard, shaven head, tucked up loincloth, and he said: Messenger of Allah, fear Allah. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Woe to thee. Do I not deserve most to fear Allah amongst the people of the earth? That man then returned. Khalid b. Walid then said: Messenger of Allah, should I not strike his neck? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Perhaps he may be observing the prayer. Khalid said: How many observers of prayer are there who profess with their tongue what is not in their heart? Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I have not been commanded to pierce through the hearts of people, nor to split their bellies (insides). He again looked at him and he was going back. Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: There would arise a people from the progeny of this (man) who would recite the Qur'an glibly, but it would not go beyond their throats; they would (hurriedly) pass through (the teachings of their) religion just as the arrow passes through the prey. I conceive that he (the Holy Prophet) also said this: If I find them I would certainly kill them as were killed the (people of) Thamud.

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ قَالَ وَعَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عُلَاثَةَ ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ عَامِرَ بْنَ الطُّفَيْلِ ، وَقَالَ : " نَاتِئُ الْجَبْهَةِ " ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ : " نَاشِزُ " ، وَزَادَ : فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ ، قَالَ : " لَا " ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ ، فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ خَالِدٌ سَيْفُ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ ، قَالَ : " لَا " ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ لَيِّنًا رَطْبًا " ، وَقَالَ : قَالَ عُمَارَةُ : حَسِبْتُهُ قَالَ : " لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لَأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ " ،

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters and (the narrator) made a mention of elevated forehead, but he made no mention of tucked-up loin cloth and made this addition:" There stood up 'Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him), and said: Should I not strike his neck? Upon this he said: No. Then he turned away, and Khalid the Sword of Allah stood up against him, and said: Prophet of Allah. shall I not strike off his neck? He said, No, and then said: A people would rise from his progeny who would recite the Book of Allah glibly and fluently. 'Umar said: I think he (the Holy Prophet) also said this: If I find them I would certainly kill them like Thamud."

وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بِهَذَا الْإِسْنَادِ ، وَقَالَ " بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ : زَيْدُ الْخَيْرِ ، وَالْأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ ، وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ ، وَعَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عُلَاثَةَ أَوْ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ " ، وَقَالَ : " نَاشِزُ الْجَبْهَةِ " كَرِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ ، وَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا قَوْمٌ " وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ : " لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لَأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ " .

This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters, but no mention has been made of:" If I find them, I would kill them as the Thamud were killed."