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`Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn `Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would
not have burnt them, as the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt,
I would have killed them, for the Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill
him.' "
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 226
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent us in a mission (i.e., an army-unit) and said, "If you find so-and-so and so-and-so,
burn both of them with fire." When we intended to depart, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "I have ordered you to
burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and it is none but Allah Who punishes with fire, so, if you find them,
kill them (i.e., don't burn them)."
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A group of eight men from the tribe of 'Ukil came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and then they found the climate of
Medina unsuitable for them. So, they said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Provide us with some milk." Allah's
Apostle said, "I recommend that you should join the herd of camels." So they went and drank the
urine and the milk of the camels (as a medicine) till they became healthy and fat. Then they killed the
shepherd and drove away the camels, and they became unbelievers after whey were Muslims. When
the Prophet (ﷺ) was informed by a shouter for help, he sent some men in their pursuit, and before the sun
rose high, they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut off. Then he ordered for nails which
were heated and passed over their eyes, and whey were left in the Harra (i.e. rocky land in Medina).
They asked for water, and nobody provided them with water till they died (Abu Qilaba, a sub-narrator
said, "They committed murder and theft and fought against Allah and His Apostle, and spread evil in
the land.")