Hadith record

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, ‘A man went out from Al-Medina intending for Al-Iraq. So two black men followed him, one of them being a slave of Abu Abdullah asws . So when he came to Al-Aws, the man slept. So they both took a rock and cracked his head with it. So they were both seized, and Muhammad Bin Khalid came with them both, and the guardians of the killed-one came over and asked him for the retaliation, but he did not like that to be done. So Abu Abdullah asws was asked about that, but he asws did not answer him. Abdul Rahman said, ‘So I guessed that he asws did not like answering him because he asws did not view that two should be killed for one. So the guardians of the killed-one complained of Muhammad Bin Khalid and his dealings, to the people of Al-Medina. So the people of Al-Medina said to him, ‘If you intend the retaliation from him, so follow Ja’far asws Bin Muhammad asws . So complain to him asws of your grievances. So they did it. So Abu Abdullah asws said: 'Retaliate them’. So when they called them over for their retaliation, the face of the slave of Abu Abdullah asws turned black until it became as if it was the ink. So that was mentioned to Abu Abdullah asws , so they said, ‘May Allah azwj Keep you asws well! When he was brought forward to be killed, his face blackened until it became as if it was the ink’. So he asws said: ‘He had disbelieved in Allah azwj openly’. So both of them were killed’.

Translation: HubeAli — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.