Narrated Abu Burda: That the Prophet (ﷺ) ent hi (i.e. Abu Burda' ) grandfather, Abu Mu a and Mu`adh to Yemen and aid to both of them "Facilitate thing for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make thing difficult (for people), and give them good tiding , and do not repul e them and both of you hould obey each other." Abu Mu a aid, "O Allah' Prophet! In our land there i an alcoholic drink (prepared) from barley called Al-Mizr, and another (prepared) from honey, called Al-Bit"' The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "All intoxicant are prohibited." Then both of them proceeded and Mu`adh a ked Abu Mu a, "How do you recite the Qur'an?" Abu Mu a replied, "I recite it while I am tanding, itting or riding my riding animal , at interval and piecemeal." Mu`adh aid, "But I leep and then get up. I leep and hope for Allah' Reward for my leep a I eek Hi Reward for my night prayer." Then he (i.e. Mu`adh) pitched a tent and they tarted vi iting each other. Once Mu`adh paid a vi it to Abu Mu a and aw a chained man. Mu`adh a ked, "What i thi ?" Abu Mu a aid, "(He wa ) a Jew who embraced I lam and ha now turned apo tate." Mu`adh aid, "I will urely chop off hi neck!"

Narrated Abu Burda: That the Prophet (ﷺ) ent hi (i.e. Abu Burda' ) grandfather, Abu Mu a and Mu`adh to Yemen and aid to both of them "Facilitate thing for the people (Be kind and lenient) and do not make thing difficult (for people), and give them good tiding , and do not repul e them and both of you hould obey each other." Abu Mu a aid, "O Allah' Prophet! In our land there i an alcoholic drink (prepared) from barley called Al-Mizr, and another (prepared) from honey, called Al-Bit"' The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "All intoxicant are prohibited." Then both of them proceeded and Mu`adh a ked Abu Mu a, "How do you recite the Qur'an?" Abu Mu a replied, "I recite it while I am tanding, itting or riding my riding animal , at interval and piecemeal." Mu`adh aid, "But I leep and then get up. I leep and hope for Allah' Reward for my leep a I eek Hi Reward for my night prayer." Then he (i.e. Mu`adh) pitched a tent and they tarted vi iting each other. Once Mu`adh paid a vi it to Abu Mu a and aw a chained man. Mu`adh a ked, "What i thi ?" Abu Mu a aid, "(He wa ) a Jew who embraced I lam and ha now turned apo tate." Mu`adh aid, "I will urely chop off hi neck!"

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَدَّهُ أَبَا مُوسَى، وَمُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَسِّرَا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرَا، وَبَشِّرَا وَلاَ تُنَفِّرَا، وَتَطَاوَعَا ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ، إِنَّ أَرْضَنَا بِهَا شَرَابٌ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ الْمِزْرُ، وَشَرَابٌ مِنَ الْعَسَلِ الْبِتْعُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ كُلُّ مُسْكِرٍ حَرَامٌ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَانْطَلَقَا فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ لأَبِي مُوسَى كَيْفَ تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ قَائِمًا وَقَاعِدًا وَعَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ وَأَتَفَوَّقُهُ تَفَوُّقًا‏.‏ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَنَامُ وَأَقُومُ، فَأَحْتَسِبُ نَوْمَتِي كَمَا أَحْتَسِبُ قَوْمَتِي، وَضَرَبَ فُسْطَاطًا، فَجَعَلاَ يَتَزَاوَرَانِ، فَزَارَ مُعَاذٌ أَبَا مُوسَى، فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مُوثَقٌ، فَقَالَ مَا هَذَا فَقَالَ أَبُو مُوسَى يَهُودِيٌّ أَسْلَمَ ثُمَّ ارْتَدَّ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ لأَضْرِبَنَّ عُنُقَهُ‏.‏ تَابَعَهُ الْعَقَدِيُّ وَوَهْبٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ‏.‏ وَقَالَ وَكِيعٌ وَالنَّضْرُ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏ رَوَاهُ جَرِيرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ‏.‏