Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: `Ali bin Abi Talib ent a piece of gold not yet taken out of it ore, in a tanned leather container to Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) . Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) di tributed that among t four Per on : 'Uyaina bin Badr, Aqra bin H`Abi , Zaid Al-Khail and the fourth wa either Alqama or Amir bin at-Tufail. On that, one of hi companion aid, "We are more de erving of thi (gold) than the e (per on )." When that new reached the Prophet (ﷺ) , he aid, "Don't you tru t me though I am the truth worthy man of the One in the Heaven , and I receive the new of Heaven (i.e. Divine In piration) both in the morning and in the evening?" There got up a man with unken eye , rai ed cheek bone , rai ed forehead, a thick beard, a haven head and a wai t heet that wa tucked up and he aid, "O Allah' Me enger (ﷺ)! Be afraid of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "Woe to you! Am I not of all the people of the earth the mo t entitled to fear Allah?" Then that man went away. Khalid bin Al-Wahd aid, "O Allah' Me enger (ﷺ)! Shall I chop hi neck off?" The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "No, for he may offer prayer ." Khalid aid, "Numerou are tho e who offer prayer and ay by their tongue (i.e. mouth ) what i not in their heart ." Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) aid, "I have not been ordered (by Allah) to earch the heart of the people or cut open their bellie ." Then the Prophet looked at him (i.e. that man) while the latter wa going away and aid, "From the off pring of thi (man there will come out (people) who will recite the Qur'an continuou ly and elegantly but it will not exceed their throat . (They will neither under tand it nor act upon it). They would go out of the religion (i.e. I lam) a an arrow goe through a game' body." I think he al o aid, "If I hould be pre ent at their time I would kill them a the nation a Thamud were killed."

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: `Ali bin Abi Talib ent a piece of gold not yet taken out of it ore, in a tanned leather container to Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) . Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) di tributed that among t four Per on : 'Uyaina bin Badr, Aqra bin H`Abi , Zaid Al-Khail and the fourth wa either Alqama or Amir bin at-Tufail. On that, one of hi companion aid, "We are more de erving of thi (gold) than the e (per on )." When that new reached the Prophet (ﷺ) , he aid, "Don't you tru t me though I am the truth worthy man of the One in the Heaven , and I receive the new of Heaven (i.e. Divine In piration) both in the morning and in the evening?" There got up a man with unken eye , rai ed cheek bone , rai ed forehead, a thick beard, a haven head and a wai t heet that wa tucked up and he aid, "O Allah' Me enger (ﷺ)! Be afraid of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "Woe to you! Am I not of all the people of the earth the mo t entitled to fear Allah?" Then that man went away. Khalid bin Al-Wahd aid, "O Allah' Me enger (ﷺ)! Shall I chop hi neck off?" The Prophet (ﷺ) aid, "No, for he may offer prayer ." Khalid aid, "Numerou are tho e who offer prayer and ay by their tongue (i.e. mouth ) what i not in their heart ." Allah' Me enger (ﷺ) aid, "I have not been ordered (by Allah) to earch the heart of the people or cut open their bellie ." Then the Prophet looked at him (i.e. that man) while the latter wa going away and aid, "From the off pring of thi (man there will come out (people) who will recite the Qur'an continuou ly and elegantly but it will not exceed their throat . (They will neither under tand it nor act upon it). They would go out of the religion (i.e. I lam) a an arrow goe through a game' body." I think he al o aid, "If I hould be pre ent at their time I would kill them a the nation a Thamud were killed."

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ شُبْرُمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نُعْمٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ بَعَثَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنَ الْيَمَنِ بِذُهَيْبَةٍ فِي أَدِيمٍ مَقْرُوظٍ لَمْ تُحَصَّلْ مِنْ تُرَابِهَا، قَالَ فَقَسَمَهَا بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ بَيْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ بْنِ بَدْرٍ، وَأَقْرَعَ بْنِ حَابِسٍ وَزَيْدِ الْخَيْلِ، وَالرَّابِعُ إِمَّا عَلْقَمَةُ وَإِمَّا عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ كُنَّا نَحْنُ أَحَقَّ بِهَذَا مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلاَ 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 الإِزَارِ، فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، اتَّقِ اللَّهَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَيْلَكَ أَوَلَسْتُ أَحَقَّ أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ أَنْ يَتَّقِيَ اللَّهَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ وَلَّى الرَّجُلُ، قَالَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَلاَ أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ، لَعَلَّهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ يُصَلِّي ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ خَالِدٌ وَكَمْ مِنْ مُصَلٍّ يَقُولُ بِلِسَانِهِ مَا لَيْسَ فِي قَلْبِهِ‏.‏ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أُومَرْ أَنْ أَنْقُبَ قُلُوبَ النَّاسِ، وَلاَ أَشُقَّ بُطُونَهُمْ ‏"‏ قَالَ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ وَهْوَ مُقَفٍّ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا قَوْمٌ يَتْلُونَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ رَطْبًا، لاَ يُجَاوِزُ حَنَاجِرَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَأَظُنُّهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ ‏"‏‏.‏