Ikrama عكرمة · The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed]

"Some 'Arab people came to the Messenger of Allah sent (men) after them, and they were caught. Then he had their hands and feet cut off, and their eyes gouged out." Some of them (the narrators) added more than others, except that in his narration of this Hadith, Mu'awiyah said: "They drove them off to the land of Shirk."

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a slave runs away, no Salah will be accepted from him until he goes back to his masters.'"

"If a slave runs away, no Salah will be accepted from him, and if he dies he will die a disbeliever." A slave of Jarir's ran away, and he caught him and struck his neck (killing him).

"If a slave runs away to the land of Shirk, there is no protection (or immunity) for him."

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a slave runs away to the land of Shirk, it becomes permissible to shed his blood.'"

"I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim except in three cases: A man who commits adultery after having married; or one who kills another person, who is to be killed; or who reverts to Kufr after having accepted Islam, who is to be killed.'"

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'"

"I came to Abu Bakr when he had spoken harshly to a man who had answered back. I said: 'Shall I not strike his neck (kill him)?' He rebuked me, and said: 'That is not for anyone after the Messenger of Allah .'"

"We were with Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, and he got angry with a man from among the Muslims, and became very angry indeed. When I saw that, I said: 'O Khalifah of the Messenger of Allah, shall I strike his neck?' When I mentioned killing him, he stopped being angry with him and changed the subject. When we parted, he sent for me and said: 'O Abu Barzah, what did you say?' I said: 'I have forgotten what I said; remind…