The extent of the authenticity of the killing of five thousand disbelievers by Khalid ibn al-Walid in the Battle of Mu'tah
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I heard from some of the brothers that Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) killed five thousand people in the Battle of Mu'tah. Is this correct?The Shaykh: Did he kill disbelievers?The questioner: Of the disbelievers.
The Shaykh: If it is true, may Allah reward him with good.
The questioner: In *Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah*, O Shaykh!
*Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah* is a respected historical work, but you must all know that historical books, except by the will of Allah, contain weak reports. Why? Because history is subject to politics; it is always subject to politics. Even in our current era, you find, for example, a president in this position praising [someone] as long as he is president, and attributing to him events that are true or false,And if he dies or is removed from office, he is "a fool son of a fool," meaning: that he does not praise, and overlooking him, and perhaps even cursing him. Likewise, history in the past.
The Shaykh: If it is true, may Allah reward him with good.
The questioner: In *Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah*, O Shaykh!
*Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah* is a respected historical work, but you must all know that historical books, except by the will of Allah, contain weak reports. Why? Because history is subject to politics; it is always subject to politics. Even in our current era, you find, for example, a president in this position praising [someone] as long as he is president, and attributing to him events that are true or false,And if he dies or is removed from office, he is "a fool son of a fool," meaning: that he does not praise, and overlooking him, and perhaps even cursing him. Likewise, history in the past.