Explanation of the author's statement: "So al-Qasri, Khalid ibn 'Abd Allah, who was the governor of Iraq for Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, killed him
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The Shaykh : He says: "So al-Qasri, Khalid ibn 'Abd Allah, who was the governor of Iraq for Hisham ibn 'Abd al-Malik, killed him. He took him out to the Eid prayer ground in chains". And that was on the Day of Sacrifice. He took him out bound in iron, then he addressed the people and said: "O people, sacrifice, may Allah accept your sacrifices, for I am sacrificing al-Ja'd ibn Dirham". Yes? May Allah reward him with good. Yes, the people sacrifice with sheep, goats, camels, and cattle, and this man sacrificed with something more vile than that, worse than that, for he is worse than camels, cattle, sheep, donkeys, dogs, and pigs. For Allah says: [Al-Bayyinah 98:6] [Al-Furqan 25:44]. And I ask you now: a camel is for seven, a cow is for seven, so what is this man worth? No, he is worth thousands of thousands, a great deal, meaning Allah protected much evil through him. Yes, but some people, and I seek refuge in Allah, say: This act of al-Qasri, Khalid, is not religious, but political, purely political.
And we say to them: This is a lie, because the man stated openly before the people that he killed him for this religious innovation. He said: "Because he claimed that Allah did not take Ibrahim as a close friend, and did not speak to Musa with direct address". Then he came down and slaughtered him, and that was on the Day of Sacrifice in the year 119 AH.
In this regard, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) says in al-Nuniyyah:
"And for this"
Do you have: For the sake of?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and for this.
"And for this, al-Qasri, Khalid, sacrificed al-Ja'd *** On the day of sacrificial offerings".
Al-Qasri, hmm?
"And for this, al-Qasri, Khalid, sacrificed al-Ja'd *** On the day of sacrificial offerings". Hmm? The sacrificial offering, the sacrificial offering.
"When he said: Ibrahim is not his close friend *** No, nor is Musa the one spoken to, the near one".
Ibn al-Qayyim says:
"The thanks of the sacrificial animal is for every follower of the Sunnah *** May Allah reward you, you who are a brother of the sacrificial offering". Who does this mean? Khalid ibn 'Abd Allah. "May Allah reward you, you who are a brother of the sacrificial offering" means: one who is a person of the sacrificial offering. For if he slaughtered this man as an act of drawing near to Allah, it is greater than slaughtering a sheep or a camel as an act of drawing near to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, because of the punishment inflicted upon the people of innovation and their destruction.
Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.
إن الذين كفروا من أهل الكتاب والمشركين في نار جهنم خالدين فيها أولئك هم شر البريةThey are not except like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in [their] way.
إن هم إلا كالأنعام بل هم أضل سبيلاAnd we say to them: This is a lie, because the man stated openly before the people that he killed him for this religious innovation. He said: "Because he claimed that Allah did not take Ibrahim as a close friend, and did not speak to Musa with direct address". Then he came down and slaughtered him, and that was on the Day of Sacrifice in the year 119 AH.
In this regard, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) says in al-Nuniyyah:
"And for this"
Do you have: For the sake of?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, and for this.
"And for this, al-Qasri, Khalid, sacrificed al-Ja'd *** On the day of sacrificial offerings".
Al-Qasri, hmm?
"And for this, al-Qasri, Khalid, sacrificed al-Ja'd *** On the day of sacrificial offerings". Hmm? The sacrificial offering, the sacrificial offering.
"When he said: Ibrahim is not his close friend *** No, nor is Musa the one spoken to, the near one".
Ibn al-Qayyim says:
"The thanks of the sacrificial animal is for every follower of the Sunnah *** May Allah reward you, you who are a brother of the sacrificial offering". Who does this mean? Khalid ibn 'Abd Allah. "May Allah reward you, you who are a brother of the sacrificial offering" means: one who is a person of the sacrificial offering. For if he slaughtered this man as an act of drawing near to Allah, it is greater than slaughtering a sheep or a camel as an act of drawing near to Allah the Mighty and Majestic, because of the punishment inflicted upon the people of innovation and their destruction.