793 - 'Abd al-Malik ibn 'Abd al-Hamid informed me that he heard Abu 'Abdullah say regarding the Rafidi, saying: "I do not attend his funeral; let whoever wishes to attend it do so. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) refrained [from attending the funeral] for less than this; debt, misappropriation of spoils (ghulul), and [the case of] the one killed [while having misappropriated spoils]; he did not pray over them, nor did he command them to do so." Abu 'Abdullah mentioned a mursal hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fought the people of Khaybar in their various regions, and a man remained [behind] and was killed, so he did not pray over him. Is it Yahya ibn Abi Kathir who narrates it? 'Abd al-Malik said: Perhaps I wrote them both. A man said to Abu 'Abdullah: "They say: What is your opinion if he dies in a village where there is no one but Christians? Who will attend his funeral?" Abu 'Abdullah said, answering him: "I do not attend his funeral; let whoever wishes to attend it do so."
٧٩٣ - أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ فِي الرَّافِضِيِّ: قَالَ: " أَنَا لَا أَشْهَدُهُ، يَشْهَدُهُ مَنْ شَاءَ، قَدْ تَرَكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى أَقَلِّ مِنْ ذَا، الدَّيْنِ، وَالْغُلُولِ، وَالْقَتِيلِ لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَأْمُرْهُمْ، وَذَكَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدِيثًا مُرْسَلًا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُقَاتِلُ أَهْلَ خَيْبَرَ مِنْ نَوَاحِيهَا، فَثَبَتَ رَجُلٌ فَقُتِلَ، فَلَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ، يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ يَرْوِيهِ؟ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ: فَلَعَلِّي كَتَبْتُهُمَا، قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ: يَقُولُونَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ مَاتَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا إِلَّا نَصَارَى مَنْ يَشْهَدُهُ؟ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُجِيبًا لَهُ: أَنَا لَا أَشْهَدُهُ، يَشْهَدُهُ مَنْ شَاءَ "
