The Truth about the Alleged Punishment for Apostasy in Islam — Page 119
119 was a liar". 114 3. Hadrat Ibni H ajar al-‘Asqal a n i writes: a) Ya h y a bin Mu‘ i n said: Imam M a lik bin Anas did not relate a Tradition narrated by ‘Ikrama for the sole reason that he maintained the school of thought of the S afria sect. b) ‘A ta ’ said that he (‘Ikrama) belonged to Aba d iyya sect. c) Al-Juzj a n i said that he asked Imam Ahmad bin H ambl whether ‘Ikrama was ’Ab adi ? He replied, 'It is said that he was S afr i'. d) According to Mu s ‘ab Al-Zubair i , ‘Ikrama belonged to the Kh a rj i school of thought. e) Ibr a h i m bin Mundhar has narrated on the authority of Ma‘n bin ‘ I s a and some others that Imam M a lik did not consider ‘Ikrama trustworthy and would command that the traditions related by him should not be accepted. f) I have heard certain residents of Medina recounting that ‘Ikrama's and Kas i r ‘Iza bodies were brought on the same day to the mosque door. People said the funeral prayer of Kusayyar but did not say the funeral prayer of ‘Ikrama. Ahmad has also related a 114 Kit a bu d D u‘f a ’il Kab i r by Abu Ja‘far Muhammad bin ‘Amr Al-‘Uqail i Al-Makk i , Part 3, under ‘Ikrama Maul a Ibni ‘Abb a s, published by D a rul Kutubul ‘Ilmiyya, Beirut. [Publisher]