Riyad as-Salihin — Hadith #46513

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him, he said: We sent the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, on a mission, and he said: “If you find so-and-so and so-and-so” to two men from the Quraish whom he named, “then burn them with fire.” Then the Messenger of God, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said when we wanted to leave: “I had ordered you to burn so-and-so and so-and-so, and no one will be punished with fire except God, if you find them, kill them.” (Narrated by: Al-Bukhari)..