(166) باب فِي الرُّسُلِ
Narrated Nu'aym ibn Mas'ud:
I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say when he read the letter of Musaylimah: What do you believe yourselves? They said: We believe as he believes. He said: I swear by Allah that were it not that messengers are not killed, I would cut off your heads. (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Abi Dawud 2761 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 15, Hadith 285 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 14, Hadith 2755 (JA)