ʿAbd al-Malik ibn ʿUmayr; and in another wording transmitted by the two of them:

“Whoever grants a man safety with respect to his blood and then kills him, I disown the killer—even if the slain man was a disbeliever.”

There is a difference of opinion regarding the chain of transmission of this ḥadith (1).

It was said to ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar (2): “Al-Mukhtār alleges that revelation (waḥy) comes to him.” He replied, “He has spoken the truth,” and recited: “Indeed, the devils do inspire their allies” (al-Anʿām 121).

Ibn Abī Ḥātim (3) narrated from ʿIkrimah, who said:

“I came to al-Mukhtār, and he treated me generously and lodged me with him; at night he would see to where I slept. He said to me, ‘Go out and teach the people.’ So I went out. A man approached and asked, ‘What do you say about revelation?’ I answered, ‘Revelation is of two kinds. Allah the Exalted says, “We have revealed to you this Qur’an” (Yūsuf 3), and He also says, “Thus have We appointed for every prophet enemies—devils from among humankind and jinn who inspire one another with embellished speech in delusion” (al-Anʿām 112).’ They were about to seize me, so I said, ‘What is the matter with you? I am your jurist and your guest!’ They left me alone. ʿIkrimah only meant to expose al-Mukhtār and his lie in claiming that revelation descended upon him.

Al-Ṭabarānī (4) likewise reported—through Anīsah bint Zayd ibn al-Arqam—that her father entered upon al-Mukhtār ibn Abī ʿUbayd. Al-Mukhtār said to him, ‘Abū ʿĀmir, had you arrived a little earlier you would have seen Gabriel and Michael.’ Zayd replied, ‘You have dug your pit and run off (5, 6); you are too insignificant before Allah for that—you are a liar who fabricates against Allah and His Messenger.’ (7)

Imām Aḥmad (8) said: Isḥāq ibn Yūsuf narrated to us; ʿAwf narrated to us, from Abū al-Ṣiddīq al-Nājī, that al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf entered upon Asmāʾ bint Abī Bakr al-Ṣiddīq after he had killed her son ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Zubayr. He said, ‘Your son deviated in this Sacred House, and Allah has made him taste a painful punishment; such-and-such was done to him.’ (9) She replied (10), ‘You have lied—he was a dutiful son.’