As for the literal...

As for the literal, it is incorrect because the words of narrating the tradition are different. I (the author) have in detail mentioned the rule in the Volume Three of my book Idah al-Kifaya. guaranteed him in place of some date palm-trees a place in Paradise, the place of the prophets and the righteous, that he might enjoy it. However he did not respond to the Prophet (a.s) and insisted on his mutiny and disobedience, so he deprived himself of happiness and was satisfied with unhappiness.

Among Samra’s major sins and bad deeds was that he sold wine after Islam had forbidden it. ‘Umar bin al-Khattab heard of that and said to him: “May Allah fight Samra. Surely, Allah’s Apostle, may Allah bless him and his family, has said: ‘Allah cursed the Jews. It was forbidden for them to sell fat, but they sold it.’”[^1] This is Samra’s condition in his rudeness, turning away, and his mutiny.

When Mu’awiya became a caliph, Ziyad appointed Samra as a governor over Basra, and he went too far in killing the innocent people unjustly. Muhammad bin Saleem narrated: “I asked Anas bin Sireen[^2] : ‘Has Samra killed anyone?’” Anas hurried to say with anger: “Can those whom Samra killed be counted?” Ziyad appointed him as a governor over Basra, and he went to Kufa and killed eight thousand people.

So he (Ziyad) said to him: “Are you afraid that you have killed anyone innocent?” Samra, the sinful one, paid no attention to shedding the Muslims’ blood, saying: “If I killed the like of them, I would be not afraid!”[^3] Abu Sawar al-‘Adawi[^4] said: “In one morning, Samra killed forty-seven people from my people who gathered the Qur’an.”[^5] ‘Awf narrated about Samra’s [^1] Ahmed bin Hanbel, Musnad, vol. 1, p. 25. In his book al-Fa’iq, al-Zamakhshari has narrated: “Allah cursed the Jews.

It was forbidden for them to sell fat. But they melt and sold it.” [^2] Anas bin Sireen al-Ansari was born one or two years before the end of the caliphate of ‘Uthman. He narrated (traditions) on the authority of some companions of the Prophet, and a group of traditionists narrated on his authority. Ibn Ma‘een and the like said: “Surely he is trustworthy.” Ibn Sa‘d said: “He is trustworthy. He narrated few traditions.” Al-‘Ijjli said: “He belonged to the second generation.

He is trustworthy.” He died in the year 118. A. H. It was said that he died in the year 120 A. H. This has been mentioned in Tahdhib al-Tahdhib, vol. 1, p.374. [^3] Al-Kamil, vol. 3, p. 183. Al-Tabari, vol. 6, p. 132.