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Abu Bakr forgave Khalid for killing a Muslim and committing adultery with his wife

Hadith No: 1
Ibn Kathir - Al-Bidaya wa'l-Nihaya - Year Eleven of the Hijra
Events Occurring in the Era and Deaths of Notable Figures and Luminaries in the Year Eleven of the Hijra
The Story of Malik ibn Nuwayra al-Yarbou'i al-Tamimi
Volume: (9) - Page Number: (464)
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- .... So when he entered the mosque, Umar ibn al-Khattab stood up to him, seized the arrows from Khalid's turban, and smashed them, saying: "Is it out of envy that you killed a Muslim man?" Then he mounted his wife, and by Allah, I will stone you with stones while Khalid says nothing to him and thinks nothing but that the opinion of the Siddiq regarding him is the same as Umar's until he entered upon Abu Bakr and apologized to him, and Abu Bakr excused him, overlooking what he had done in that matter, and he gave Malik ibn Nuwayra a proper burial. He left Abu Bakr, and Umar was sitting in the mosque, and Khalid said: 'Come here, O son of Umm Shamla,' but he did not respond to him and knew that the Siddiq was pleased with him .... Abu Bakr continued to keep Khalid in command, although he had expressed his determination to kill Malik ibn Nuwayra and had erred in his killing, just as when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) sent him to Abi Judhayma, and he killed those captives who said, "We have apostated, we have apostated," not understanding that they should say, "We have embraced Islam." The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) ransomed them until he returned to them the milk-legged dog and raised his hands, saying: "O Allah, I disassociate myself from what Khalid did." Nevertheless, he did not remove Khalid from command.

Reference: Al-Bidaayah wa al-Nihaayah Book 9
Hadith No: 2
Ibn Abd al-Barr - al-Istidhkar - Book of Congregational Prayer - Chapter on Repeating the Prayer with the Imam
Narration: "If you come, pray with the people even if you have already prayed."
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (346 / 350)
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7160 - And among the evidence of those who held this view is the action of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) in the congregation of the Companions, for they returned to his statement when Umar said to him: "How can we fight the people when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) said: 'Whoever says, There is no god but Allah, has safeguarded his blood and his wealth except for a right that is due to it, and his account is with Allah'."
7161 - Abu Bakr replied, "One of its rights is zakat, and by Allah, I will fight those who distinguish between prayer and zakat."
7162 - Umar said, "It was only that I heard this from him that I knew Allah had opened his heart to the truth."
7163 - So Abu Bakr and the Companions with him fought the renegades who withheld zakat, as they refused to pay it, since they distinguished between prayer and zakat. They established prayer and refused to pay zakat, so whoever refused to establish prayer and abstained from it was more deserving of being killed.
7164 - And it is known that these were among the people of apostasy; they did not disbelieve after faith, nor did they associate anything with Allah, and they said to Abu Bakr, "We did not disbelieve after our faith, but we were stingy with our wealth."
7165 - This is evident in the words of their poet, who said:
"We obeyed the Messenger of Allah as long as he was among us, So what a wonder it is, the reign of Abu Bakr!
What they asked you for and you denied them Is like dates or even dearer to them than dates."
7166 - As for inheriting their heirs, when Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) became the caliph, he returned to these people what he found of their properties that had been in the hands of others, and Abu Bakr had taken them as captives, just as he took the people of apostasy.
7167 - The scholars of history said: When Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph, he sent to the women whom the Muslims had taken captive from the wives of those who withheld zakat in what they had captured from the spoils of the people of apostasy, and he gave them the choice to either remain with those they were with in marriage and dowry or return to their families with a ransom. They chose to remain with those they were with in marriage and dowry.
7168 - The dowry that was set for those who chose their families was ten uqiyahs for each woman, and one uqiyah is forty dirhams.

Reference: Al Istizkaar al jame le mazahibi Fuqaha al amsaar Book 5
Hadith No: 3
Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi - Kanz al-'Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wal-Af'al
Volume: (5) - Page Number: (619)
14091 - Narrated from Ibn Abi Aun and others: that Khalid ibn al-Walid claimed that Malik ibn Nuwayra had apostatized due to some words he heard attributed to him. However, Malik denied this and said, "I am upon Islam as long as I do not change or alter," and Abu Qatadah and Abdullah ibn Umar testified to this. Khalid then moved to confront Malik and ordered Durar ibn al-Azwar al-Asadi to strike his neck. Khalid seized Malik's wife and said to Abu Bakr: "He has committed adultery, so stone him." Abu Bakr replied: "I would not stone him; he interpreted and erred." Khalid said, "But he has killed a Muslim, so kill him." Abu Bakr said: "I would not kill him; he interpreted and erred." Khalid then said, "Then remove him." Abu Bakr replied: "I would not tarnish," a sword that Allah has unsheathed upon them forever.

Reference: Kanz al-Ummaal fi Sunan al-Aqwaal wa al-Af'aal Book 5
Hadith No: 4
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Damishq - Letter Khaa
1922 - Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughira ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ...
Volume: (16) - Page Number: (256)
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- Abu Ghalib Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Mawardi narrated to us, saying: Abu al-Hasan al-Sirafi narrated to me, saying: Ahmad ibn Ishaq al-Nahawandi narrated to us, saying: Ahmad ibn Imran narrated to us, saying: Musa ibn Zakariya narrated to us, saying: Khalifah ibn Khayyat narrated to us, saying: Ali ibn Muhammad narrated to us from Ibn Abi Dhia'b, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father, who said: Abu Qatada came to Abu Bakr and informed him of the killing of Malik and his companions. He was deeply upset by this and showed great distress. So, Abu Bakr wrote to Khalid ibn al-Walid, and he came to him. Abu Bakr said: "Will Khalid have any response other than that he interpreted the situation and made a mistake?" Abu Bakr dismissed Khalid, and he compensated for the death of Malik ibn Nuwayra, returning the captives and the money. Khalifah narrated to us, saying: Bukr narrated to us from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Khalid ibn al-Walid entered upon Abu Bakr and informed him of the news, apologizing to him. Abu Bakr excused him and said: "Mutimm ibn Nuwayra laments his brother Malik ibn Nuwayra in a long poem."

Reference: Tarikh e Damishq Book 16