Some people from the Zutt who were worshipping an idol were brought to Ali , and he had them burned. When Ibn Abbas heard of this, he said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ only said, 'Whoever changes his religion, kill him.'"
حدثنا عبد الصمد حدثنا هشام بن أبي عبد الله عن قتادة
أن عليا رضي الله عنه أتي بأناس من الزط يعبدون وثنا فأحرقهم فقال ابن عباس إنما قال رسول الله ﷺ من بدل دينه فاقتلوه
Its isnad is sahih. Its meaning has already appeared several times, narrated by Ikrima from Ibn Abbas 1871, 1901, 2551, 2552
. Zutt, with a damma on the dotted zay and a shadda on the undotted ta, refers to a people from Hind.