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Sunan Abu DawudTypes of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 4506

Chapter: The Heir Of The One Who Was Killed Deliberately Taking The Diyah

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4506

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Amr

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ يُقْتَلُ مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَافِرٍ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا دُفِعَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَإِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوهُ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا أَخَذُوا الدِّيَةَ ‏"

Narrated 'Amr b. Shu'aib:

On his father's authority said that his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) said: A believer will not be killed for an infidel. If anyone kills a man deliberately, he is to be handed over to the relatives of the one who has been killed. If they wish, they may kill, but if they wish, they may accept blood-wit

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4506).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا يُقْتَل مُؤْمِنٌ بِكَافِرٍ ) : قَالَ فِي الْفَتْح , وَأَمَّا تَرْك قَتْل الْمُسْلِم بِالْكَافِرِ فَأَخَذَ بِهِ الْجُمْهُور إِلَّا أَنَّهُ يَلْزَم مِنْ قَوْل مَالِك فِي قَاطِع الطَّرِيق وَمَنْ فِي مَعْنَاهُ إِذَا قَتَلَ غَيْلَة أَنْ يُقْتَل وَلَوْ كَانَ الْمَقْتُول ذِمِّيًّا اِسْتِثْنَاء هَذِهِ الصُّورَة مِنْ مَنْع قَتْل الْمُسْلِم بِالْكَافِرِ , وَهِيَ لَا تُسْتَثْنَى فِي الْحَقِيقَة لِأَنَّ فِيهِ مَعْنًى آخَر وَهُوَ الْفَسَاد فِي الْأَرْض , وَخَالَفَ الْحَنَفِيَّة فَقَالُوا : يُقْتَل الْمُسْلِم بِالذِّمِّيِّ إِذَا قَتَلَهُ بِغَيْرِ اِسْتِحْقَاق وَلَا يُقْتَل بِالْمُسْتَأْمَنِ. وَعَنْ الشَّعْبِيّ وَالنَّخَعِيّ يُقْتَل بِالْيَهُودِيِّ وَالنَّصْرَانِيّ دُون الْمَجُوسِيّ ( دُفِعَ ) : بِصِ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih حسن صحيح The hadith No. 4506
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 4506
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 4506
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 4506

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1881)مَنْ قَتَلَ مُتَعَمِّدًا ، دُفِعَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ ، فَإِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوهُ ، وَإِنْ شَاءُوا أَخَذُوا الدِّيَةَ
  • السنن الصغير للبيهقي (1382)مَنْ قَتَلَ مُتَعَمِّدًا دُفِعَإِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ ، فَإِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوهُ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا أَخَذُوا الدِّيَةَ

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