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Sunan Ibn Majah 2662

Chapter: A Father Should Not Be Killed For His Son

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2662

Narrator:Umar ibn al-Khattāb

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ لاَ يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that 'Umar bin Khattab said:

“I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'A father should not be killed for his son.'”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2662).

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2662
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2662
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2662
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2662

Other versions

Also reported by… (5)
  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1866)لَا يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ
  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (4375)لا يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ
  • سنن الدارقطني (2879)لا يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ
  • مسند عبد بن حميد (42)لا يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (27327)لَا يُقْتَلُ الْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1173

’Umar bin al-Khattab (RAA) narrated, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah say, “A father is not to be killed for his offspring.” Related by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah. Ibn al-Garud and al-Baihaqi graded it as Sahih.

وَعَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ اَلْخَطَّابِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-يَقُولُ: { لَا يُقَادُ اَلْوَالِدُ بِالْوَلَدِ } رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ, وَاَلتِّرْمِذِيُّ, وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ…

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Authentic Musnad Ahmad 94

A father is not to be killed for killing his child

Mujāhid reported: A man threw a sword at his son, which killed him. He was brought to ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) for judgment. ‘Umar said: "Had I not heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘A father is not to be killed (in retribution) for killing…

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