Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Blood Money
Chapter: There Is No Retaliation Except With The Sword
Narrator:An-Nu‘mān ibn Bashīr
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ الْعُرُوقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَازِبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" لاَ قَوَدَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّيْفِ "
It was narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
“There is no retaliation except with the sword.”
Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2667).
Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah
قوله ( لَا قَوَد إِلَّا بِالسَّيْفِ ) أَيْ لَا يَجِبُ الْقِصَاص إِذَا كَانَ قَتْلًا إِلَّا بِالسَّيْفِ أَيْ الْمَحْدُود وَفِي الزَّوَائِد فِي إِسْنَاده أَحَدهمَا مُبَارَك بْن فَضَالَة وَهُوَ يُدَلِّس وَقَدْ عَنْعَنَهُ وَكَذَا الْحَسَن وَفِي إِسْنَاده الْآخِر جَابِر وَهُوَ الْجُعْفِيُّ كَذَّاب…
The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Albanid. 1420 AH | Very weakVery Daif | The hadith | No. 2667 |
| Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH | Very weakVery Daif | The hadith | No. 2667 |
| Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH | WeakDaif | The hadith | No. 2667 |
| Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH | Very weakVery Daif | The hadith | No. 2667 |
" لاَ قَوَدَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّيْفِ "
