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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Blood Money

Sunan Ibn Majah 2691

Chapter: Pardoning A Killer

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2691

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ، عِيسَى بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النَّحَّاسُ وَعِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ وَالْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ أَبِي السَّرِيِّ الْعَسْقَلاَنِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا ضَمْرَةُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ شَوْذَبٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ بِقَاتِلِ وَلِيِّهِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اعْفُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى فَقَالَ ‏"‏ خُذْ أَرْشَكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

"‏ اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلُحِقَ بِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ

It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said:

“A man brought the killer of his relative to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Pardon him,' but the refused. He said: 'Take the blood money,' but he refused. He said: 'Go and kill him, but then you will be like him.’ Someone caught up with him and reminded him that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said: 'Go and kill him, but then you will be like him.’ So he let him go. He said: So he was seen dragging his strap going to his family. He said: It seemed that he had tied him up.

It's narrated that AbdurRahman bin AlQasim said "Then it is not (permissible) for anyone after the Prophet ﷺ to say 'Go and kill him, but then you will be like him.' "

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2691) and An-Nasa’i (No. 4730).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَلُحِقَ ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول قَوْله ( فَإِنَّك مِثْله ) أَيْ فِي كَوْن كُلّ مِنْهُمَا قَاتِل نَفْس وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدهمَا قَتَلَ بِظُلْمٍ وَالْآخَر قَتَلَ بِحَقٍّ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ أَطْلَقَ لِلتَّرْغِيبِ إِلَى الْعَفْو وَإِصْلَاح ذَات الْبَيْن وَالتَّعْرِيض فِي مِثْله جَائِز أَوْ الْمُرَاد إِنَّك مِثْله عَلَى تَقْدِير صِدْقه فِي قَوْله مَا قَتَلْته عَمْدًا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2691
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2691
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2691
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2691

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Authentic chain Sunan an-Nasa'i 4730

"Forgive him." But he refused. He said: "Take the Diyah," but he refused. He said: "Go and kill him then, for you are just like him." So he went away, but some people caught up with the man and told him that the Messenger of Allah had said: "Messenger of Allah had said: "Kill him for you are just…

"‏ اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَذَهَبَ فَلُحِقَ الرَّجُلُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ اقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ فَمَرَّ بِيَ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6678)رَجُلا أَتَى بِقَاتِلِ وَلِيُّهِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : اعْفُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَبَى ، قَالَ : خُذِ الدِّيَةَ ، فَأَبَى ، قَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ ، فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ ، فَذَهَبَ ، وَلُحِقَ الرَّجُلُ ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، قَالَ : اقْتُلْهُ ، فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ ،
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1358)اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ فِإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ ، فَمَرَّ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ

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