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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed]

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3999

Chapter: The Gravity of the Sin of Shedding Blood

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3999

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، سُئِلَ عَمَّنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا ثُمَّ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَى فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَنَّى لَهُ التَّوْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ يَجِيءُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْقَاتِلِ تَشْخُبُ أَوْدَاجُهُ دَمًا فَيَقُولُ أَىْ رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَنْزَلَهَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ مَا نَسَخَهَا ‏.‏

It was narrated from Salim bin Abi Ja'd that:

Ibn 'Abbas was asked about someone who killed a believer deliberately, then he repented, believed and did righteous deeds, and followed true guidance. Ibn 'Abbas said: "There is no way the repentance could avail him! I heard the Prophet [SAW] say: 'He (the victim) will come hanging onto his killer, with his jugular veins flowing with blood and saying: O Lord, ask him why he killed me. Then he said: By Allah, Allah revealed it and never abrogated anything of it.'"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3999, 4866).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( وَأَنَّى لَهُ التَّوْبَة ) أَيْ مِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَتْ لَهُ التَّوْبَة وَأَيُّ دَلِيل جَوَّزَ قَبُولَ تَوْبَته قِيلَ هَذَا تَغْلِيظ مِنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس كَيْف وَالْمُشْرِكُ تُقْبَلُ تَوْبَتُهُ وَقَدْ قَالَ تَعَالَى فِيهِ إِنَّ اللَّه لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ فَكَيْف لَا تُقْبَلُ تَوْبَة الْقَاتِل وَقَدْ قَالَ تَعَالَى وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُون ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَكَانَ يَتَمَسَّكُ فِي قَوْله بِظَاهِرِ قَوْله وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا الْآيَة وَيُجِيبُ عَنْ قَوْله وَاَلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّه إِلَهًا آخَر الْآيَة تَارَة بِالنَّسْخِ وَتَارَة بِأَنَّ ذَاكَ إِذَا قَتَلَ وَهُوَ كَافِر ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ وَقَوْله وَمَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلَخْ فِيمَنْ قَتَلَ وَهُوَ مُؤْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3999
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3999
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3999

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4866

Ibn 'Abbas was asked about someone who killed a believer deliberately then he repented, believed and did righteous deeds, and followed true guidance. Ibn 'Abbas said: "There is no way he could repent! I heard your Prophet say; He (the victim) will come hanging onto his killer with his jugular veins…

"‏ يَجِيءُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْقَاتِلِ تَشْخَبُ أَوْدَاجُهُ دَمًا يَقُولُ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَنْزَلَهَا وَمَا نَسَخَهَا

Narrated by Ibn ‘Abbās

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (3357)قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا ثُمَّ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمَلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَى ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : وَأَنَّى لَهُ الْهُدَى ، سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ ﷺ ، يَقُولُ : يَجِيءُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْقَاتِلِ تَشْخَبُ أَوْدَاجُهُ دَمًا ، فَيَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ :
  • الناسخ والمنسوخ للنحاس (222)يَجِيءُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْقَاتِلِ تَشْخَبُ أَوْدَاجُهُ دَمًا يَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي

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