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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Oaths (qasamah), Retaliation and Blood Money

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4722

Chapter: Retaliation

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4722

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لأَحْمَدَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُتِلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرُفِعَ الْقَاتِلُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ الْقَاتِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ ‏

"‏ أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ قَتَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ مَكْتُوفًا بِنِسْعَةٍ فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ فَسُمِّيَ ذَا النِّسْعَةِ

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:

"A man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and the Killer was brought to the Prophet. He handed him over to the heir of the victim, but the killer said: 'O Messenger of Allah, by Allah I did not means to kill him.' The Messenger of Allah said to the next of kin: 'If he is telling the truth and you kill him, you will go to the Fire.' So he let him go. He had been tied with a string and he went out dragging his string, so he became known as Dhul-Nis'ah (the one with the string).

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4722), Abu Dawud (No. 4498), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1407) and Ibn Majah (No. 2690).

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( قُتِلَ رَجُل ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول أَوْ الْفَاعِل ( مَا أَرَدْت قَتْله ) أَيْ مَا كَانَ الْقَتْل عَمْدًا ( أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَخْ ) يُفِيد أَنَّ مَا كَانَ ظَاهِره الْعَمْد لَا يَسْعَ كَلَام الْقَاتِل أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِعَمْدٍ فِي الْحُكْم نَعَمْ يَنْبَغِي لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُول أَنْ لَا يَقْتُلهُ خَوْفًا مِنْ لُحُوق الْإِثْم بِهِ عَلَى تَقْدِير صِدْق دَعْوَى الْقَاتِل ( بِنِسْعَةٍ ) بِكَسْرِ نُون قِطْعَة جِلْد تُجْعَل زِمَامًا لِلْبَعِيرِ وَغَيْره.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4722
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4722
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4722

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4498

A man was killed in the lifetime of the Prophet (ﷺ). The matter was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ). He entrusted him to the legal guardian of the slain. The slayer said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by Allah, I did not intend to kill him. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the legal guardian: Now if he…

قُتِلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ الْقَاتِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2690

“A man killed (another) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and was referred to the Prophet (ﷺ). He handed him over to the victim's next of kin, but the killer said: 'O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), by Allah I did not mean to kill him.' The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the next of kin, 'If he…

"‏ أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ قَتَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1360)أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ، ثُمَّ قَتَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ
  • حديث هشام بن عمار (138)رَجُلا ، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ فَرَطَ فِي حَوْضِهِ حَتَّى مَلأَ ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ يَنْتَظِرُ وَارِدَتَهُ ، فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ بِغَنَمِهِ ، فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُورِدَ فَمَنَعَهُ ، قَالَ : دَعْنِي ، فَإِنِّي سَأُخَلِّفُ لَكَ مِثْلَهُ ، فَأَبَى ، فَبَدَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا بَادِيَةُ الشَّيْطَانِ ، فَضَرَبَهُ بِ
  • عمل اليوم والليلة لابن السني (393)قُتِلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَدَفَعَ الْقَاتِلَ إِلَى وَليِّ الْمَقْتُولِ ، فَقَالَ الْقَاتِلُ : وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِلْوَلِيِّ : أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ثُمَّ قَتَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ .
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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (27430)مَا أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ , قَالَ : فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ، ﷺ ، لِلْوَلِيِّ : أَمَا إنَّهُ إنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا ، ثُمَّ قَتَلْتُهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ ، قَالَ : فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ

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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 4499

I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) when a man who was a murderer and had a strap round his neck was brought to him. He then called the legal guardian of the victim and asked him: Do you forgive him? He said: No. He asked: Will you accept the blood-money? He said: No. He asked: Will you kill him? He said…

فَدَعَا وَلِيَّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَعْفُو ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَتَقْتُلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ بِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا…

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1680a

While I was sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), a person came there dragging another one with the help of a strap and said: Allah's Messenger, this man has killed my brother. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him: Did you kill him? And the other man said: (In case he did not make a…

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَقُودُ آخَرَ بِنِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا قَتَلَ أَخِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَقَتَلْتَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَوْ لَمْ يَعْتَرِفْ أَقَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2691

“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…

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

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Good (hasan) Sunan an-Nasa'i 4726

"I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man came with a string around his neck and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a hole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, Killing him. 'The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused and…

"‏ اذْهَبْ إِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ كُنْتَ مِثْلَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ بِهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ فَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَمَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنْ قَتَلْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ ‏"‏…

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