Skip to content
Assabile
English

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

Sunan an-Nasa'i 4726

Chapter: Mentioning The Differences Reported In The Narration Of 'Alqamah Bin Wa'il

Good (hasan) 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4726

Narrator:Wā’il

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، - وَهُوَ الْحَوْضِيُّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَامِعُ بْنُ مَطَرٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي عُنُقِهِ نِسْعَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ اعْفُ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى وَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اعْفُ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ - أُرَاهُ قَالَ - فَضَرَبَ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اعْفُ عَنْهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَبَى قَالَ ‏

"‏ 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 ‏"‏ نَعَمِ اعْفُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ حَتَّى خَفِيَ عَلَيْنَا

It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wa'il that his father said:

"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 said: 'O Prophet of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a whole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, killing him.' The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused, then he stood up 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. He (the prophet) said: 'Go, but if you kill him, you will be like him. So he took him out, and they called out to him: Didn't you hear what the Messenger of Allah said?' So he came back and he said: 'If I kill him will I be like him?' He said: 'Yes. Forgive him.' Then he went out, dragging his string, until he disappeared from our view."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4726).

Copy
Copy:
Report an error

Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( كَانَا فِي جُبّ ) بِضَمِّ جِيم وَتَشْدِيد مُوَحَّدَة هُوَ بِئْر غَيْر مَطْوِيّ ( فَرُفِعَ الْمِنْقَار ) الظَّاهِر أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِالْمِنْقَارِ هَاهُنَا آلَة نَقْر الْأَرْض أَيْ حَفْرهَا وَيُقَال لَهُ الْمِنْقَر بِكَسْرِ الْمِيم وَالْمِعْوَل وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم ( إِنْ قَتَلْته كُنْت مِثْله ) أَيْ فِي كَوْن كُلّ مِنْهُمَا قَاتِل نَفْس وَإِنْ كَانَ هَذَا قَتْل بِالْبَاطِلِ وَأَنْتَ قَتَلْت بِالْحَقِّ لَكِنْ أُطْلِقَ الْكَلَام لِإِيهَامِهِ ظَاهِره لِيُتَوَسَّل بِهِ إِلَى الْعَفْو أَوْ الْمُرَاد كُنْت مِثْله إِنْ كَانَ الْقَاتِل صَادِقًا فِي دَعْوَى أَنَّ الْقَتْل لَمْ يَكُنْ عَمْدًا وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم ( فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ ) أَيْ الْوَلِيّ ( إِنْ قَتَلْته ) عَلَى صِيغَة ال…

Read more

Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4726
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4726
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Authentic chainSahih Isnaad The chain only No. 4726

Other versions

Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6675)فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : اعْفُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَبَى ، وَقَامَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا ، فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ ، فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ، فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ النبي ﷺ : اعْفُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَبَى
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1357)اذْهَبْ إِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ كُنْتَ مِثْلَهُ ، فَخَرَجَ بِهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ ، فَنَادَيْنَاهُ : أَمَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ؟ فَرَجِعَ فَقَالَ : إِنْ قَتَلْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَهُ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، اعْفُ عَنْهُ ، فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتِهِ حَتَّى خَفِيَ عَلَيْنَا
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (17504)فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي عُنُقِهِ نِسْعَةٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفُرَانِهِ ، فَوَقَعَ الْمِنْقَارُ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ ، فَقَتَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : اعْفُ عَنْهُ ، فَأَبَى ، ثُمَّ قَامَ فَذَكَرَ مِثْلَ الْكَلامِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ال
  • مشكل الآثار للطحاوي (795)اعْفُ عَنْهُ , فَأَبَى , قَالَ : اذْهَبْ بِهِ ، إنْ قَتَلْتَهُ ، كُنْتَ مِثْلَهُ , فَخَرَجَ بِهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ ، فَنَادَيْنَاهُ : أَلا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَرَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إنْ قَتَلْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَهُ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ , فَعَفَا عَنْهُ ، فَخَرَجَ يَجُ

On the same subject

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…

Narrated by Wā’il + 4 other versions

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…

Narrated by Wā’il + 1 other version

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 + 3 other versions

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

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

English
Monday, October 12, 2026 1 جمادى الأولى 1448 هـ

About Privacy