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Sunan an-Nasa'i 4729

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

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4729

Narrator:Wā’il

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلاً فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ يَقْتُلُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِجُلَسَائِهِ ‏

"‏ الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَاتَّبَعَهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَهُ تَرَكَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ حِينَ تَرَكَهُ يَذْهَبُ

It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wa'il that:

his father told them that a man who had killed another man was brought to the Prophet and he handed him over to their of the victim to kill him. Then the Prophet said to those who were sitting with him: "The killer and the slain will both be in Fire. "A man went after him and told him that, and when he told him that, he left him (let him go). He (the narrator) said: "I saw him dragging his string when he let him go. I mentioned that the Habib and he said: 'Sa'eed bin Ashwa' told me that the Prophet commanded the man to forgive him."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 4729).

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

قَوْله ( الْقَاتِل وَالْمَقْتُول فِي النَّار ) لَمْ يُرِدْ أَنَّ هَذَا الْقَاتِل وَالْمَقْتُول فِي النَّار بَلْ أَرَادَ أَنَّ الْقَاتِل وَالْمَقْتُول يَكُونَانِ فِي النَّار فِيمَا إِذَا اِلْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَهُوَ خَبَر صَادِق فِي مَحِلّه لَكِنْ لِإِيهَامِ الْكَلَام الْمَعْنِيّ الْأَوَّل ذَكَرَهُ لِيَكُونَ وَسِيلَة إِلَى الْعَفْو وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4729
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 4729
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4729

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (14752)أُتِيَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلا ، يَعْنِي فَأَقَادَ وَلِيَّ الْمَقْتُولِ مِنْهُ ، فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ فِي عُنُقِهِ نِسْعَةٌ يَجُرُّهَا ، فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ : الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (6677)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ
  • السنن الواردة في الفتن للداني (84)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ
  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (1355)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ، فَأَتَى رَجُلٌ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَقَالَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2003)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ ، فَذَكَرَ لَهُ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ ، فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ حِينَ خَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ وَهُوَ مُنْطَلِقٌ ، يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (17506)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4910)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ، فَانْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مَقَالَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (4911)الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ

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