300 hadith
The Prophet ﷺ said, "A believer is not to be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, nor is one bound by a covenant to be killed during the term of his covenant."
ابن ماجه 2660SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A believer is not to be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, nor is one bound by a covenant to be killed during the term of his covenant."
أحمد 6827SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No Muslim shall be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, nor shall anyone under a covenant be killed during the term of his covenant."
أحمد 6796HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever kills a person under a covenant of protection will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance can be detected from a distance of forty years' travel."
البخاري 6914SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever kills a person under a covenant of protection will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance can be detected from a distance of forty years' travel."
الأعظمي 16283SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said in his sermon, while resting his back against the Kaabah, "No Muslim shall be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever, nor shall anyone under a covenant be killed during the term of his covenant."
أحمد 6690SahihI found a document in the hilt of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ sword which read, "Among the most insolent of people are a man who strikes someone other than the one who struck him, a man who kills someone other than his killer, and a man who…
الأعظمي 6857HasanMiqdad bin Amr al-Kindi, who was an ally of the clan of Zuhrah and one of those who fought at Badr alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, reported that he once said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Tell me, if I meet one of the unbelievers and we…
البخاري 4019SahihI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever grants a man safety for his life and then kills him will carry the banner of treachery on the Day of Resurrection."
الأعظمي 6795SahihA man brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the killer of his relative. The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Pardon him." The man refused. The Prophet said, "Then take the blood-money." He refused again. The Prophet said, "Go and kill him, for you…
الأعظمي 6842HasanWere it not for a statement I heard from Amr bin Hamiq al-Khuzai, I would have walked between the head of Mukhtar and his body. I heard him say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever grants a man safety regarding his life and then…
ابن ماجه 2688SahihWalid came to me and a companion of mine and said to us, "Come, both of you are younger than me and have a better memory for hadith than I do." He took us to Bishr bin Asim. Abu Aliyah said to him, "Narrate your hadith to these two." He…
أحمد 22490SahihMiqdad bin Amr bin Aswad Kindi, who was an ally of the clan of Zuhrah and one of those who fought at Badr alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, said, "Messenger of Allah, tell me, what if I meet a man from among the disbelievers and he fights…
مسلم 276SahihA man said to Zubayr, "Shall I kill Ali for you?" Zubayr asked, "How would you kill him?" The man replied, "I would assassinate him by surprise." Zubayr said, "No. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Faith restrains treacherous killing. A…
أحمد 1433SahihI found written on the hilt of the sword of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "The most insolent of people are three. A man who strikes someone other than the one who struck him, a man who kills someone other than his killer, and a man who gives…
الأعظمي 6080HasanWe came to Wathila bin Asqa and said to him, "Narrate to us a hadith with no addition or omission." He became angry and said, "One of you recites while his own copy of the Quran hangs in his house, yet he still adds and omits." We said, "We…
أبو داود 3964HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "The blood-money of a person under a covenant of protection is half the blood-money of a free Muslim."
أبو داود 4583HasanI found a document in the hilt of the Messenger of Allah's ﷺ sword which read, "The most insolent of people are three. A man who strikes someone other than the one who struck him, a man who kills someone other than his killer, and a man who…
الأعظمي 6451HasanHe reported that he said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I meet a man from the disbelievers and he fights me, striking off one of my hands with the sword, and then he takes refuge from me behind a tree and says, 'I have submitted…
أبو داود 2644SahihA Jew killed a young girl for some silver ornaments she was wearing, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ put him to death for it.
أحمد 12741SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever kills a person under the protection of a treaty will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance can be detected from a distance of forty years' travel."
أحمد 6745SahihMiqdad bin Amr al-Kindi, who was an ally of the tribe of Zuhrah and one of those who fought at Badr alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, reported that he said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Tell me, if I encounter a disbeliever in battle and…
الأعظمي 193SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent out a military expedition. The detachment raided a people, and one man broke away from them. A man from the expedition pursued him with his sword drawn. The fleeing man said, "I am a Muslim," but the pursuer…
الأعظمي 6784SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed except in one of three cases, a life for a life, a married person who commits…
الأعظمي 6839SahihA man came to Zubayr bin Awwam and said, "Shall I kill Ali for you?" Zubayr replied, "No. How would you kill him when he has armies with him?" The man said, "I will catch up with him and assassinate him by stealth." Zubayr said, "No. The…
أحمد 1426SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed except in one of three cases: a life for a life, a married person who commits…
الأعظمي 7028SahihShe said to al-Ashtar, "Are you the one who tried to kill my nephew?" He replied, "I did my best to kill him, and he did his best to kill me." She said, "Don't you know what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said? 'No man's blood may lawfully be…
الأعظمي 7031HasanI gifted a slave girl to a man from the tribe of Bani Mudlij, and he had a son by her. He used to have her serve him. When the boy grew up, he called her one day and said, "Do such and such." She replied, "She will not come to you. How long…
الأعظمي 6860HasanA man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the matter was brought before the Prophet ﷺ. He handed the killer over to the guardian of the slain man. The killer said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not intend to…
الأعظمي 6841SahihWail bin Hujr reported, "I was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a man came leading another by a rope. He said, 'Messenger of Allah, this man killed my brother.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, 'Did you kill him?' The man replied, 'Yes, I…
الأعظمي 6734SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "You name your killer, then you swear fifty oaths against him, and he will be handed over to you."
الأعظمي 6910HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, except in one of three cases: a life for a life, a married person who commits…
ابن ماجه 2534SahihA man was killed during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, and the case was brought before the Prophet ﷺ, who handed the killer over to the guardian of the slain man. The killer said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not intend to kill him."…
أبو داود 4498SahihHe said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "Tell me, if I encounter a man from the disbelievers and we fight, and he strikes one of my hands with the sword and cuts it off, then takes refuge from me behind a tree and says, 'I have submitted to…
الأعظمي 7872SahihHe reported that he said, "Messenger of Allah, what do you think if I meet a man from the disbelievers and he fights me, then he strikes one of my hands with the sword and cuts it off, and then he takes refuge from me behind a tree and…
مسلم 274SahihHe said, "Messenger of Allah, I encountered a disbeliever and we fought. He struck my hand with his sword and cut it off, then he took refuge from me behind a tree and said, 'I have submitted to Allah.' Should I kill him after he has said…
البخاري 6865SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, except in one of three cases: the married person who commits adultery, a life…
مسلم 4375SahihA man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the killer was brought before the Prophet ﷺ, who handed him over to the guardian of the slain man. The killer said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not intend to kill…
النسائي 4726SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, except in one of three cases: a life for a life, a married person who commits…
أحمد 4245SahihA man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the killer was handed over to the victim's heir. The killer said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not intend to kill him." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If he is…
الترمذي 1407SahihI was walking with Abdullah bin Umar when we came upon a head mounted on a piece of wood. He said, "Wretched is the one who killed this man." I said, "Are you the one saying this, Abu Abdul-Rahman?" He pulled his hand away from mine and…
أحمد 5708DaifA man brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the killer of his relative. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Pardon him." But the man refused. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then take the blood-money." He refused again. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go and kill him, for you…
النسائي 4734SahihI was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a man came leading another by a leather strap. He said, "Messenger of Allah, this man killed my brother." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Did you kill him?" The brother said, "If he does not…
مسلم 4387SahihWere it not for a statement I heard from Amr bin Hamiq al-Khuzai, I would have walked between the head and the body of al-Mukhtar. I heard him say, "Whoever grants a man safety regarding his life, then kills him, will carry the banner of…
الأعظمي 6827SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever changes his religion, kill him."
الأعظمي 7033SahihI went in to see Mukhtar, and he threw down a cushion for me and said, "Were it not that my brother Jibreel just rose from this cushion, I would have laid it down for you." I was about to strike off his head, but then I recalled a hadith…
أحمد 21947HasanAbu Qilaba reported that he was sitting behind Umar bin Abdul-Aziz when the people there discussed a certain matter at length. They said, "The caliphs have carried out retaliation for this." Umar turned to Abu Qilaba, who was behind him,…
الأعظمي 12252SahihA man struck his son with a sword and killed him. The case was brought before Umar, who said, "Were it not that I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, 'A father is not to be killed in retaliation for his son,' I would have executed you…
أحمد 98DaifI was sitting with the Prophet ﷺ when a man came leading another by a rope and said, "Messenger of Allah, this man killed my brother." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Did you kill him?" The brother added, "If he had not confessed, I would…
الأعظمي 6840SahihA free person is not subjected to retaliation for killing a slave.
أبو داود 4518HasanI heard the Messenger of Allah say, "Every sin may be forgiven by Allah except for a man who kills a believer intentionally, or a man who dies as a disbeliever."
الأعظمي 6797HasanMessenger of Allah, what is your view if I encounter a man from the disbelievers and he fights me, and we exchange two strikes, and he cuts off one of my hands with the sword, then takes refuge from me behind a tree and says, 'I submit to…
أحمد 23831SahihWhen Ibn al-Nawahah was executed, it was explained that he and Ibn Uthal had once come to the Prophet ﷺ as envoys from Musaylimah the Liar. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked them, "Do you bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah?" They…
أحمد 3708SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed except in three cases: a life for a life, the married person who commits adultery,…
الأعظمي 6781SahihI heard a man at the funeral of Hudhayfah say, "I heard the occupant of this bier say, 'There is no harm in me regarding what I heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If you fight one another, I will enter my house, and if anyone comes in…
أحمد 23307DaifA man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the matter was brought before the Prophet ﷺ, who handed the killer over to the victim's next of kin. The killer said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I did not intend to kill…
ابن ماجه 2690SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in whose hand my soul rests, the killing of a believer is greater in the sight of Allah than the passing away of this world." Abu Abdul-Rahman said, Ibrahim bin al-Muhajir is not strong in…
النسائي 3991HasanHe was an ally of Banu Zuhrah and was among those who witnessed Badr with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He reported that he said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "What do you think if I encounter a man from the disbelievers and we fight, and he…
أحمد 23817SahihAli sent for Muhammad bin Maslama, and he was brought before him. Ali asked, "What kept you from joining this matter?" He replied, "Your cousin," meaning the Prophet ﷺ, "handed me a sword and said, 'Fight with it as long as the enemy is…
أحمد 17979HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The blood of a Muslim who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah is not lawful to shed except in one of three cases, a life for a life, a married person who commits…
البخاري 6878Sahih