300 hadith
Wail bin Hujr reported that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah 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 him, "Did you kill him?" The other…
النسائي 4731SahihI 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 4387SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever is killed in a blind feud or in tribal partisanship, by a stone, a whip, or a stick, the blood-money for accidental killing is due for him. Whoever kills deliberately, retaliation is due. And whoever stands…
الأعظمي 6867HasanWalid 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 22490SahihWail 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 6734SahihI 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 man came to the Prophet ﷺ with an Abyssinian and said, "This man killed my nephew." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "How did you kill him?" He replied, "I struck his head with an axe, but I did not intend to kill him." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "Do you…
أبو داود 4501SahihA man who had killed another was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the victim's heir was granted retaliation against him. He led him away with a rope around his neck, dragging him along. As they were leaving, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
مسلم 4388SahihA man came to Ibn Abbas and said, "Ibn Abbas, what do you say about a man who has killed a believer?" Ibn Abbas recited, *"His recompense is Hell, abiding therein eternally"* [Nisa 4:93], to the end of the verse. The man asked, "Ibn Abbas,…
أحمد 2683SahihI 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 6860HasanI asked Ibn Abbas, "Is there any repentance for someone who kills a believer intentionally?" He replied, "No." So I recited to him this verse from Surah al-Furqan, *"And those who do not invoke another god alongside Allah, nor kill the soul…
الأعظمي 12195SahihI asked Ibn Abbas, "Is there any Tawba for someone who kills a believer deliberately?" He replied, "No." So I recited to him this verse from Furqan, *"And those who do not call upon another god along with Allah, nor kill a soul that Allah…
مسلم 7545SahihThe tribes of Qurayzah and Nadir lived together, and Nadir held a higher status than Qurayzah. So when a man from Qurayzah killed a man from Nadir, he was put to death in retaliation, but when a man from Nadir killed a man from Qurayzah,…
أبو داود 4494DaifAbdul-Rahman bin Abza instructed me, saying, "Ask Ibn Abbas about these two verses and how they fit together, *"and do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden"* [Anam 6:151, Isra 17:33] and *"whoever kills a believer deliberately"*…
الأعظمي 6787SahihI asked Ibn Abbas, "Is there any repentance for someone who kills a believer intentionally?" He replied, "No." So I recited to him this verse from al-Furqan, *"And those who do not invoke another god alongside Allah, nor kill the soul which…
الأعظمي 6789SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has someone killed has the choice between two options. Either the killer is executed in retaliation, or a ransom is paid."
النسائي 4790SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A believer is not to be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever. Whoever kills a believer deliberately is to be handed over to the relatives of the slain. If they wish, they may have him killed, and if they wish, they…
أبو داود 4506HasanIbn Abbas was asked about a man who killed a believer, then repented, believed, did righteous deeds, and was guided. He replied, "Woe to you, how can he be guided? I heard your Prophet ﷺ say, 'The murdered man will come clinging to his…
أحمد 1941SahihA man from the tribe of Banu Mudlij named Qatada struck his own son with a sword and hit his leg. The wound bled on until the boy died. So Suraqa bin Jasham came to Umar bin Khattab and reported the matter to him. Umar said to him, "Count…
مالك 1676DaifAbu 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 came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "This man killed my brother." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Go and kill him just as he killed your brother." Then the accused man said to him, "Fear Allah and pardon me, for that will be greater in reward for…
النسائي 4735HasanShe 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 7031HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "On the Day of Resurrection, the murdered person will come bringing the murderer, holding him by his forelock and head, with his jugular veins gushing blood, saying, 'Lord, this man killed me,' until he brings him close…
الترمذي 3029SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A Muslim shall not be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever."
ابن ماجه 2659SahihHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever is killed in a blind quarrel or a tribal feud, by a stone, a whip, or a stick, then the blood-money owed for him is that of accidental killing. Whoever is killed deliberately, the…
الأعظمي 582SahihI asked Ibn Abbas, and he said, "When the verse in al-Furqan was revealed, *'And those who do not invoke another god alongside Allah, nor kill the soul which Allah has forbidden except by right'* [Furqan 25:68], the polytheists of Mecca…
أبو داود 4273SahihIbn Abza said, "Ask Ibn Abbas about the words of Allah Most High, *'And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, abiding there forever, and the wrath of Allah is upon him, and He has cursed him and prepared for him a…
الأعظمي 12918SahihThe killer who had committed murder was brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ by the victim's next of kin. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "Will you pardon him?" He said, "No." The Prophet asked, "Will you take the blood-money?" He said,…
النسائي 4727SahihI asked Ibn Abbas, "Is there any repentance for someone who kills a believer intentionally?" He replied, "No." So I recited to him the verse in al-Furqan, *"And those who do not invoke another god alongside Allah, nor kill the soul which…
النسائي 4869SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "A man will come holding another man by the hand and say, 'My Lord, this man killed me.' Allah will ask him, 'Why did you kill him?' He will reply, 'I killed him so that the glory would be Yours.' Allah will say,…
الأعظمي 6801SahihThe Prophet ﷺ recited, *"that a life is for a life, and an eye for an eye"* [Maidah 5:45]. Suwayd bin Nasr told us that Abdullah bin Mubarak reported from Yunus bin Yazid, with this chain, something similar.
الترمذي 2929DaifWhile the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was delivering a sermon, a man stood up and said, "Messenger of Allah, by Allah, the one who said what he said only said it to escape being killed." He then mentioned the story. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned…
أحمد 17008SahihI asked Ibn Abbas, "Is there any repentance for someone who kills a believer intentionally?" He replied, "No." So I recited to him the verse in al-Furqan, *"And those who do not invoke another god alongside Allah, nor kill the soul which…
النسائي 4006SahihThe tribes of Qurayzah and Nadir lived in the same area, and Nadir held a higher status than Qurayzah. If a man from Qurayzah killed a man from Nadir, he was put to death for it. But if a man from Nadir killed a man from Qurayzah, he would…
النسائي 4736DaifThere were two Jewish tribes, Qurayzah and Nadir. Nadir was nobler than Qurayzah. So whenever a man from Qurayzah killed a man from Nadir, he was killed in retaliation, but when a man from Nadir killed a man from Qurayzah, the matter was…
الأعظمي 6837HasanHe traced it back to the Prophet ﷺ, who said, "Whoever is killed in a blind feud or out of partisan zeal, by a stone, a whip, or a stick, the blood-money owed for him is that of accidental killing. Whoever kills deliberately, retaliation is…
ابن ماجه 2635SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A Muslim is not to be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever." Through the same chain of narration, the Prophet ﷺ said, "The blood-money for a disbeliever is half the blood-money for a believer."
الترمذي 1413HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has someone killed has the choice between two options. Either the killer is executed in retaliation, or a ransom is paid."
النسائي 4789SahihA 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 6842HasanSomeone asked Ibn Abbas about a person who deliberately kills a believer, then repents, believes, does righteous deeds, and follows guidance. He replied, "Woe to him! How can guidance be available to him? I heard your Prophet ﷺ say, 'On the…
ابن ماجه 2621SahihThe Prophet ﷺ ruled that no Muslim is to be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever.
أحمد 6662SahihThe 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 6827SahihA woman from the tribe of Banu Lihyan struck her co-wife with a tent pole and killed her. The woman who was killed was pregnant. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ruled that the paternal male relatives of the killer must pay the blood-money for the…
النسائي 4828SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "No soul is killed unjustly except that a share of its blood falls upon the first son of Adam, because he was the first to establish the practice of killing."
الأعظمي 15702SahihThis verse, *"Whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, abiding therein eternally"* [Nisa 4:93], the entire verse, was revealed six months after the verse revealed in al-Furqan. Abu Abdul-Rahman said, Muhammad bin Amr…
النسائي 4011HasanMay Allah be pleased with them both. A young boy was killed by stealth, and Umar said, "If the whole population of Sanaa had taken part in it, I would have had them all put to death." Mughirah bin Hakeem reported from his father that four…
البخاري 6896SahihAbdul-Rahman bin Abza instructed me, saying, "Ask Ibn Abbas about these two verses, what is their ruling? *'And do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden'* [Isra 17:33], and *'Whoever kills a believer intentionally'*." So I asked Ibn…
الأعظمي 12193SahihA man came to Ibn Abbas and asked, "What do you say about a man who kills another deliberately?" He replied, "His recompense is *'Hell, abiding therein eternally, and the wrath of Allah is upon him, and He has cursed him and prepared for…
أحمد 2142SahihIbn Abbas was asked about a man who killed a believer, then repented, believed, did righteous deeds, and was guided. He replied, "Woe to you, how can he find guidance? I heard your Prophet say, 'The murdered man will come clinging to his…
الأعظمي 6803HasanA free person is not subjected to retaliation for killing a slave.
أبو داود 4518HasanI 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 asked Yahya bin Yahya Ghassani about the phrase "he killed him without just cause." He replied, "It refers to those who fight one another in times of civil strife. One of them kills, yet believes he is upon guidance and so does not ask…
أبو داود 4271SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, and Yazid said, I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Whoever suffers a killing or a wounding, the khabl meaning a wound, has the choice between one of three things, either to retaliate, or to take the…
أحمد 16375DaifA man brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the killer of his relative. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Pardon him." The man refused. He said, "Then take the blood-money." The man refused. He said, "Go and kill him, for you are just like him." So the…
ابن ماجه 2691SahihThe 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 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, "People of Khuza, you have killed this man from Huzayl, and I will pay his blood-money. But whoever has someone killed after these words of mine, his family has one of two choices, either they accept the…
أبو داود 4504SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever has a relative killed has the choice between two options, either to have the killer executed or to accept ransom for him."
ابن ماجه 2624SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Listen, people of Khuza, you have killed this man from Huzayl, and I will pay his blood-money. But anyone whose relative is killed after this statement of mine, his family has a choice between two options.…
الأعظمي 6865Sahih