Sahih al-Bukhari: Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)
Chapter: “… And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell …”
Narrated `Abdullah:
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Which sin is the greatest in Allah's Sight?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "To set up a rival unto Allah though He Alone created you . " The man said, "What is next?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "To kill your son lest he should share your food with you." The man said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To commit illegal sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." So Allah revealed in confirmation of this narration:-- 'And those who invoke not with Allah, any other god. Nor kill, such life as Allah has forbidden except for just cause nor commit illegal sexual intercourse. And whoever does this shall receive the punishment.' (25.68)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6861 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 1 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 1 |
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Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding his religion unless he kills somebody unlawfully."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6862 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 2 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 2 |
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Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
One of the evil deeds with bad consequence from which there is no escape for the one who is involved in it is to kill someone unlawfully.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6863 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 3 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 3 |
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Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The first cases to be decided among the people (on the Day of Resurrection) will be those of blood-shed."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6864 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 4 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 4 |
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Narrated Al-Miqdad bin `Amr Al-Kindi:
An ally of Bani Zuhra who took part in the battle of Badr with the Prophet, that he said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I meet an unbeliever and we have a fight, and he strikes my hand with the sword and cuts it off, and then takes refuge from me under a tree, and says, 'I have surrendered to Allah (i.e. embraced Islam),' may I kill him after he has said so?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not kill him." Al- Miqdad said, "But O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He had chopped off one of my hands and he said that after he had cut it off. May I kill him?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said. "Do not kill him for if you kill him, he would be in the position in which you had been before you kill him, and you would be in the position in which he was before he said the sentence." The Prophet (ﷺ) also said to Al-Miqdad, "If a faithful believer conceals his faith (Islam) from the disbelievers, and then when he declares his Islam, you kill him, (you will be sinful). Remember that you were also concealing your faith (Islam) at Mecca before."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6865, 6866 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 5 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 5 |
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Chapter: “And if anyone saved a life….”
Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No human being is killed unjustly, but a part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he was Qabil).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6867 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 6 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 6 |
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Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "After me (i.e. after my death), do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the necks of one another.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6868 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 7 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 7 |
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Narrated Abu Zur'a bin `Amr bin Jarir:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said during Hajjat-al-Wada`, "Let the people be quiet and listen to me. After me, do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the necks of one another."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6869 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 8 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 8 |
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Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Al-Ka`ba'ir (the biggest sins) are: To join others (as partners) in worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one's parents," or said, "to take a false oath." (The sub-narrator, Shu`ba is not sure) Mu`adh said: Shu`ba said, "Al-Ka`ba'ir (the biggest sins) are: (1) Joining others as partners in worship with Allah, (2) to take a false oath (3) and to be undutiful to one's parents," or said, "to murder (someone unlawfully).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6870 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 9 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 9 |
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Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The biggest of Al-Ka`ba'ir (the great sins) are (1) to join others as partners in worship with Allah, (2) to murder a human being, (3) to be undutiful to one's parents (4) and to make a false statement," or said, "to give a false witness."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6871 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 10 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 10 |
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Narrated Usama bin Zaid bin Haritha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent us (to fight) against Al-Huraqa (one of the sub-tribes) of Juhaina. We reached those people in the morning and defeated them. A man from the Ansar and I chased one of their men and when we attacked him, he said, "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." The Ansari refrained from killing him but I stabbed him with my spear till I killed him. When we reached (Medina), this news reached the Prophet. He said to me, "O Usama! You killed him after he had said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah?"' I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! He said so in order to save himself." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You killed him after he had said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) kept on repeating that statement till I wished I had not been a Muslim before that day.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6872 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 11 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 11 |
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Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samat:
I was among those Naqibs (selected leaders) who gave the Pledge of allegiance to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). We gave the oath of allegiance, that we would not join partners in worship besides Allah, would not steal, would not commit illegal sexual intercourse, would not kill a life which Allah has forbidden, would not commit robbery, would not disobey (Allah and His Apostle), and if we fulfilled this pledge we would have Paradise, but if we committed any one of these (sins), then our case will be decided by Allah.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6873 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 12 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 12 |
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Narrated `Abdullah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever carries arms against us, is not from us."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6874 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 13 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 13 |
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Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
I went to help that man (i.e., `Ali), and on the way I met Abu Bakra who asked me, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help that man." He said, "Go back, for I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, 'If two Muslims meet each other with their swords then (both) the killer and the killed one are in the (Hell) Fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! It is alright for the killer, but what about the killed one?' He said, 'The killed one was eager to kill his opponent."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6875 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 14 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 14 |
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Chapter: “O you who believe! Al-Qisas is prescribed for you in case of murder….”
Chapter: To question the killer till he confesses
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones, and the girl was asked, "Who has done that to you, so-and-so or so and so?" (Some names were mentioned for her) till the name of that Jew was mentioned (whereupon she agreed). The Jew was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) kept on questioning him till he confessed, whereupon his head was crushed with stones.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6876 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 15 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 15 |
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Chapter: If someone kills with a stone or with a stick
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A girl wearing ornaments, went out at Medina. Somebody struck her with a stone. She was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) while she was still alive. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked her, "Did such-and-such a person strike you?" She raised her head, denying that. He asked her a second time, saying, "Did so-and-so strike you?" She raised her head, denying that. He said for the third time, "Did so-and-so strike you?" She lowered her head, agreeing. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then sent for the killer and killed him between two stones.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6877 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 16 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 16 |
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Chapter: “Life for life, eye for eye, nose for nose, ear for ear, tooth for tooth and wounds equal for equal”
Narrated `Abdullah:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and leaves the Muslims."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6878 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 17 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 17 |
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Chapter: Whoever punished with a stone
Narrated Anas:
A Jew killed a girl so that he may steal her ornaments. He struck her with a stone, and she was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) while she was still alive. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked her, "Did such-and-such person strike you?" She gestured with her head, expressing denial. He asked her for the second time, and she again gestured with her head, expressing denial. When he asked her for the third time, she beckoned, "Yes." So the Prophet (ﷺ) killed him (the Jew) with two stones.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6879 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 18 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 18 |
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Chapter: The relative of the killed person has the right to choose one of two compensations
Narrated Abu Huraira:
In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza`a killed a man from the tribe of Bam Laith in revenge for a killed person belonging to them in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "Allah held back the (army having) elephants from Mecca, but He let His Apostle and the believers overpower the infidels (of Mecca). Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary)! Verily! Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anybody before me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after me; It was permitted for me only for a while (an hour or so) of that day. No doubt! It is at this moment a sanctuary; its thorny shrubs should not be uprooted; its trees should not be cut down; and its Luqata (fallen things) should not be picked up except by the one who would look for its owner. And if somebody is killed, his closest relative has the right to choose one of two things, i.e., either the Blood money or retaliation by having the killer killed." Then a man from Yemen, called Abu Shah, stood up and said, "Write that) for me, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)!" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said (to his companions), "Write that for Abu Shah." Then another man from Quraish got up, saying, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Except Al- Idhkhir (a special kind of grass) as we use it in our houses and for graves." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Except Al-idhkkir."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6880 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 19 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 19 |
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
For the children of Israel the punishment for crime was Al-Qisas only (i.e., the law of equality in punishment) and the payment of Blood money was not permitted as an alternate. But Allah said to this nation (Muslims): 'O you who believe! Qisas is prescribed for you in case of murder, .....(up to) ...end of the Verse. (2.178) Ibn `Abbas added: Remission (forgiveness) in this Verse, means to accept the Blood-money in an intentional murder. Ibn `Abbas added: The Verse: 'Then the relatives should demand Blood-money in a reasonable manner.' (2.178) means that the demand should be reasonable and it is to be compensated with handsome gratitude.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6881 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 20 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 20 |
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Chapter: To shed somebody’s blood without any right
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The most hated persons to Allah are three: (1) A person who deviates from the right conduct, i.e., an evil doer, in the Haram (sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina); (2) a person who seeks that the traditions of the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance, should remain in Islam (3) and a person who seeks to shed somebody's blood without any right."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6882 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 21 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 21 |
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Chapter: Excusing somebody who killed by mistake.
Narrated `Aisha:
The pagans were defeated on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. Satan shouted among the people on the day of Uhud, "O Allah's worshippers! Beware of what is behind you!" So the front file of the army attacked the back files (mistaking them for the enemy) till they killed Al-Yaman. Hudhaifa (bin Al- Yaman) shouted, "My father!" My father! But they killed him. Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (The narrator added: Some of the defeated pagans fled till they reached Taif.)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6883 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 22 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 22 |
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Chapter: “It is not for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake….”
Chapter: If a killer confesses once, he sould be killed
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. It was said to her. "Who has done this to you, such-and-such person, such-and-such person?" When the name of the Jew was mentioned, she nodded with her head, agreeing. So the Jew was brought and he confessed. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered that his head be crushed with the stones. (Hammam said, "with two stones.")
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6884 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 23 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 23 |
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Chapter: Killing a man for having killed a woman
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet (ﷺ) killed a Jew for killing a girl in order to take her ornaments.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6885 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 24 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 24 |
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Chapter: Al-Qisas in cases of injury
Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet (ﷺ) during his ailment. He said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that) out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, except Al-`Abbas, for he did not witness your deed."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6886 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 25 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 25 |
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Chapter: Whoever took his right or retaliation from somebody without submitting the case to the ruler
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." And added, "If someone is peeping (looking secretly) into your house without your permission, and you throw a stone at him and destroy his eyes, there will be no blame on you."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6887, 6888 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 26 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 26 |
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Narrated Yahya:
Humaid said, "A man peeped into the house of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) aimed an arrow head at him to hit him." I asked, "Who told you that?" He said, "Anas bin Malik" (See Hadith No. 258 and 259, Vol. 8)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6889 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 27 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 27 |
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Chapter: If someone dies or is killed in a big crowd
Narrated `Aisha:
"When it was the day of (the battle of) Uhud, the pagans were defeated. Then Satan shouted, "O Allah's worshipers! Beware of what is behind you!" So the front files attacked the back files of the army. Hudhaifa looked, and behold, there was his father, Al-Yaman (being attacked) ! He shouted (to his companions), "O Allah's worshipers, my father, my father!" But by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him (i.e., Hudhaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (`Urwa said, Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for the killer of his father till he died.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6890 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 28 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 28 |
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Chapter: If someone kills himself by mistake, there is no Diya
Narrated Salama:
We went out with the Prophet (ﷺ) to Khaibar. A man (from the companions) said, "O 'Amir! Let us hear some of your Huda (camel-driving songs.)" So he sang some of them (i.e. a lyric in harmony with the camels walk). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Who is the driver (of these camels)?" They said, "Amir." The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him !" The people said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Would that you let us enjoy his company longer!" Then 'Amir was killed the following morning. The people said, "The good deeds of 'Amir are lost as he has killed himself." I returned at the time while they were talking about that. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Let my father be sacrificed for you! The people claim that 'Amir's good deeds are lost." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever says so is a liar, for 'Amir will have a double reward as he exerted himself to obey Allah and fought in Allah's Cause. No other way of killing would have granted him greater reward."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6891 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 29 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 29 |
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Chapter: If somebody bites a man and has his tooth broken
Narrated `Imran bin Husain:
A man bit another man's hand and the latter pulled his hand out of his mouth by force, causing two of his incisors (teeth) to fall out. They submitted their case to the Prophet, who said, "One of you bit his brother as a male camel bites. (Go away), there is no Diya (Blood-money) for you."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6892 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 30 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 30 |
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Narrated Ya`la:
I went out in one of the Ghazwa and a man bit another man and as a result, an incisor tooth of the former was pulled out. The Prophet (ﷺ) cancelled the case.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6893 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 31 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 31 |
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Chapter: Tooth for tooth
Narrated Anas:
The daughter of An-Nadr slapped a girl and broke her incisor tooth. They (the relatives of that girl), came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he gave the order of Qisas (equality in punishment).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6894 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 32 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 32 |
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Chapter: The Diya for fingers
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "This and this are the same." He meant the little finger and the thumb.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6895 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 33 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 33 |
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Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
I heard the Prophet (saying the same as above Hadith 34).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6895b |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 34 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 34 |
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Chapter: If a group killed or injured one man, will all have to give Diya or be punished with Al-Qisas?
Al-Mughira bin Hakim said that his father said, "Four persons killed a boy, and 'Umar said (as above)."
Abu Bakr, Ibn Az-Zubair, 'Ali and Suwaid bin Muqarrin gave the judgement of Al-Qisas (equality in punishment) in cases of slapping. And 'Umar carried out Al-Qisas for a strike with a stick. And 'Ali carried out Al-Qisas for three lashes with a whip. And Shuraih carried out for one last and for scratching.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6896 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 35 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 1, Book 83, Hadith 34 |
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Narrated `Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) during his illness, and he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." We thought that his refusal was out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicine. When he improved and felt a bit better he said (to us.) "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said, "We thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have for medicine." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink medicine, and I will watch you, except Al-`Abbas, for he did not witness this act of yours."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6897 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 36 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 35 |
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Chapter: Al-Qasama
Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma:
(a man from the Ansar) that a number of people from his tribe went to Khaibar and dispersed, and then they found one of them murdered. They said to the people with whom the corpse had been found, "You have killed our companion!" Those people said, "Neither have we killed him, nor do we know his killer." The bereaved group went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We went to Khaibar and found one of us murdered." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Let the older among you come forward and speak." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, to them, "Bring your proof against the killer." They said "We have no proof." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then they (the defendants) will take an oath." They said, "We do not accept the oaths of the Jews." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not like that the Blood-money of the killed one be lost without compensation, so he paid one-hundred camels out of the camels of Zakat (to the relatives of the deceased) as Diya (Blood-money).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6898 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 37 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 36 |
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Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Once `Umar bin `Abdul `Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house so that the people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when they came in), he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said, "We say that it is lawful to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me, "O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?" He let me appear before the people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers! You have the chiefs of the army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said, "No." I said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in Hums, would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied, "No." I said, "By Allah, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never killed anyone except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate." Then the people said, "Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cut off the hands of the thieves, branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said, "I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons from the tribe of `Ukl came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and gave the Pledge of allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said, "Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and took away all the camels. This news reached Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , so he sent (men) to follow their traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). He then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died." I said, "What can be worse than what those people did? They deserted Islam, committed murder and theft." Then 'Anbasa bin Sa`id said, "By Allah, I never heard a narration like this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?" 'Anbasa said, "No, but you have related the narration in the way it should be related. By Allah, these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this event there has been a tradition set by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). The narrator added: Some Ansari people came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them went out and was murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their companion was swimming in blood. They returned to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said to him, "O Allah's Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with us and gone out before us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went out and asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has killed him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed him." The Prophet (ﷺ) sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you kill this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars, "Do you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed him?" They said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and then take false oaths." He said, "Then would you like to receive the Diya after fifty of you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your man)?" They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator added, "The tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct) in the Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance. Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked a Yemenite family at night to steal from them, but a. man from the family noticed him and struck him with his sword and killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and captured the Yemenite and brought him to `Umar during the Hajj season and said, "He has killed our companion." The Yemenite said, "But these people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)." `Umar said, "Let fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had not repudiated him." So forty-nine of them took the oath and then a person belonging to them, came from Sham and they requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand Dirhams instead of taking the oath. They called another man instead of him and the new man shook hands with the brother of the deceased. Some people said, "We and those fifty men who had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and when they reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a cave in the mountain, and the cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the false oath, and all of them died except the two persons who had shaken hands with each other. They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother of the deceased and broke it, whereupon he survived for one year and then died." I further said, "`Abdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to death in Qisas (equality in punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on Al-Qasama, but later on he regretted that judgment and ordered that the names of the fifty persons who had taken the oath (Al-Qasama), be erased from the register, and he exiled them in Sham."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6899 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 38 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 37 |
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Chapter: If somebody peeps into the house of some people
Narrated Anas:
A man peeped into one of the dwelling places of the Prophet. The Prophet got up and aimed a sharp-edged arrow head (or wooden stick) at him to poke him stealthily.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6900 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 39 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 38 |
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Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi:
A man peeped through a hole in the door of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)'s house, and at that time, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had a Midri (an iron comb or bar) with which he was rubbing his head. So when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw him, he said (to him), "If I had been sure that you were looking at me (through the door), I would have poked your eye with this (sharp iron bar)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) added, "The asking for permission to enter has been enjoined so that one may not look unlawfully (at what there is in the house without the permission of its people)."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6901 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 40 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 38 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abul Qasim said, "If any person peeps at you without your permission and you poke him with a stick and injure his eye, you will not be blamed."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6902 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 41 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 39 |
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Chapter: Al-‘Aqila who pay the Diya
Narrated Ash-Shu`bi:
I heard Abu Juhaifa saying, "I asked `Ali 'Have you got any Divine literature apart from the Qur'an?' (Once he said...apart from what the people have?) `Ali replied, 'By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and created the soul, we have nothing except what is in the Qur'an and the ability (gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He may endow a man with and we have what is written in this paper.' I asked, 'What is written in this paper?' He replied, 'Al-`Aql (the regulation of Diya), about the ransom of captives, and the Judgment that a Muslim should not be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing a disbeliever." (See Hadith No. 283,Vol. 4)
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6903 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 42 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 40 |
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Chapter: The foetus of a woman
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two women from the tribe of Hudhail (fought with each other) and one of them threw (a stone at) the other, causing her to have a miscarriage and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave his verdict that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6904 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 43 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 41 |
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Narrated Hisham's father from Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:
'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused by somebody else). Al-Mughira said: The Prophet (ﷺ) gave the verdict that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified that he had witnessed the Prophet (ﷺ) giving such a verdict.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6905, 6906 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 44 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 42 |
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Narrated Hisham's father:
'Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet (ﷺ) giving his verdict regarding abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a male or female slave should be given (as a Diya)." 'Umar said, "Present a witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama said, "I testify that the Prophet (ﷺ) gave such a judgment."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6907, 6908 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 45 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 42 |
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Narrated `Urwa:
I heard Al-Maghira bin Shu`ba narrating that `Umar had consulted them about the case of abortion (similarly as narrated in No. 42).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6908b |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 46 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 43 |
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Chapter: The Diya is to be collected from the father of the killer and his ‘Asaba but not from the killer’s children
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave a verdict regarding an aborted fetus of a woman from Bani Lihyan that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or female slave (as a Diya) but the woman who was required to give the slave, died, so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave the verdict that her inheritance be given to her children and her husband and the Diya be paid by her 'Asaba.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6909 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 47 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 44 |
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Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two women from Hudhail fought with each other and one of them hit the other with a stone that killed her and what was in her womb. The relatives of the killer and the relatives of the victim submitted their case to the Prophet (ﷺ) who judged that the Diya for the fetus was a male or female slave, and the Diya for the killed woman was to be paid by the 'Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6910 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 48 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 45 |
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Chapter: Whoever sought the help of a slave or a boy
Narrated `Abdul-`Aziz:
Anas said, "When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) arrived at Medina, Abu Talha took hold of my hand and brought me to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Anas is an intelligent boy, so let him serve you." Anas added, "So I served the Prophet (ﷺ) L at home and on journeys; by Allah, he never said to me for anything which I did: Why have you done this like this or, for anything which I did not do: 'Why have you not done this like this?"
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6911 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 49 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 46 |
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Chapter: No Diya in cases of mines and wells
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is no Diya for persons killed by animals or for the one who has been killed accidentally by falling into a well or for the one killed in a mine. And one-fifth of Rikaz (treasures buried before the Islamic era) is to be given to the state."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6912 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 50 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 47 |
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Chapter: No Diya for the one killed by an animal
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no Diya for a person injured or killed by an animal (going about without somebody to control it) and similarly, there is no Diya for the one who falls and dies in a well, and also the one who dies in a mine. As regards the Ar-Rikaz (buried wealth), one-fifth thereof is for the state."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6913 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 51 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 48 |
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Chapter: The sin of a person who killed an innocent Dhimi
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6914 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 52 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 49 |
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Chapter: A Muslim should not be killed for killing a Kafir
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I asked `Ali "Do you have anything Divine literature besides what is in the Qur'an?" Or, as Uyaina once said, "Apart from what the people have?" `Ali said, "By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and created the soul, we have nothing except what is in the Qur'an and the ability (gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He may endow a man, with and what is written in this sheet of paper." I asked, "What is on this paper?" He replied, "The legal regulations of Diya (Blood-money) and the (ransom for) releasing of the captives, and the judgment that no Muslim should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing a Kafir (disbeliever).
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6915 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 53 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 50 |
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Chapter: If a Muslim, being furious slaps a Jew
Narrated Abu Sa`id:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not prefer some prophets to others."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6916 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 54 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 51 |
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Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:
A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who chose Moses above all the human beings.' I said (protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I became furious and slapped him." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do not give me preference to other prophets, for the people will become unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to gain conscious, and behold, I will Find Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne (of Allah). Then I will not know whether he has become conscious before me or he has been exempted because of his unconsciousness at the mountain (during his worldly life) which he received."
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6917 |
In-book reference | : Book 87, Hadith 55 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 52 |
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