Hadith 4772

Commentary

If someone is attacked by a Muslim criminal, and he is killed while defending his family, his life, or his property, he dies the death of a martyr. But it is not allowed to pursue and kill such attackers if they are Muslims, rather they should be reported to those in authority once one is safe from their aggression. THE END OF THE BOOK OF THE SUNNAH Abū Dāwūd narrated to us:[1] "Abdullāh bin Quraish Al-Bukhārī narrated to us, he said: I heard Nu'aim bin Ḥammād saying: 'The Mu'tazilah reject two thousand Aḥādīth of the Prophet ﷺ, or close to two thousand Aḥādīth.'" It was narrated that 'Awf said: "I heard Al-Hajjāj delivering a speech and he said: 'The likeness of 'Uthmān before Allāh is that of 'Eisā bin Maryam.' Then he recited, and explained this Verse: And (remember) when Allāh said: "O 'Eisā! I will take you and raise you to Myself, and clear you of those who disbelieve",[2] pointing to us and to the people of Ash-Shām with his hand. It was narrated from 'Amr bin Dīnār, from Wahb bin Munabbih, from his brother, from Mu'āwiyah: Intercede, you will be rewarded. He said: The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Intercede, you will be rewarded." For I may intend something but I delay it so that you may intercede and be rewarded, for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Intercede, you will be rewarded." It was narrated from Buraid, from Abū Burdah, from Abū Mūsā, from the Prophet ﷺ, with similar. Abū Dāwud said: I heard Aḥmad bin Ḥanbal saying: "Affān said: 'Yaḥyā would not narrate from Hammām.'"[1] Aḥmad said: "Affān said: 'Whenever Mu'ādḥ bin Hiṣām arrived, he agreed with Hammām in Aḥadīth. Sometimes after that, Yaḥyā would say: "What did Hammām say about this?"[2] Abū Dāwud said: I heard Aḥmad saying: "The hearing of these people: 'Affān and his companions, from Hammām is more useful than the hearing of 'Abdur-Raḥmān."[3] And he would take care of his books after that." Husain bin 'Alī narrated to us: "Affān narrated to us – if Allāh, the Most High, wills – he said: 'Hammām said to me: "I made mistakes and did not rectify, and I seek forgiveness from Allāh, the Most High.” Abū Dāwūd said: I heard ‘Alī bin ‘Abdullāh saying: “The most knowledgeable among them,[1] of the amount of what he heard versus what he did not hear is Shu’bah, and the one who reported most among them is Hishām, and the one who memorized the most is Sa’eed bin Abī ‘Arūbah.” Abū Dāwūd said: So I mentioned that to Aḥmad, and he said: “Sa’eed bin Abī ‘Arūbah – in the story about Hishām – they mentioned all of this about Mu’ādh bin Hishām; what would be the case if Hishām was compared to Sa’eed were he to have appeared before him.”[2] In the Name of Allāh, the MostGracious, the Most Merciful