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2691. It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: "A man brought the killer of his relative to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Pardon him,' but he refused. He
said: 'Take the blood money,' but he refused. He said: 'Go and kill him, but then you will be like him.' Someone caught up with him and reminded him that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had said: 'Go and kill him, but then you will be like him.' So he let him go. (Sahih)
He (the killer) was seen, dragging his rope (with which he had been tied), going to his family. It was as if he had been fettered (with his hands behind his back).
(One of the narrators) Abu 'Umair said in his narration: "Ibn Shawdhab said, narrating from 'Abdur-Rahmān bin Qāsim: 'No one has the right after the Prophet ﷺ to say: "Go and kill him, but then you will be like him."'
Ibn Mājah said: This is the narration of the Ramliyin, and is found only with them. (Meaning, the three who narrated this to Ibn Mājah were all from Ramlah.)
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Commentary
a. Killing in retaliation is not the correct decision in the case of killing by mistake. Taking blood money or forgiving is a better decision.
b. In the case of one killed by mistake, killing in retaliation is like murder, and liable to the same punishment as killing.
c. This is a narration of 'Ramliyin' means that all the narrators in this narration are of Ramla. This is not a matter of distrust, rather it shows the keen interest of scholars of Ahādīth in investigation of narrations.
