If A Person's Relative Is Killed, He Has The Choice Of Three Things
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Blood MoneySunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2623 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 876
Source no. 2623 · Volume 6 · Page 123
Da‘if
ضعيف، الإرواء (٧ / ٢٧٨)
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2623. It was narrated from Abu Shuraih Al-Khuzā'i that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever suffers from killing or wounding, has the choice of three things, and if he wants the fourth then restrain him. He may kill (the killer), or forgive him, or take the blood money. Whoever accepts any of these (options), then kills (the killer) after that will have the fire of Hell to abide therein forever." (Da'if)
2623 - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، أَظُنُّهُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ وَاسْمُهُ سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " مَنْ أُصِيبَ بِدَمٍ أَوْ خَبْلٍ - وَالْخَبْلُ: الْجُرْحُ - فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ بَيْنَ إِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ، فَإِنْ أَرَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ: أَنْ يَقْتُلَ، أَوْ يَعْفُوَ، أَوْ يَأْخُذَ الدِّيَةَ، فَمَنْ فَعَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَعَادَ، فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا "
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a. 'Whoever suffers from killing or wounding' means that one of his relatives is killed or he himself is wounded. In both situations he can either have the killer killed for killing his relative, or take the blood money for his wound and he can forgive the offender. This issue is also proven by other arguments in other Ahādīth. b. 'The fourth' means an unlawful demand, like first accepting the blood money and finishing the matter, but later on finding an opportunity and killing the killer. If he does so, he is a killer and should be punished according to the law. Doing one thing (accepting the blood money) and then doing the other (killing the killer) means the same as explained above.