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A Confession To Murder Is Valid And The Heir Of The Victim Is Entitled To Qisās, But It Is Recommended To Ask Him To Let Him Go

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Darussalam · Volume 4

28. The Book Of Oaths (Qasâmah), Muḥâribîn,[1] Qaṣaṣ (Retaliation) And Diyât (Blood Money)

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الحديث: 1680 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 1308

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[4388] 33 - (...) It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wâ'il that his father said: "A man who had killed another man was brought to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ by the heir of the one who had been killed, and (the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ gave the heir the right to retaliate). He took him away with a rope around his neck by which he was leading him. When he left, the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The killer and the slain are both in Hell.' A man went to that man and told him what the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ had said, so he let him go." Ismâ'il bin Sâlim said: "I mentioned that to Ḥabîb bin Abî Thâbit and he said: 'Ibn Ashwa' told me that the Prophet ﷺ asked him to let him go and he refused.”

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33 - (1680) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِرَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا، فَأَقَادَ وَلِيَّ الْمَقْتُولِ مِنْهُ، فَانْطَلَقَ بِهِ وَفِي عُنُقِهِ نِسْعَةٌ يَجُرُّهَا، فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»، فَأَتَى رَجُلٌ الرَّجُلَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ مَقَالَةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ: فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِحَبِيبِ بْنِ أَبِي ثَابِتٍ فَقَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَشْوَعَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّمَا سَأَلَهُ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُ فَأَبَى

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