English translation
4104. It was narrated that Ibn Az-Zubair said: "Whoever wields a weapon and starts to strike (the people) with it, it is permissible to shed his blood." (Sahih)
Hadith 4104
The One Who Unsheathes His Sword And Starts To Strike The People With It
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The Book Of Fighting[The Prohibition OfBloodshed]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 4099 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 117
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4099 · Volume 9 · Page 171
صحيح موقوف بما قبله (٤٠٩٨)
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3820 · Volume 3 · Page 859
Sahih · qualified assessment
(صحيح) - موقوف بما قبله.
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Arabic text
4099 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ: «مَنْ رَفَعَ السِّلَاحَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فَدَمُهُ هَدَرٌ»
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'Whoever wields a weapon', irrespective of whether anyone gets killed or not; but the punishment for the brandisher or wielder of weapons is that he be slain. This is because he is bent on killing.