English translation
4102. It was narrated from Ibn Az-Zubair that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever unsheathes his sword and starts to strike the people with it, it is permissible to shed his blood." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Hadith 4102
The One Who Unsheathes His Sword And Starts To Strike The People With It
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Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The Book Of Fighting[The Prohibition OfBloodshed]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 117
Al-Albani source references (3)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 4097 · Volume 9 · Page 169
Shadh
شاذ
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3819 · Volume 3 · Page 858
Sahih · qualified assessment
صحيح موقوف.
- ضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 277 · Volume الكتاب · Page 163
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Arabic text
٤٠٩٧ - أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فَدَمُهُ هَدَرٌ».
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Absolutely no one has any right to terrorize the society by reason of any religious, political, or social disagreement. Likewise, no one may kill a criminal on his own, irrespective of whether he apprehends him red-handed. This is because the right of retribution is vested with the government, not with individuals. If someone indulges in such activity on his own, he would be slain by way of retribution, even if he is right.