Hadith 1406

What Has Been Related About The Guardian Of One Who Was Killed Deciding Between Qīṣāṣ or Pardon

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Darussalam · Volume 3

14. The Chapters On Blood-Money From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺ

Jami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 76

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Source no. 1406 · Volume 3 · Page 406
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English translation

1406. Abū Shuraih Al-Ka'bī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Indeed Allāh made Makkah sacred, it was not made sacred by the people. Whoever believes in Allāh and the Last Day, then let them not shed blood in it, nor cut down any of its trees. If one tries to make an excuse by saying: 'It was made lawful for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ' then indeed Allāh made it lawful for me but He did not make it lawful for the people, and it was only made lawful for me for an hour of a day. Then it is returned to being sacred until the Day of Judgement. Then, to you people of Khuzā'ah who killed this man from Hudhail: I am his Āqil, so for whomever (one of his relatives) is killed after today, then his people have two options; either they have him killed, or they take the blood-money from him.” (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan Sahih. It was also reported by Shaibān from Yahya bin Abī Kathīr and it is similar to this, and it was reported by Abū Shurāih Al-Khuzā'ī from the Prophet ﷺ. But he said: “And for whomever (one of his relatives) was killed, then he may have him killed, or pardon him, or take the blood-money.” Some of the people of knowledge followed this, and it is the view of Aḥmad and Ishāq.

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١٤٠٦ - حَدَّثَنَا ‌مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ‌ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ‌سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ ، عَنْ ‌أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْكَعْبِيِّ ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اللهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ» وَلَمْ يُحَرِّمْهَا النَّاسُ، مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَسْفِكَنَّ فِيهَا دَمًا وَلَا يَعْضُدَنَّ فِيهَا شَجَرًا، فَإِنْ تَرَخَّصَ مُتَرَخِّصٌ فَقَالَ: أُحِلَّتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَإِنَّ اللهَ أَحَلَّهَا لِي وَلَمْ يُحِلَّهَا لِلنَّاسِ، وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ، ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ مَعْشَرَ خُزَاعَةَ قَتَلْتُمْ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ وَإِنِّي عَاقِلُهُ، فَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَأَهْلُهُ بَيْنَ خِيَرَتَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا أَوْ يَأْخُذُوا الْعَقْلَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَرَوَاهُ شَيْبَانُ أَيْضًا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا، وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَ أَوْ يَأْخُذَ الدِّيَةَ. وَذَهَبَ إِلَى هَذَا بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ. وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ.

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This narration proves that the right of pardon, killing in retaliation or accepting the payment of blood-money is with the heirs. If one of them forgives the offender then killing in retaliation is cancelled, only blood-money will be taken.