37/2. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3994 — The First Human Dispute to Be Settled
The Gravity of the Sin of Shedding Blood
First Dispute on Judgment Day: The Matter of Bloodshed
Sunan an-Nasai : 3994
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3994
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَا يُقْضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي الدِّمَاءِ .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The first matter concerning which scores will be settled among the people on the Day of Resurrection will be bloodshed.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3994In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 29English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3999
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3994
This report from Abdullah repeats the warning that the first matter settled among people on the Day of Resurrection will concern bloodshed. The wording is presented as his statement in this chain, while nearby narrations preserve the same teaching in Prophetic form. The core topic is final accountability for taking life. Repetition through different chains keeps attention on the same serious message rather than adding a new event. The hadith does not say that every case is identical or explain the legal details of killing. It stresses priority in judgment. For a reader looking for “first dispute on Judgment Day,” the answer in this narration is bloodshed. This should shape everyday behavior: do not make threats lightly, do not support violence carelessly, and do not treat the loss of life as a distant issue. The statement calls for restraint because the consequences of bloodshed reach beyond this world.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report names bloodshed as the first matter settled among people.
- This chain presents the statement from Abdullah.
- Different chains preserve the same warning without adding a new event.
- The teaching calls for restraint because bloodshed has lasting consequences.
