37/29. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4121 — A Severe Warning Against Sword Fighting
The Prohibition of Killing
Hadith About Muslim Killing Muslim: A Severe Warning Against Sword Fighting
Sunan an-Nasai : 4121
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4121
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ " .
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
The Messenger [SAW] said: 'If two Muslims meet (and fight) with their swords and one of them kills the other, the killer and the slain will both be in Hell.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4121In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 156English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4126
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4121
This hadith about Muslim killing Muslim presents a short and severe warning. The Messenger of Allah says that if two Muslims meet with their swords and one kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell. The supplied narration does not give further details or an added explanation, so its message should be kept as direct as the text itself. It warns against entering a deadly sword fight with another Muslim and shows that such mutual violence is not a small dispute. The focus is on the terrible end named for both people in the clash. A reader should take from it the need to avoid fighting that can lead to one Muslim taking the life of another.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not enter a deadly sword fight with another Muslim.
- Killing a fellow Muslim is treated as a grave matter.
- The warning in the narration includes both sides of the fight.
- Avoid disputes that can grow into lethal violence.
