37/29. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4131 — Listen and Do Not Kill One Another
The Prohibition of Killing
Farewell Pilgrimage Hadith: Listen and Do Not Kill One Another
Sunan an-Nasai : 4131
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4131
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُدْرِكٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زُرْعَةَ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ اسْتَنْصَتَ النَّاسَ قَالَ " لاَ تَرْجِعُوا بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ " .
Jarir Narrated from:
During the Farewell Pilgrimage, the Messenger of Allah [SAW] asked the people to be quiet and listen, and said: "Do not revert to disbelievers after I am gone, striking the necks of one another (killing one another)."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4131In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 166English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4136
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4131
This Farewell Pilgrimage hadith records an important public warning. The Messenger of Allah first asked the people to be quiet and listen. He then told them not to revert to disbelievers after he was gone by striking the necks of one another, meaning killing one another. The order to listen shows that the message was meant to be heard with care. The central teaching is the protection of Muslim life and the rejection of internal bloodshed after the Prophet. The narration does not add a long speech or other rulings, so the explanation should remain focused on these two points: listen to the warning and do not turn community disputes into killing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Give full attention when important guidance is being delivered.
- Do not kill fellow Muslims.
- The warning was given publicly during the Farewell Pilgrimage.
- Avoid conduct described as reverting to disbelief.
