37/29. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4132 — Be Quiet, Listen, and Avoid Bloodshed
The Prohibition of Killing
Listen to the Prophet's Warning: Avoid Muslim Bloodshed
Sunan an-Nasai : 4132
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4132
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ بْنُ أَبِي السَّفَرِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، قَالَ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ جَرِيرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اسْتَنْصِتِ النَّاسَ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " لاَ أُلْفِيَنَّكُمْ بَعْدَ مَا أَرَى تَرْجِعُونَ بَعْدِي كُفَّارًا يَضْرِبُ بَعْضُكُمْ رِقَابَ بَعْضٍ " .
Jarir bin 'Abdullah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said to me: 'Ask the people to be quiet and listen.' Then he said: 'I do not want to see you after I am gone reverting to disbelievers, striking the necks of one another (killing one another).'
[1] Some manuscripts have it like this. In our edition the mention of Al-Fay is treated as heading of another book as it appears on the following page.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4132In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 167English translation : Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4137
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4132
This hadith about Muslim bloodshed begins with the Messenger of Allah telling Jarir bin Abdullah to ask the people to be quiet and listen. Once attention was gathered, the Prophet warned that he did not want to see them after him reverting to disbelievers by striking the necks of one another, meaning killing one another. The order of events matters in the text: first silence and attention, then a serious warning. The narration shows that this message deserved careful hearing. Its core lesson is that Muslims must not answer later disputes with deadly violence. The Prophet's words call the community to remember his guidance and not let conflict turn into one Muslim killing another.
What we learn from this hadith
- Create silence and attention for serious guidance.
- Do not let Muslim disputes become deadly violence.
- The Prophet strongly warned against killing one another after him.
- Remember and act on guidance after the speaker is gone.
