45/12, 13: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4741 — Qisas After Confession
Retaliation If A Man Kills A Woman
Hadith About Qisas After a Victim Identifies the Killer
Sunan an-Nasai : 4741
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4741
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا، أَخَذَ أَوْضَاحًا مِنْ جَارِيَةٍ ثُمَّ رَضَخَ رَأْسَهَا بَيْنَ حَجَرَيْنِ فَأَدْرَكُوهَا وَبِهَا رَمَقٌ فَجَعَلُوا يَتَّبِعُونَ بِهَا النَّاسَ هُوَ هَذَا هُوَ هَذَا قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرُضِخَ رَأْسُهُ بَيْنَ حَجَرَيْنِ .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
A Jew took some jewelry from a girl, then he crushed her head between two rocks. They found her as she was breathing her last, and they took her around among the people (saying); "Was it this one? Was it this one?" (When) she said yes, the Messenger of Allah ordered that his head be crushed between two rocks.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4741In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 36English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4745
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4741
This Hadith gives more detail about a murder case linked to stolen jewelry. A girl was attacked, her head was crushed between two rocks, and she was found while still alive. People asked her about possible attackers until she confirmed who had harmed her. The Messenger of Allah then ordered that the killer be punished in the same manner. The core topic is qisas, and the text also shows the weight given to identifying the offender. A reader looking for a hadith about qisas, retaliation for murder, or a victim identifying the killer will find the teaching clear: a violent crime was not ignored, and judgment followed the known facts of the case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text shows that a serious crime was investigated before punishment.
- The victim's identification mattered in establishing the case.
- Retaliation was ordered after the killer was connected to the crime.
- Violent theft is treated as a serious wrong.
