45/13, 14: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4744 — Ali's Sheet and Blood Money
No Retaliation Is To Be Carried Out If A Muslim Kills A Disbeliever
Hadith About Ali's Sheet, Blood Money, and Captives
Sunan an-Nasai : 4744
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4744
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ طَرِيفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جُحَيْفَةَ، يَقُولُ سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا فَقُلْنَا هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَىْءٌ سِوَى الْقُرْآنِ فَقَالَ لاَ وَالَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَبَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَبْدًا فَهْمًا فِي كِتَابِهِ أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ . قُلْتُ وَمَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ قَالَ فِيهَا " الْعَقْلُ وَفِكَاكُ الأَسِيرِ وَأَنْ لاَ يُقْتَلَ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ " .
Ash-Sha'bi Narrated from:
I heard Abu Juhaifah say: 'We asked 'Ali: "Do you have anything from the Messenger of Allah apart from the Qur'an?" He said: "No, by the One who splits the seeds and creates the soul, unless Allah gives a slave understanding of His Book, or except this sheet." I said: "What is in the sheet?" He said: "In it are (the regulations concerning) blood money and the freeing of captives and (the rule) that no Muslim should be killed for killing a disbeliever."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4744In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 39English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4748
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4744
This Hadith records a question put to Ali: did he have anything from the Messenger of Allah apart from the Qur'an? Ali answered that he had no special hidden teaching, except what Allah may give a person of understanding of His Book, and what was written in a sheet. When asked about the sheet, he said it contained matters about blood money, freeing captives, and the rule that no Muslim should be killed for killing a disbeliever. The core topic is blood money and legal limits. For readers searching for Ali sheet hadith, hadith about blood money, or freeing captives hadith, this narration keeps the message simple: Ali denied having a private body of teaching beyond what he stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ali denied having hidden teaching apart from what he clearly mentioned.
- Understanding the Book of Allah is described as a gift Allah may give a slave.
- The sheet included rules about blood money and freeing captives.
- The text mentions a specific ruling connected to killing and retaliation.
