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Sunan an-Nasai 4747 — Warning Against Killing a Mu'ahad
Seriousness Of Killing The One With A Covenant (Al-Mu'ahad)1
Hadith About Killing a Mu'ahad Without Justification
Sunan an-Nasai : 4747
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4747
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرَةَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهِدًا فِي غَيْرِ كُنْهِهِ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Abu Bakra Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever kills a Mu'ahad with no justification, Allah will forbid Paradise to him.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4747In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 42English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4751
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4747
This Hadith gives a short but serious warning. The Messenger of Allah said that whoever kills a Mu'ahad with no justification, Allah will forbid Paradise to him. A Mu'ahad in this text is a person under a covenant. The core topic is covenant protection. The Hadith does not give a long story or extra details; it gives a direct warning against unlawful killing. For people searching for hadith about killing a Mu'ahad, protection of non-Muslims under covenant, or forbidden Paradise hadith, this narration is clear. It teaches that a covenant is not a light matter and that taking a protected life without right is treated with severe warning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Killing a person under covenant without justification is warned against strongly.
- The Hadith ties this act to a severe consequence in the Hereafter.
- A covenant is shown as something that must be respected.
- The text focuses on unlawful killing, not on ordinary disagreement or anger.
