45/14, 15: Chapter
Sunan an-Nasai 4750 — Protected Life and Paradise
Seriousness Of Killing The One With A Covenant (Al-Mu'ahad)1
Hadith About Killing Ahl Adh-Dhimmah and Paradise's Fragrance
Sunan an-Nasai : 4750
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4750
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، دُحَيْمٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَمْرٍو - عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ جُنَادَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قَتَلَ قَتِيلاً مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ لَمْ يَجِدْ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةِ وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا لَيُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا " .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever kills a person from among Ahl Adh-Dhimmah, he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, and its fragrance may be detected from a distance of forty years.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4750In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 45English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4754
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4750
This Hadith from Abdullah bin Amr reports a stern warning from the Messenger of Allah. Whoever kills a person from Ahl Adh-Dhimmah will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of forty years. The core topic is dhimmah protection, and the main search phrase is hadith about killing Ahl Adh-Dhimmah. The narration does not add many details, so the explanation should stay close to its words. It teaches that a protected life is not to be violated. The warning is connected to the Hereafter and shows that killing such a person is treated as a grave matter in the wording of the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Killing a person from Ahl Adh-Dhimmah is warned against strongly.
- The Hadith links the act to being deprived of Paradise's fragrance.
- The protected status mentioned in the text carries serious weight.
- The narration keeps attention on the harm of unlawful killing.
