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Sunan an-Nasai 4757 — Qisas and Forgiving Injury
Al-Qisas For A Front Tooth
Hadith About Qisas for a Broken Tooth and Forgiveness
Sunan an-Nasai : 4757
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4757
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَسَرَتِ الرُّبَيِّعُ ثَنِيَّةَ جَارِيَةٍ فَطَلَبُوا إِلَيْهِمُ الْعَفْوَ فَأَبَوْا فَعُرِضَ عَلَيْهِمُ الأَرْشُ فَأَبَوْا فَأَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَمَرَ بِالْقِصَاصِ . قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ تُكْسَرُ ثَنِيَّةُ الرُّبَيِّعِ لاَ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ تُكْسَرُ . قَالَ " يَا أَنَسُ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ الْقِصَاصُ " . فَرَضِيَ الْقَوْمُ وَعَفَوْا فَقَالَ " إِنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ مَنْ لَوْ أَقْسَمَ عَلَى اللَّهِ لأَبَرَّهُ " .
Anas Narrated from:
Ar-Rubai broke the front tooth of a girls, and they asked them (her people) to forgive her, but they refused. They offered them blood money, but they refused. Then they went to the Prophet and he decreed relation. Anas Bin An-Nadr said: "O Messenger of Allah, will you break the front tooth of Ar-Rubai'? No, by the One Who sent you with the truth, it will not be broken!" He said: "O Anas, what Allah has decreed is retaliation." But the people agreed to forgive her. He (the Prophet) said: "There are among the slaves of Allah who, if they swear by Allah, Allah fulfills their oath."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4757In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 52English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4761
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4757
This Hadith reports that Ar-Rubai broke the front tooth of a girl. Her people asked for forgiveness, but the other side refused. They offered blood money, but that was also refused. When the case reached the Prophet, he ordered qisas. Anas bin An-Nadr then swore that Ar-Rubai's tooth would not be broken. The Prophet replied that Allah's decree is retaliation. After that, the people agreed and forgave her. The Prophet then said that among Allah's slaves are those who, if they swear by Allah, Allah fulfills their oath. The core topic is forgiveness after qisas. The narration shows a qisas ruling, a rejected offer, then a later act of forgiveness.
What we learn from this hadith
- The injured side first refused both forgiveness and blood money.
- The Prophet ordered qisas for the broken tooth.
- Anas bin An-Nadr's oath was followed by the people's decision to forgive.
- The Hadith shows that forgiveness can occur after a qisas ruling.
