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Sunan an-Nasai 4774 — Choosing Pardon Over Retaliation
Retaliation For Stabbing
Choosing Pardon: A Hadith on Retaliation Rights
Sunan an-Nasai : 4774
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4774
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرِّبَاطِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ بُكَيْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَبِيدَةَ بْنِ مُسَافِعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ بَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْسِمُ شَيْئًا إِذْ أَكَبَّ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَطَعَنَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعُرْجُونٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ فَصَاحَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " تَعَالَ فَاسْتَقِدْ " . قَالَ بَلْ عَفَوْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
While the Messenger of Allah was distributing something, a man came and leaned over him, and the Messenger of Allah hit him with a stick that head with him. The man shouted, and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Come and ask for retaliation. He said: 'No, I pardon you, O Messenger of Allah.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4774In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 69English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4778
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4774
This narration gives nearly the same lesson with a small detail: the man shouted after being hit with the stick. The Messenger of Allah then said, 'Come and ask for retaliation.' The man answered that he pardoned him. This hadith about qisas and pardon is simple but deep in practice. A wrong or hurt was not hidden. The person was invited to take his right. At the same time, the man chose forgiveness. The report does not turn pardon into an empty word. It comes after the right was clearly offered. For readers looking for a hadith on forgiveness after harm, this narration teaches that justice and pardon can both appear in the same moment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet openly offered retaliation to the man who was hurt.
- The man chose to forgive after his right was recognized.
- The hadith shows that pardon should not erase the need for fairness.
- A small incident can teach strong manners in dealing with harm.
