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Sunan an-Nasai 4779 — Retaliation for Murder
Retaliation With Something Other Than The Sword
Qisas for Murder: The Hadith of the Girl and the Rocks
Sunan an-Nasai : 4779
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4779
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا، رَأَى عَلَى جَارِيَةٍ أَوْضَاحًا فَقَتَلَهَا بِحَجَرٍ فَأُتِيَ بِهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَبِهَا رَمَقٌ فَقَالَ " أَقَتَلَكِ فُلاَنٌ " . فَأَشَارَ شُعْبَةُ بِرَأْسِهِ يَحْكِيهَا أَنْ لاَ . فَقَالَ " أَقَتَلَكِ فُلاَنٌ " . فَأَشَارَ شُعْبَةُ بِرَأْسِهِ يَحْكِيهَا أَنْ لاَ . قَالَ " أَقَتَلَكِ فُلاَنٌ " . فَأَشَارَ شُعْبَةُ بِرَأْسِهِ يَحْكِيهَا أَنْ نَعَمْ . فَدَعَا بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَتَلَهُ بَيْنَ حَجَرَيْنِ .
Anas Narrated from:
A Jew saw some jewelry on a girl, so he killed her with a rock. She was brought to the Prophet as she was breathing her last, and he said: "Did so and so kill you?" - Shu'bah (one of the narrators) gestured with his head, to show that she had gestured no. - He said: "Did so and so kill you?" - Shu'bah (one of the narrators) gestured with his head to show that she had gestured no. - He said: "Did so and so kill you?" - Shu'bah (one of the narrators) gestured with his head to show that she had gestured yes. - So the Messenger of Allah called for him, and killed him with two rocks.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4779In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4783
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4779
This hadith about qisas for murder reports a grave crime. A Jew saw jewelry on a girl and killed her with a rock. She was brought to the Prophet while she was still breathing her last. The Prophet asked her about possible killers by name. She gestured no for the first and second names, then gestured yes when the killer was named. The Messenger of Allah called for him and killed him with two rocks. The text shows careful questioning before judgment and then retaliation for murder. It should not be used to add details beyond the report. The main lesson is that a serious crime was not ignored, and the girl's final gesture was part of how the case was handled in this narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet asked the injured girl more than once before acting.
- Her gesture identified the killer in the report.
- The punishment matched the serious crime described in the hadith.
- The hadith shows that murder was treated as a grave matter needing judgment.
