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Sunan an-Nasai 4786 — Retaliation or Ransom in Murder Cases
Should Diyah Be Taken From One Who Kills Deliberately, If The Heir Of The Victim Pardoned Him, And Doesn't Seek Retaliation?
Hadith About Retaliation or Ransom
Sunan an-Nasai : 4786
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4786
أَخْبَرَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ مَزْيَدَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُقَادَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'If a person's relative is killed, he has the choice of two things: Either he may retaliate, or he may take the ransom.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4786In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 81English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4790
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4786
This Hadith about retaliation or ransom repeats the same core wording reported from Abu Hurairah. The Messenger of Allah said that if a person's relative is killed, he has the choice of two things: either he may retaliate, or he may take the ransom. The report is simple, and that simplicity matters. It does not describe a long court scene or extra conditions in this text. It states the choice given to the affected relative. Readers looking for “hadith about Diyah” or “Qisas in Islam” will find the main teaching here: the response to killing is not random revenge. It is a structured choice between Qisas and compensation as stated in the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith gives two named options after a relative is killed.
- Retaliation is one option mentioned in the report.
- Taking ransom is the other option mentioned in the report.
- The text points to order and choice instead of uncontrolled revenge.
