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Sunan an-Nasai 4787 — A Brief Mursal Report on a Killed Relative
Should Diyah Be Taken From One Who Kills Deliberately, If The Heir Of The Victim Pardoned Him, And Doesn't Seek Retaliation?
Hadith About a Relative Being Killed
Sunan an-Nasai : 4787
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4787
أَخْبَرَنَا { أَحْمَدُ بْنُ، } إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ عَائِذٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - هُوَ ابْنُ حَمْزَةَ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ " . مُرْسَلٌ .
Abu Salama Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: "If a person's relative is killed." In Mursal form. (Shah)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4787In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 82English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4791
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4787
This Hadith is very brief. Abu Salamah narrates in Mursal form that the Messenger of Allah said, “If a person's relative is killed.” The report, as provided here, does not include the full wording of the ruling. Because of that, the explanation must stay limited. It points to a legal discussion around the rights or response connected to a killed relative, but the text itself only preserves the opening phrase in this narration. For readers searching “hadith about relative killed” or “Qisas Hadith,” it is best to read this as a short chain variant, not as a full standalone legal statement. The useful lesson is care with Hadith wording: sometimes a report is partial, and we should not add what is not in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration is reported in Mursal form as stated in the input.
- The provided wording is brief and incomplete as a full ruling.
- The text points to the topic of a killed relative without giving details here.
- Care is needed when explaining a partial Hadith wording.
