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Sunan an-Nasai 4790 — Accidental Diyah and Deliberate Qisas
One Who Is Killed With A Stone Or A Whip
Hadith About Accidental Killing and Qisas
Sunan an-Nasai : 4790
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4790
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، يَرْفَعُهُ قَالَ " مَنْ قُتِلَ فِي عِمِّيَّةٍ أَوْ رِمِّيَّةٍ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ سَوْطٍ أَوْ عَصًا فَعَقْلُهُ عَقْلُ الْخَطَإِ وَمَنْ قُتِلَ عَمْدًا فَهُوَ قَوَدٌ وَمَنْ حَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يَقْبَلُ اللَّهُ مِنْهُ صَرْفًا وَلاَ عَدْلاً " .
Ibn 'Abbad Narrated from:
Whoever is killed in the blind or by something thrown, with a rock, a whip, or a stick, then the blood money to be paid for him is the blood money for accidental killing. Whoever kills deliberately, then retaliation is upon him, and whoever tries to prevent that, upon him is the curse of Allah, the Angels and all the people, and Allah will not accept any Sarf nor 'Adl from him.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4790In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4794
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4790
This Hadith about accidental killing and Qisas repeats the same key ruling in another wording. It says that whoever is killed in blindness or by something thrown, with a rock, whip, or stick, then the blood money to be paid is the blood money for accidental killing. Then it states that whoever kills deliberately, retaliation is due. The report also warns the one who comes between the killer and that retaliation, saying that the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people is upon him, and Allah will not accept Sarf or Adl from him. The Hadith is direct: the way a killing happens matters, and deliberate killing is not treated like an unclear accidental case.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text treats blind or thrown-object killing as accidental for Diyah.
- Deliberate killing is linked to Qisas in the report.
- The Hadith warns against blocking the stated retaliation.
- The wording shows that legal judgment depends on the nature of the act.
