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Sunan an-Nasai 4863 — Intentional Killing
What Is Mentioned In The Book Of Retaliation From Al-Mujtaba Which Is Not Contained In The Sunan: Interpreting The Saying Of Allah, The Mighty And Sublime: "And Whoever Kills A Believer Intentionally, His Recompense Is Hell To Abide Therein"
Hadith About Intentional Killing and the Warning in the Qur’an
Sunan an-Nasai : 4863
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4863
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، لَفْظًا قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبْزَى أَنْ أَسْأَلَ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، عَنْ هَاتَيْنِ الآيَتَيْنِ، { وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ } فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ لَمْ يَنْسَخْهَا شَىْءٌ . وَعَنْ هَذِهِ الآيَةِ { وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَلاَ يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ } قَالَ نَزَلَتْ فِي أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ .
Sa'eed bin Jubair Narrated from:
Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila told me to ask Ibn 'Abbas about two Verses: 'And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell' I asked him and he said: 'Nothing of this has been abrogated.' (And I asked him about the Verse): 'And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, nor kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except by right. He said: 'This was revealed concerning the people of shirk.
[1] That is what is included in this book, which was not included in Sunan Al-Kubra by the author.[2] An-Nisâ' 4:93.[3] An-Nisâ' 4:93.[4] Al-Furqân 25:68.[5] This preceded; no. 4007.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4863In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 158English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4867
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4863
This hadith about intentional killing records a question put to Ibn Abbas about two Qur’anic verses. The first verse says that whoever kills a believer intentionally has a severe recompense. Ibn Abbas said that nothing had abrogated it. He was also asked about the verse in Al-Furqan that mentions not calling on another god besides Allah and not killing a soul Allah has forbidden except by right. Ibn Abbas said that this verse was revealed concerning the people of shirk. The explanation should stay close to the report: the narration highlights the heavy warning attached to killing a believer on purpose and the care needed when discussing abrogation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Intentional killing of a believer is treated with grave seriousness.
- Ibn Abbas stated that the warning verse was not abrogated.
- The report separates the discussion of two verses instead of merging them.
