Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 5.0

The sin of one who kills an innocent person having a treaty with the Muslims

باب إِثْمِ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهَدًا بِغَيْرِ جُرْمٍ

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 3166sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Qays bin Hafsfrom'Abdul Wahid bin Ziyadfromal-Hasan bin 'Amr al-FqymyfromMujahid bin Jabirfrom'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin al-'Aas

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهَدًا لَمْ يَرَحْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا تُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا ‏

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English translation

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims, shall not smell the smell of Paradise though its smell is perceived from a distance of forty years."

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏