Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 25.0

There Is No Retaliation Except With The Sword

باب لاَ قَوَدَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّيْفِ

2 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2667da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Ibrahim bin al-Mstmrfromal-Dahhak bin Mukhlad Abu 'Asim al-NabilfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromJabir ibn 'Abdullahfromal-Nu'man bin Bashir ibn Sa'd

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ قَوَدَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّيْفِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Nu'man bin Bashir that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There is no retaliation except with the sword.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ الْعُرُوقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عَازِبٍ، عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2668da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Ibrahim bin al-MstmrfromMubarak bin Fadalafromal-Hasan al-BasrifromAbu Bakra al-Thaqafi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ قَوَدَ إِلاَّ بِالسَّيْفِ ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Bakrah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“There is no retaliation except with the sword.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُرُّ بْنُ مَالِكٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏