Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 3.0

If A Person's Relative Is Killed, He Has the Choice of three Things.

باب مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ بَيْنَ إِحْدَى ثَلاَثٍ

2 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2623da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by 'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromSulaiman bin Hayan al-Azdifrom'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-Razifrom'Abdul Rahim bin SulaimanfromIbn Ishaqfromal-Harith bin Fadayl al-AnsarifromAbu Sharih al-Khuza'i,al-Ka'bi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ أُصِيبَ بِدَمٍ أَوْ خَبْلٍ - وَالْخَبْلُ الْجُرْحُ - فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ بَيْنَ إِحْدَى ثَلاَثٍ فَإِنْ أَرَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَ أَوْ يَأْخُذَ الدِّيَةَ فَمَنْ فَعَلَ شَيْئًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَعَادَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدًا مُخَلَّدًا فِيهَا أَبَدًا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated from Abu Sharaih Al-Khuzai that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever suffers from killing or wounding, has the choice of three things, and if he wants the fourth then restrain him. He may kill (the killer), or forgive him, or take the blood money. Whoever accepts any of these (options), then kills (the killer) after that will have the fire of hell to abide therein forever.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ابْنَا أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ فُضَيْلٍ، أَظُنُّهُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ، وَاسْمُهُ، سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 2624sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Abdur Rahman bin Ibrahimfromal-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishifrom'Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'ifromYahya bin Abi KathirfromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَهُوَ بِخَيْرِ النَّظَرَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُفْدَى ‏

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English translation

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

“If a person's relative is killed, he has the choice of two things: He may either have the killer killed, or he may demand the blood money.”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏