Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 7.0

The sin of the one who set the precedent of killing

باب بَيَانِ إِثْمِ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏‏

2 hadiths

Sahih Muslim, 1677 asahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Abu Bakr bin Abi ShaybafromMuhammad bin Khazim al-DarirfromSulaiman al-A'mashfrom'Abdullah bin Marrah al-KharfifromMasrouq bin al-Ajda'fromibn Mas'ud

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لاَ تُقْتَلُ نَفْسٌ ظُلْمًا إِلاَّ كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏

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English translation

'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said: No person who is killed unjustly, but the share of (this offence of his also) falls upon the first son of Adam, for he was the first to introduce killing.

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

Sahih Muslim, 1677 bsahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by 'Uthman bin Muhammad (Abi Shayba)fromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-RazifromIshaq bin Ibrahim bin MuhammadfromJarir bin 'Abdul Hameed al-Razifrom'Isa bin Yonus bin Abi IshaqfromMuhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ لأَنَّهُ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ لَمْ يَذْكُرَا أَوَّلَ ‏.‏

English translation

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Jarir and 'Isa b. Yunus with a slight variation of words.

Original Arabic chain wording

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَعِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ جَرِيرٍ وَعِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ ‏