Sunan Abi Dawud · Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
باب الإِمَامِ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَفْوِ فِي الدَّمِ
Chapter: The Imam Enjoining A Pardon In The Case Of Bloodshed.
8 hadith · references 4496–4503
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Abu Dawud · 4496مَنْ أُصِيبَ بِقَتْلٍ أَوْ خَبْلٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَخْتَارُ إِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ : إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتَصَّ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَعْفُوَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يَأْخُذَ الدِّيَةَ ، فَإِنْ أَرَادَ الرَّابِعَةَ فَخُذُوا عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ، وَمَنِ اعْتَدَNarrated Abu Shurayh al-Khuzai: The Prophet ﷺ said: If a relative of anyone is killed, or if he suffers khabl, which means a wound, he may choose one of the three things: he may retaliate, or forgive, or receive compensa6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4497مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ فِيهِ قِصَاصٌ إِلَّا أَمَرَ فِيهِ بِالْعَفْوِNarrated Anas ibn Malik: I never saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that some dispute which involved retaliation was brought to him but he commanded regarding it for remission.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4498قُتِلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ ، فَقَالَ الْقَاتِلُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهNarrated Abu Hurairah: A man was killed in the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ. The matter was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He entrusted him to the legal guardian of the slain. The slayer said: Messenger of Allah, I swear by Alla5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4499كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ جِيءَ بِرَجُلٍ قَاتِلٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ النِّسْعَةُ ، قَالَ : فَدَعَا وَلِيَّ الْمَقْتُولِ ، فَقَالَ : أَتَعْفُو ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : أَفَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ Narrated Wail ibn Hujr: I was with the Prophet ﷺ when a man who was a murderer and had a strap round his neck was brought to him. He then called the legal guardian of the victim and asked him: Do you forgive him? He said6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4500حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي جَامِعُ بْنُ مَطَرٍ ، حَدَّثَنِي عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَائِلٍ ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ . The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Alqamah bin Wail through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4501جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِحَبَشِيٍّ ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّ هَذَا قَتَلَ ابْنَ أَخِي ، قَالَ : كَيْفَ قَتَلْتَهُ ؟ قَالَ : ضَرَبْتُ رَأْسَهُ بِالْفَأْسِ وَلَمْ أُرِدْ قَتْلَهُ ، قَالَ : Narrated Wail (bin Hujr): A man brought an Abyssinian to the Prophet ﷺ and said: This man has killed my nephew. He asked: How did you kill him? He replied: I struck his head with axe but I did not intend to kill him. He 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4502كُنَّا مَعَ عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ فِي الدَّارِ ، وَكَانَ فِي الدَّارِ مَدْخَلٌ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ سَمِعَ كَلَامَ مَنْ عَلَى الْبَلَاطِ ، فَدَخَلَهُ عُثْمَانُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَهُوَ مُتَغَيِّرٌ لَوْنُهُ ، فَقَالَ : إNarrated Abu Umamah ibn Sahl: We were with Uthman when he was besieged in the house. There was an entrance to the house. He who entered it heard the speech of those who were in the Bilat. Uthman then entered it. He came 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 4503يَا عُيَيْنَةُ أَلَا تَقْبَلُ الْغِيَرَ ؟ فَقَالَ عُيَيْنَةُ : لَا وَاللَّهِ حَتَّى أُدْخِلَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ مِنَ الْحَرْبِ وَالْحُزْنِ مَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَى نِسَائِي ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ وَكَثُرَتِ الْخNarrated Ziyad ibn Saad ibn Dumayrah as-Sulami: On the authority of his father (Saad) and his grandfather (Dumayrah) (according to Musa's version) who were present in the battle of Hunayn with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: A14 narrators·parallel chain