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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب الديةChapters on Blood Money
بَابُ لَا يُؤْخَذُ الْمَرْءُ بِجِنَايَةِ غَيْرِهِ وَلَوْ مِنْ أَقْرَبِ النَّاسِ اليهChapter: No One Is Taken for the Crime of Another, Even If He Is Closest to Him
Hadith 6620
اُردوEn
عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ قَدِيمًا مِنْ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ قَالَ كَانَ فِي عَهْدِ عُثْمَانَ رَجُلٌ يُخْبِرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اكْتُبْ لِي كِتَابًا أَنْ لَا أُوَاخَذَ بِجَرِيرَةِ غَيْرِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَكَ وَلِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
During the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), a man narrated from his father that he met the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! Write a document for me stating that I will not be held accountable for someone else's crime. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is your right, and it is also the right of every Muslim (that no one will be held accountable for another's crime).
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), not only were father and son held responsible, but all the members of an entire tribe were considered accountable for the crime of one another. If someone from a tribe committed murder, any person from that tribe would be seized and killed, and it would be claimed that retribution (qisas) had been taken. Islam not only abolished this evil custom, but also declared that the sinner is only the one who committed the crime, so the punishment will be given to him alone, not to anyone else. However, it is greatly regrettable that despite these clear teachings of Islam, the people of Islam, due to their ignorance, have once again adopted the customs and traditions of Jahiliyyah, and because of the killing by one murderer, such enmity arises between two families that it leads to the ruin of both families and the killing of many individuals.
