Hadith 4763

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : اخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ فِي قَتْلِ الْمُؤْمِنِ ، فَرَحَلْتُ فِيهِ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، فَقَالَ : " نَزَلَتْ فِي آخِرِ مَا نَزَلَ وَلَمْ يَنْسَخْهَا شَيْءٌ " .
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: The people of Kufa differed as regards the killing of a believer so I entered upon Ibn `Abbas (and asked him) about that. Ibn `Abbas said, "The Verse (in Surat-An-Nisa', 4:93) was the last thing revealed in this respect and nothing cancelled its validity."
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب تفسير القرآن / 4763
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The verse from Surah An-Nisa to which Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu referred is as follows:
"Whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide forever.
Allah's wrath is upon him.
Allah has cursed him and prepared for him a tremendous punishment."
(An-Nisa: 93/4)
We have already clarified this position earlier.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4763