Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave a ruling concerning a man who had struck another man in the leg with a horn and wounded him. The wounded man said: "O Messenger of Allah, grant me retaliation." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Do not be hasty until your wound has healed." The man did not accept this and insisted on taking retaliation, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him retaliation against the other man. Then the one who took retaliation became lame, while the one against whom retaliation was taken recovered. The one who had taken retaliation came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, I have become lame, and the other man has recovered." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did I not instruct you not to take retaliation until your wound had healed? You disobeyed me. Now may Allah Almighty distance you; your wound has become void." Then, after the case of the man who became lame, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that whoever suffers a wound must not take retaliation until his wound has healed; when his wound has healed, then he may take retaliation.
Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الديات / 10764
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه احمد فى المسند (7034) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 6994»