The Book of Retaliation — Mishkat al-Masabih

1 (مَنْ يَكُونُ وَاجِبَ الْقَتْلِ؟)

(Who is liable to be killed?)

1 hadith (3446 — 3446)

2 (فَائِدَةُ اجْتِنَابِ الدَّمِ النَّاحِقِ)

(The benefit of avoiding unjust bloodshed)

1 hadith (3447 — 3447)

3 (مَا هُوَ أَوَّلُ مَا يُفَصَّلُ فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ؟)

(What will be the first matter to be judged on the Day of Resurrection?)

1 hadith (3448 — 3448)

4 (قَتْلُ قَارِئِ الْكَلِمَةِ نَاحِقٌ)

(Killing someone who recites the testimony of faith is unjust)

1 hadith (3449 — 3449)

5 (لَا يَجُوزُ قَتْلُ مَنْ قَرَأَ الْكَلِمَةَ الطَّيِّبَةَ)

(It is not permissible to kill someone who recites the testimony of faith)

1 hadith (3450 — 3450)

6 (بَيَانُ أَهَمِّيَّةِ كَلِمَةِ الْمَقْتُولِ الطَّيِّبَةِ)

(Explanation of the importance of the testimony of the killed person)

1 hadith (3451 — 3451)

7 (ذَمُّ قَتْلِ ذِمِّيٍّ أَيْ مَعَاهَدٍ)

(Condemnation of killing a protected person, i.e., a Dhimmi)

1 hadith (3452 — 3452)

8 (الانْتِحَارُ طَرِيقٌ إِلَى جَهَنَّمَ)

(Suicide is a path to Hell)

1 hadith (3453 — 3453)

9 (بَيَانُ الانْتِحَارِ)

(Explanation of suicide)

1 hadith (3454 — 3454)

10 (الصَّبْرُ وَاجِبٌ حَتَّى عِنْدَ الْجُرْحِ الشَّدِيدِ)

(Patience is necessary even with severe injuries)

1 hadith (3455 — 3455)

11 (وَاقِعَةُ انْتِحَارِ صَحَابِيٍّ)

(The incident of a companion’s suicide)

1 hadith (3456 — 3456)

12 (دِيَةُ الْقَتْلِ)

(Blood money for killing)

1 hadith (3457 — 3457)

13 (دِيَةُ القَتْلِ، بِرِوَايَةِ البُخَارِيِّ وَمُسْلِمٍ)

(Blood money for killing, as narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)

1 hadith (3458 — 3458)

14 (الدَّمُ بِالدَّمِ)

(Blood for blood)

1 hadith (3459 — 3459)

15 (قِصَاصُ السِّنِّ)

(Retaliation for a tooth)

1 hadith (3460 — 3460)

16 (بَيَانُ قَتْلِ المُسْلِمِ بِالكَافِرِ)

(On killing a Muslim in exchange for a disbeliever)

1 hadith (3461 — 3461)

17 (حُرْمَةُ دَمِ المُسْلِمِ)

(The sanctity of a Muslim's blood)

1 hadith (3462 — 3462)

18 (حُرْمَةُ دَمِ المُسْلِمِ، بِرِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَاجَه)

(The sanctity of a Muslim's blood, as narrated by Ibn Majah)

1 hadith (3463 — 3463)

19 (بَيَانُ أَهَمِّيَّةِ نَفْسِ المُؤْمِنِ)

(The importance of a believer's life)

1 hadith (3464 — 3464)

20 (إِحْضَارُ المَقْتُولِ قَاتِلَهُ أَمَامَ اللهِ تَعَالَى)

(The murdered bringing his killer before Allah)

1 hadith (3465 — 3465)

21 (خِطَابُ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ مَعَ البُغَاةِ)

(Uthman رضي الله عنه’s address to the rebels)

1 hadith (3466 — 3466)

22 (أَوْصَافُ المُؤْمِنِ)

(The characteristics of a believer)

1 hadith (3467 — 3467)

23 (كُلُّ ذَنْبٍ يُغْفَرُ إِلَّا؟)

(Every sin is forgiven except?)

1 hadith (3468 — 3468)

24 (كُلُّ جَرِيمَةٍ مَغْفُورَةٌ إِلَّا...، بِرِوَايَةِ النَّسَائِي)

(Every crime is forgiven except..., as narrated by al-Nasa’i)

1 hadith (3469 — 3469)

25 (بَيَانُ قَتْلِ الأَبِ قِصَاصًا)

(On killing a father as retaliation)

1 hadith (3470 — 3470)

26 (كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مَسْؤُولٌ عَنْ جَرِيمَتِهِ)

(Everyone is responsible for his own crime)

1 hadith (3471 — 3471)

27 (بَيَانُ القِصَاصِ بَيْنَ الأَبِ وَالاِبْنِ)

(On retaliation between father and son)

1 hadith (3472 — 3472)

28 (بَيَانُ الظُّلْمِ وَالعُدْوَانِ عَلَى العَبْدِ)

(On oppression and injustice against a slave)

1 hadith (3473 — 3473)

29 (فِي القِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ)

(In retaliation there is life)

1 hadith (3474 — 3474)

30 (دَمُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ سَوَاءٌ)

(The blood of every Muslim is equal)

1 hadith (3475 — 3475)

31 (دَمُ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ سَوَاءٌ، رِوَايَةُ ابْنِ مَاجَه)

(The blood of every Muslim is equal, as narrated by Ibn Majah)

1 hadith (3476 — 3476)

32 (بَعْضُ مَسَائِلِ القِصَاصِ)

(Some rulings of retribution)

1 hadith (3477 — 3477)

33 (بَيَانُ القَتْلِ الخَطَأ)

(Explanation of accidental killing)

1 hadith (3478 — 3478)

34 (بَيَانُ أَخْذِ القِصَاصِ بَعْدَ القَبُولِ بِالدِّيَةِ)

(Explanation of taking retribution after accepting blood money)

1 hadith (3479 — 3479)

35 (فَضِيلَةُ العَفْوِ)

(Virtue of forgiveness)

1 hadith (3480 — 3480)

36 (بَيَانُ عِدَّةِ قَتَلَةٍ لِقَتِيلٍ وَاحِدٍ)

(Explanation of multiple killers for one victim)

1 hadith (3481 — 3481)

37 (بَيَانُ عِدَّةِ قَتَلَةٍ لِقَتِيلٍ وَاحِدٍ، رِوَايَةُ البُخَارِي)

(Explanation of multiple killers for one victim, as narrated by Bukhari)

1 hadith (3482 — 3482)

38 (دَعْوَى المَقْتُولِ يَوْمَ القِيَامَةِ)

(The claim of the murdered person on the Day of Judgment)

1 hadith (3483 — 3483)

39 (ذَمُّ المُسَاعَدَةِ فِي قَتْلِ المُؤْمِنِ)

(Condemnation of aiding in the killing of a believer)

1 hadith (3484 — 3484)

40 (بَيَانُ المُسَاعَدَةِ فِي قَتْلِ المُؤْمِنِ)

(Explanation of aiding in the killing of a believer)

1 hadith (3485 — 3485)

41 (أَحْكَامُ وَمَسَائِلُ الدِّيَةِ)

(Rulings and issues of blood money)

1 hadith (3486 — 3486)

42 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ جَنِينٍ أُسْقِطَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ)

(Explanation of blood money for a woman’s miscarried child)

1 hadith (3487 — 3487)

43 (دِيَةُ جَنِينِ الحَامِلِ؟)

(Blood money for the child of a pregnant woman?)

1 hadith (3488 — 3488)

44 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ الجَنِينِ عِنْدَ سُقُوطِ الحَمْلِ)

(Explanation of blood money for a fetus in the case of miscarriage)

1 hadith (3489 — 3489)

45 (دِيَةُ القَتْلِ الخَطَأ)

(Blood money for accidental killing)

1 hadith (3490 — 3490)

46 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ الخَطَأ، رِوَايَةُ أَبِي دَاوُد)

(Explanation of blood money for accidental killing, as narrated by Abu Dawood)

1 hadith (3491 — 3491)

47 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ القَتْلِ العَمْدِ وَالجُرُوحِ وَالأَعْضَاءِ)

(Explanation of blood money for intentional killing, wounds, and body parts)

1 hadith (3492 — 3492)

48 (دِيَةُ الجُرُوحِ وَالأَسْنَانِ)

(Blood money for wounds and teeth)

1 hadith (3493 — 3493)

49 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ أَصَابِعِ اليَدِ وَالقَدَمِ)

(Explanation of blood money for the fingers of the hand and foot)

1 hadith (3494 — 3494)

50 (دِيَةُ الأُصْبُعِ وَالسِّنِّ وَالأَضْرَاسِ)

(Blood money for a finger, tooth, and molar)

1 hadith (3495 — 3495)

51 (دِيَةُ الكَافِرِ وَالذِّمِّيِّ)

(Blood money for a disbeliever and a dhimmi)

1 hadith (3496 — 3496)

52 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ القَتْلِ الخَطَإ)

(Statement on the blood money for accidental killing)

1 hadith (3497 — 3497)

53 (ثَمَنُ الدِّيَةِ)

(The price of the blood money)

1 hadith (3498 — 3498)

54 (بَيَانُ مِقْدَارِ الدِّيَةِ)

(Statement on the amount of the blood money)

1 hadith (3499 — 3499)

55 (مَنْ هُوَ المُسْتَحِقُّ لِلدِّيَةِ؟)

(Who is entitled to the blood money?)

1 hadith (3500 — 3500)

56 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ القَتْلِ العَمْدِ وَالقَتْلِ شِبْهِ العَمْدِ)

(Statement on the blood money for intentional killing and quasi-intentional killing)

1 hadith (3501 — 3501)

57 (أَحْكَامٌ مُتَفَرِّقَةٌ فِي الدِّيَةِ)

(Miscellaneous rulings on blood money)

1 hadith (3502 — 3502)

58 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ جَنِينِ الحَامِلِ)

(Statement on the blood money for the unborn child of a pregnant woman)

1 hadith (3503 — 3503)

59 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ الطَّبِيبِ)

(Statement on the liability of a doctor)

1 hadith (3504 — 3504)

60 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ المُفْلِسِ وَالعَبْدِ وَالطِّفْلِ)

(Statement on the blood money for an insolvent person, a slave, and a child)

1 hadith (3505 — 3505)

61 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ القَتْلِ الخَطَإِ وَشِبْهِ العَمْدِ)

(Statement on the blood money for accidental and quasi-intentional killing)

1 hadith (3506 — 3506)

62 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ شِبْهِ العَمْدِ)

(Statement on the blood money for quasi-intentional killing)

1 hadith (3507 — 3507)

63 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ جَنِينِ الأُمِّ)

(Statement on the blood money for the fetus in the mother's womb)

1 hadith (3508 — 3508)

64 (بَيَانُ دِيَةِ جَنِينِ الأُمِّ، بِرِوَايَةِ أَبِي دَاوُد)

(Statement on the blood money for the fetus in the mother's womb, as narrated by Abu Dawud)

1 hadith (3509 — 3509)

65 (الوَفَيَاتُ الَّتِي لَا دِيَةَ فِيهَا)

(Deaths for which there is no blood money)

1 hadith (3510 — 3510)

66 (قَطَعَ الأُذُنَ وَلَكِنْ لَا تَعْوِيضَ)

(The ear was cut but there is no compensation)

1 hadith (3511 — 3511)

67 (الشَّهَادَةُ فِي حِفْظِ المَالِ)

(Martyrdom in defense of property)

1 hadith (3512 — 3512)

68 (بَيَانُ قَتْلِ المُعْتَدِي دِفَاعًا)

(Statement on killing an aggressor in self-defense)

1 hadith (3513 — 3513)

69 (كَيْفَ يُتَصَرَّفُ مَعَ مَنْ يَتَجَسَّسُ دُونَ إِذْنٍ؟)

(How to deal with someone peeping without permission?)

1 hadith (3514 — 3514)

70 (النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ غَيُورٌ)

(The Prophet ﷺ was protective)

1 hadith (3515 — 3515)

71 (النَّهْيُ عَنِ الحَرَكَاتِ غَيْرِ المُفِيدَةِ)

(Prohibition of purposeless movements)

1 hadith (3516 — 3516)

72 (يَنْبَغِي الحَذَرُ عِنْدَ المُرُورِ فِي الأَسْوَاقِ بِالسِّلَاحِ)

(Caution should be taken when passing through markets with weapons)

1 hadith (3517 — 3517)

73 (لَا يُشَارُ بِالسِّلَاحِ إِلَى مُسْلِمٍ)

(One should not point a weapon at a Muslim)

1 hadith (3518 — 3518)

74 (اللَّعْنَةُ عَلَى مَنْ أَشَارَ بِالسِّلَاحِ إِلَى أَخِيهِ المُسْلِمِ)

(Curse upon one who points a weapon at his Muslim brother)

1 hadith (3519 — 3519)

75 (لَا يَجُوزُ رَفْعُ السِّلَاحِ عَلَى مُسْلِمٍ وَلَوْ مِزَاحًا)

(It is not permissible to raise a weapon against a Muslim, even in jest)

1 hadith (3520 — 3520)

76 (مَنْ رَفَعَ السَّيْفَ مِزَاحًا فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا)

(Whoever raises a sword in jest is not one of us)

1 hadith (3521 — 3521)

77 (النَّهْيُ عَنِ العُقُوبَةِ بِغَيْرِ سَبَبٍ)

(Prohibition of punishment without cause)

1 hadith (3522 — 3522)

78 (المَلَاعِينُ)

(The accursed people)

1 hadith (3523 — 3523)

79 (نَوْعَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ)

(Two types of the people of Hell)

1 hadith (3524 — 3524)

80 (النَّهْيُ عَنِ الضَّرْبِ عَلَى الوَجْهِ)

(Prohibition of striking the face)

1 hadith (3525 — 3525)

81 (لَا يَجُوزُ التَّجَسُّسُ فِي بُيُوتِ النَّاسِ دُونَ إِذْنٍ)

(It is not permissible to peep into someone’s house without permission)

1 hadith (3526 — 3526)

82 (النَّهْيُ عَنْ إِعْطَاءِ السَّيْفِ غَيْرَ مُغْمَدٍ)

(Prohibition of handing over an unsheathed sword)

1 hadith (3527 — 3527)

83 (النَّهْيُ عَنْ شَقِّ السَّيْرِ بَيْنَ الأَصَابِعِ)

(Prohibition of tearing the strap between the fingers)

1 hadith (3528 — 3528)

84 (بَعْضُ أَنْوَاعِ الشُّهَدَاءِ)

(Some categories of martyrs)

1 hadith (3529 — 3529)

85 (بَيَانُ أَحَدِ أَبْوَابِ جَهَنَّمَ السَّبْعَةِ)

(Statement about one of the seven gates of Hell)

1 hadith (3530 — 3530)

86 (قَضِيَّةُ قَتْلِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ)

(The case of the killing of ʿAbdullāh ibn Sahl رضي الله عنه)

1 hadith (3531 — 3531)

87 (بَيَانُ أَخْذِ القَسَمِ إِذَا لَمْ يُعْرَفِ القَاتِلُ)

(Statement on taking an oath when the killer is unknown)

1 hadith (3532 — 3532)

88 (عُقُوبَةُ المُرْتَدِّ)

(Punishment of the apostate)

1 hadith (3533 — 3533)

89 (إِيقَاعُ عُقُوبَةِ الحَرْقِ حَقٌّ لِلَّهِ تَعَالَى وَحْدَهُ)

(Inflicting punishment by fire is the sole right of Allah Most High)

1 hadith (3534 — 3534)

90 (عَلَامَاتُ الخَوَارِجِ)

(Signs of the Khawārij)

1 hadith (3535 — 3535)

91 (بَيَانُ وُجُودِ فِرْقَةٍ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مِنَ الفِرْقَتَيْنِ)

(Statement on the emergence of one sect from the two in my Ummah)

1 hadith (3536 — 3536)

92 (القَتْلُ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ كُفْرٌ)

(Unlawful killing is disbelief)

1 hadith (3537 — 3537)

93 (القَاتِلُ وَالمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ)

(The killer and the killed are in Hell)

1 hadith (3538 — 3538)

94 (المَصِيرُ العِبْرَةُ لِقَتَلَةِ رُعَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)

(The tragic end of the killers of the shepherds of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ)

1 hadith (3539 — 3539)

95 (النَّهْيُ عَنِ المُثْلَةِ)

(Prohibition of mutilation)

1 hadith (3540 — 3540)

96 (النَّهْيُ عَنْ تَرْكِ فِرَاخِ العُصْفُورِ وَإِيقَاعِ عَذَابِ النَّارِ)

(Prohibition of abandoning baby birds and inflicting punishment by fire)

1 hadith (3541 — 3541)

97 (النَّهْيُ عَنْ إِلْقَاءِ الحَيَوَانَاتِ فِي النَّارِ)

(Animals should not be thrown into fire)

1 hadith (3542 — 3542)

98 (أَوْصَافُ الخَوَارِجِ)

(Characteristics of the Khawārij)

1 hadith (3543 — 3543)

99 (ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْبَابٍ لِعُقُوبَةِ الإِعْدَامِ)

(Three reasons for the death penalty)

1 hadith (3544 — 3544)

100 (النَّهْيُ عَنْ تَخْوِيفِ أَحَدٍ وَلَوْ مِزَاحًا)

(Prohibition of frightening anyone, even in jest)

1 hadith (3545 — 3545)

101 (ذَمُّ شِرَاءِ أَرَاضِي الجِزْيَةِ)

(Condemnation of purchasing land subject to jizyah)

1 hadith (3546 — 3546)

102 (النَّهْيُ عَنِ الإِقَامَةِ فِي بِلَادِ الكُفَّارِ)

(Prohibition of residing in the lands of disbelievers)

1 hadith (3547 — 3547)

103 (الإِيمَانُ يَمْنَعُ المُؤْمِنَ مِنْ قَتْلِ أَخِيهِ المُؤْمِنِ)

(Faith prevents a believer from killing his fellow believer)

1 hadith (3548 — 3548)

104 (بَيَانُ عُقُوبَةِ العَبْدِ الَّذِي يَتْرُكُ دَارَ السَّلَامِ)

(Statement on the punishment of a slave who leaves the land of Islam)

1 hadith (3549 — 3549)

105 (عُقُوبَةُ شَاتِمِ الرَّسُولِ المَوْتُ)

(The punishment of one who insults the Messenger is death)

1 hadith (3550 — 3550)

106 (بَيَانُ عُقُوبَةِ السَّاحِرِ)

(Statement on the punishment of a sorcerer)

1 hadith (3551 — 3551)

107 (عُقُوبَةُ البَغَاةِ المَوْتُ)

(The punishment of rebels is death)

1 hadith (3552 — 3552)

108 (سَيُقْتَلُ الخَوَارِجُ)

(The Khawārij will be killed)

1 hadith (3553 — 3553)

109 (بَيَانُ أَشَدِّ النَّاسِ قَتْلًا)

(Statement about the worst of those killed)

1 hadith (3554 — 3554)