Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Beilmani narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) carried out retribution by killing a man from among the people of the Qiblah who had killed a Dhimmi person, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I am most entitled to fulfill my promise.

Hazrat Hakam states that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood, both of these noble companions, said: If a Muslim kills a Jew or a Christian, then he will also be killed in retribution.

Hazrat Humaid narrates that Hazrat Maymun bin Mehran said: A Muslim man passed by a Jew’s man, and he liked the Jew’s wife. He killed the Jew and took his wife into his possession. Then the governor wrote a letter to Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz regarding this matter. Hazrat Umar replied: Hand over this Muslim to his guardian. The narrator says: We handed him over to his mother. His mother broke his head with a stone or a cornered slab. The narrator says: I do not know whether evidence was established against him or he confessed.

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Maisarah narrates that Hazrat Nazzal bin Sabrah said: One of the horsemen of Kufa killed a Christian from among the inhabitants of Hira. So Hazrat Umar wrote regarding him that the killer should be seized and handed over to the brother of the Christian. Thus, the people handed over that man to the Christian’s brother, and he killed him. Then another letter from Hazrat Umar arrived: Do not kill him. But he had already been killed.

Hazrat A'mash says that Ibrahim said: A Muslim will be killed in retaliation for (killing) an ally.

Hazrat Mansur states that Ibrahim said regarding a Muslim who has deliberately killed a Dhimmi: he will be killed in retribution (qisas).

Hazrat Abu Nazrah states that it was narrated to me that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab had one of the Muslims killed in retribution for a dhimmi.

Ibrahim narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Khattab had a Muslim man killed in retribution for a resident of Hira.

Hazrat Hafs says that I heard Hazrat Maswar saying: Whoever opposes the covenant of Muhammad (peace be upon him) and kills the dhimmis, then you should kill him.

Hazrat Ibn Abi Dhi'b narrates that Hazrat Harith bin Abdur Rahman said that a man from the tribe of Nabat attacked a resident of Madinah and deceitfully killed him. He was brought before Hazrat Aban bin Uthman, who was the judge of Madinah at that time. He ordered the execution of the Muslim who had killed the Dhimmi.

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Maisarah narrated: A Muslim man killed a Christian resident of the place Hira. Then, regarding this matter, a letter was written to Hazrat Umar bin Khattab: "You should kill him in retribution." So, the brother of the murdered man, Haneen, was told, "You kill him." The narrator says: He became so angry that he killed him. Then news reached Hazrat Umar that the killer was among the horsemen of the Muslims. Hazrat Umar then wrote another letter: "Do not kill him in retribution." The narrator says: His letter reached them at a time when he had already been killed.