Those who said: When a Muslim kills a dhimmi he is killed for it

Abd al-Rahman bin al-Baylamani said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a man from the people of the Qiblah killed in retaliation, who had killed a dhimmi, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I am the most entitled to fulfil my covenant."

Al-Hakam said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), both of them, said: "When a Muslim kills a Jew or a Christian, he is to be killed in retaliation as well."

Humayd said that Maymun bin Mihran said: "A man from the Muslims passed by a man from the Jews, and the Jew's wife pleased him. So he killed him and took possession of his wife. Then the governor wrote to Umar bin Abd al-Aziz about this, and Umar wrote in reply: 'Hand this Muslim over to his guardian.'" The narrator said: "We handed him over to his mother, and his mother broke his head with a stone or with a stone slab." The narrator said: "I do not know whether proof was established against him or whether he confessed."

Abd al-Malik bin Maysarah said that al-Nazzal bin Sabrah said: "A man from the horsemen of Kufah killed a Christian from the inhabitants of al-Hirah. So Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote concerning him: 'Seize this killer and hand him over to the Christian's brother.' So the people handed the man over to the Christian's brother, and he killed him. Then a second letter came from Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him): 'Do not kill him.' But he had already killed him."

Al-A'mash said that Ibrahim said: "A Muslim is to be killed in retaliation for a mu'ahid (a non-Muslim under covenant)."

Mansur said that Ibrahim said, concerning a Muslim who deliberately kills a dhimmi: "He is to be killed in retaliation."

Abu Nadrah said: "It was narrated to me that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) had a man from the Muslims killed in retaliation for a dhimmi."

Ibrahim said that Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) had a man from the Muslims killed in retaliation for an inhabitant of al-Hirah.

Al-Musawir said: I heard someone (unnamed in the text) say: "Whoever opposes the covenant of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) by killing the dhimmis, kill him."

Ibn Abi Dhi'b said that al-Harith bin Abd al-Rahman said that a man from the inhabitants of Madinah attacked a man of the Nabateans and killed him treacherously. He was brought to Aban bin Uthman, who at that time was the governor of Madinah, and he ordered that the Muslim who had killed the dhimmi be killed.

Abd al-Malik bin Maysarah said that al-Nazzal bin Sabrah said: "A man from the Muslims killed a Christian inhabitant of al-Hirah. Then a letter was written about this to Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Umar wrote: 'Kill him in retaliation for him.' So it was said to the slain man's brother, Hunayn: 'Kill him.' He said: 'Not until anger comes.'" The narrator said: "Then the news reached Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the killer was one of the horsemen of the Muslims, so Sayyiduna Umar wrote again: 'Do not kill him in retaliation.'" The narrator said: "His letter reached them when he had already been killed."