A man who kills his slave, and those who said: He is not killed for him

Abdullah bin Hunayn said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A man who had deliberately killed his slave was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him a hundred lashes, banished him for one year, and erased his share among the Muslims, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not have him killed in retaliation."

This same action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also reported through this chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him).

Mughirah said that Amir al-Sha'bi said: "When a man deliberately kills his slave, he is not to be killed in return."

Khalid bin Abi Imran said: I asked Salim and al-Qasim about a man who had killed his slave. Both of them said: "His punishment is that he should be killed, but even so he is not to be killed in return for him."

Amr bin Shu'ayb said that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to say: "A master is not to be killed in return for his slave, but he is to be beaten, placed in long imprisonment, and deprived of his share."