Those who said: Deliberate killing is by iron

Abd al-Karim said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Deliberate killing is when one strikes with a weapon.

The aforementioned statement of Ata is also reported from Ibn Jurayj through this chain.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Deliberate killing is with a needle or anything larger than it.

Al-Sha'bi said that Masruq said: It is deliberate when one strikes with a piece of iron.

Ibn Fudayl said that al-Sha'bi said: Every wound inflicted with a piece of iron counts as deliberate.

Hisham said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: Retaliation will not be taken from one who strikes unless he strikes with something made of iron.

Sayyiduna al-Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Wounding with anything is accidental, except with the sword, and for every accidental injury there is compensation."

Mughirah said that Ibrahim said: Deliberate killing is by means of a weapon.