Killing a thief

Hammad said that Ibrahim said: "When a thief enters a man's house and the man kills him, no retribution will be taken from him."

Jabir said that Amir said: "Kill the thief, and I guarantee that no one will come after you."

Salim bin Abdullah said that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) found a thief in his house and attacked him with a sword, and had we left him he would certainly have killed him.

Hujayr bin al-Rabi' said: I asked Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him): "What is your view: if someone comes in upon me intending to take my life and my property, what should I do?" He said: "If someone came in upon me intending to take my life and my property, my view is that killing him would have become lawful for me."

Sayyiduna Mukhariq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! If a man comes to me intending to take my property, what is the ruling for me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Admonish him to fear Allah." He said: "And if he does not take heed?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then seek help against him from the Muslims around you." He said: "And if none of them is there?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then seek help against him from the ruler." He said: "And if the ruler is far from me?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then fight in defence of your property until you have protected your property, and you will be among the martyrs of the Hereafter."

Hisham said: I heard Ibn Sirin say: "I do not know of anyone among the Muslims who gave up fighting a man who was robbing him on the road or breaking into his house at night, regarding it as a sin."

Awf said that al-Hasan al-Basri said: "Kill the thief, the Kharijite, and those among the Kharijites who kill people after examining them."

Nafi' said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) attacked a thief with a sword, and had we left him he would certainly have killed him.

Sayyiduna Sa'id bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is killed while protecting his property is a martyr."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is killed while protecting his property is a martyr."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is killed while protecting his property is a martyr."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever is killed while protecting his property is a martyr."