Hadith 4002

أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُسْتَمِرِّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ ، عَنْ شَقِيقِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُرَحْبِيلَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " يَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ الرَّجُلِ , فَيَقُولُ : يَا رَبِّ , هَذَا قَتَلَنِي . فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ : لِمَ قَتَلْتَهُ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : قَتَلْتُهُ لِتَكُونَ الْعِزَّةُ لَكَ . فَيَقُولُ : فَإِنَّهَا لِي ، وَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ الرَّجُلِ , فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ هَذَا قَتَلَنِي . فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ لَهُ : لِمَ قَتَلْتَهُ ؟ فَيَقُولُ : لِتَكُونَ الْعِزَّةُ لِفُلَانٍ . فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لِفُلَانٍ . فَيَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ ".
´It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud that:` The Prophet [SAW] said: "A man will come, holding another man's hand, and will say: 'O Lord, this man killed me.' Allah will say to him: 'Why did you kill him?' He will say: 'I killed him so that the glory would be to you.' He will say: 'It is to Me.' Then (another) man will come holding another man's hand, and will say: 'This man killed me.' Allah will say to him: 'Why did you kill him?' He will say: 'So that the glory would be to so and so.' He will say: 'It is not to so and so,' and the burden of sin will be upon him."
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب تحريم الدم / 4002
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ النسائي (تحفة الأشراف: 9482) (صحیح)»
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "He will return with his sin," meaning the killer will receive the punishment for what he has done. Another possible meaning is that the sins of the murdered person will be placed upon the killer, which will be in exchange for the act of murder. In terms of the outcome, there is no difference between the two meanings. And Allah knows best.

(2) In this hadith, two types of killers are mentioned: one is the person who kills a disbeliever for the sake of Allah and His religion. When necessary, this killing is permissible, and in fact, it will bring reward, for example: during jihad or for the enforcement of legal punishments (hudud). The second type of killing is that which is committed for the sake of government, leadership, pride, or honor (whether one's own or someone else's). This type of killing is a crime. Such a killer will have to bear the punishment for what he has done.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4002