Hadith 4728

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي حَمْزَةُ أَبُو عُمَرَ الْعَائِذِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَائِلٍ ، عَنْ وَائِلٍ ، قَالَ : شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ جِيءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ يَقُودُهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فِي نِسْعَةٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ : " أَتَعْفُو ؟ " ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : " أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ ؟ " ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : " فَتَقْتُلُهُ ؟ " ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : " اذْهَبْ بِهِ " ، فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ بِهِ ، فَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ دَعَاهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : " أَتَعْفُو ؟ " ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : " أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ ؟ " ، قَالَ : لَا ، قَالَ : " فَتَقْتُلُهُ ؟ " ، قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : " اذْهَبْ بِهِ " ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ : " أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ " ، فَعَفَا عَنْهُ وَتَرَكَهُ , فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ .
´It was narrated that Wa'il said:` "I saw the Messenger of Allah when the heir of a victim brought the killer, leading him by a string. The Messenger of Allah said to the heir of the victim: Will you forgive him?' He said: 'No., He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said" 'Take him away (to kill him).' When he took him and turned away, he turned to those who were with him, and called him back, and said to him: 'Will you forgive him?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Take him away.' Then the Messenger of Allah said: 'If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim).' So he forgave him and left him, and I was him dragging his string."
Hadith Reference Sunan an-Nasa'i / The Book of Oaths (qasamah), Retaliation and Blood Money / Hadith: 4728
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
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