سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب القسامة والقود والدياتThe Book of Oaths (qasamah), Retaliation and Blood Money
بَابُ : ذِكْرِ حَدِيثِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ فِي الْعُقُولِ وَاخْتِلاَفِ النَّاقِلِينَ لَهُChapter: Mentioning The Hadith of 'Amr Bin Hazm concerning Blood Money, and different Versions
Hadith 4859
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ حَزْمٍ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ عَلَى نَجْرَانَ , وَكَانَ الْكِتَابُ عِنْدَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ حَزْمٍ ، فَكَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَذَا بَيَانٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَوْفُوا بِالْعُقُودِ وَكَتَبَ الْآيَاتِ مِنْهَا حَتَّى بَلَغَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سَرِيعُ الْحِسَابِ سورة المائدة آية 1 - 4 " , ثُمَّ كَتَبَ : " هَذَا كِتَابُ الْجِرَاحِ , فِي النَّفْسِ مِائَةٌ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ " , نَحْوَهُ .
´It was narrated that Ibn shihab said:` "I read the letter of the Messenger of allah which he wrote for 'Amr bin Hazm when he sent him to govern Najran. The letter was with Abu Bakr bin Hazm. The Messenger of Allah wrote this; 'A statement from Allah and His Messenger; O you who believe! Fulfill (your) obligations, and he wrote the Verses until he reached. Verily, Allah is Swift in reckoning. Then he wrote: 'this is the book if retaliation: For a soul, one hundred camels, '''' and so on
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) Najran was a region in Yemen. In previous hadiths as well, the people of Yemen referred to are actually the people of Najran. There were three chiefs of three tribes there, the details of which have already been mentioned in Hadith number 4857. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) sent Amr ibn Hazm (radi Allahu anhu) as the chief supervisor.
(2) "A few verses" refers to the first four verses of Surah al-Ma'idah. Some legal rulings (ahkam) have also been mentioned in these verses.
(3) The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not know how to write. This is an absolute fact; therefore, wherever writing is mentioned, what is meant is dictating to others. He would always have others write for him.
(4) This narration is mursal, and the correct position of the hadith scholars (muhaddithin) regarding mursal narrations is that they are weak. However, the book of Amr ibn Hazm (radi Allahu anhu) was well-known in the early generations, and it also remained with his descendants. Furthermore, supporting evidence for the text of this narration is found in authentic (sahih) hadiths. Therefore, although the chain of this hadith itself may not be definitively classified as hasan or sahih, the rulings mentioned in it are valid for argumentation due to their corroboration by other hadiths.
(2) "A few verses" refers to the first four verses of Surah al-Ma'idah. Some legal rulings (ahkam) have also been mentioned in these verses.
(3) The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) did not know how to write. This is an absolute fact; therefore, wherever writing is mentioned, what is meant is dictating to others. He would always have others write for him.
(4) This narration is mursal, and the correct position of the hadith scholars (muhaddithin) regarding mursal narrations is that they are weak. However, the book of Amr ibn Hazm (radi Allahu anhu) was well-known in the early generations, and it also remained with his descendants. Furthermore, supporting evidence for the text of this narration is found in authentic (sahih) hadiths. Therefore, although the chain of this hadith itself may not be definitively classified as hasan or sahih, the rulings mentioned in it are valid for argumentation due to their corroboration by other hadiths.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 4859
