سلسله احاديث صحيحه
Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah
الحدود والمعاملات والاحكامBook of Hudud, Transactions, and Rulings
Heirs of the murdered have two options
Hadith 1191
- (إنّ الله حبس عن مكة القتل- أو الفيل، شك أبو عبد الله-، وسلط عليهم رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - والمؤمنين، ألا وإنها لم تحلّ لأحد قبلي، ولم تحل لأحد بعدي، ألا وإنها حلت لي ساعة من نهار، ألا وإنها ساعتي هذه حرامٌ؛ لا يختلى شوكها، ولا يعضدُ شجرها، ولا تلتقط ساقطتها إلا لمنشد، فمن قُُتلَ؛ فهو بخير النظرين: إما أن يعقل، وإما أن يُقاد أهل القتيل) .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the year of the conquest of Makkah, the Banu Khuza‘ah killed a man from Banu Laith in retaliation for one of their own who had been killed. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he mounted his ride and delivered a sermon, in which he also said: “Allah Almighty has forbidden killing in Makkah, and He has given authority over them to the Messenger of Allah and the believers. Beware! This (the Sacred Sanctuary of Makkah) was not made lawful for anyone before me, nor will it be made lawful for anyone after me. Be aware! It was made lawful for me for only a short period of the day. Beware! Now, at this time, it is forbidden; its thorns are not to be uprooted, its trees are not to be cut, and its lost property is not to be picked up except for the purpose of announcing it. If someone is killed, his heirs have the right to one of two options: either they accept blood money or they seek retribution (qisas).”
A Yemeni man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! (Please) have this sermon written for me. He said: “Write it for Abu So-and-so.” (During the Prophet’s sermon) a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Allow us to cut the grass called idhkhir, for we use it in our houses and graves. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “(Alright) you may cut the idhkhir grass.” Imam Muslim has added (these words in his narration): Waleed said: I said to Awza‘i: “(When the Yemeni said:) O Messenger of Allah! Have it written for me—what did he mean?” He said: The sermon which he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
A Yemeni man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! (Please) have this sermon written for me. He said: “Write it for Abu So-and-so.” (During the Prophet’s sermon) a man said: O Messenger of Allah! Allow us to cut the grass called idhkhir, for we use it in our houses and graves. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “(Alright) you may cut the idhkhir grass.” Imam Muslim has added (these words in his narration): Waleed said: I said to Awza‘i: “(When the Yemeni said:) O Messenger of Allah! Have it written for me—what did he mean?” He said: The sermon which he had heard from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
