سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الدياتFrom the Book of Blood Money
باب لِمَنْ يَعْفُو عَنْ قَاتِلِهِ:Chapter: Forgiving One’s Killer
Hadith 2396
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ أَبِي عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ أُتِيَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْقَاتِلِ يُقَادُ فِي نِسْعَةٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ: "أَتَعْفُو ؟". قَالَ: لَا . قَالَ: "فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ ؟". قَالَ: لَا . قَالَ: "فَتَقْتُلُهُ ؟". قَالَ: نَعَمْ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: "إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ، فَإِنَّهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ". قَالَ: فَتَرَكَهُ، قَالَ: فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ، قَدْ عَفَا عَنْهُ.
Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when a murderer, tied with a strap, was brought to him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to the heir of the slain: "Will you pardon this murderer?" He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then will you accept blood money?" He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Then will you kill him?" He said: Yes, I will kill him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If you pardon this murderer, he will bear your and your slain (brother's) sin." Wa'il said: So that companion let the murderer go, and I was watching as the murderer was pulling his strap and leaving; he pardoned the murderer.
