Abu Al-Zinad, may Allah have mercy on him, says: I heard a shaykh saying to Kharijah bin Zaid, may Allah have mercy on him: I heard your father Zaid bin Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, at this very place saying that this severe verse was revealed: __QUR_N__ "And whoever kills a believer intentionally" __QUR_N__, and that lenient verse which is in Surah Al-Furqan: __QUR_N__ "And they do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden except by right, nor do they commit adultery, except for those who repent" __QUR_N__.
Hadith Referenceسنن سعید بن منصور / كتاب التفسير / 667
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:سنده حسن لذاته، وشيخ أبي الزناد وإن لم يبيَّن في هذه الرواية، فإنه قد بيِّن في الروايات الأخرى.