وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ لِلنِّسَائِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنَّ أَعْمَى كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ عَلَ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ أَمْ وَلَدٍ، وَكَانَ لَهُ مِنْهَا إِبْنَانِ، فَكَانَتْ تُكْثِرُ الْوَقِيعَةَ: بِرَسُولِ اللهِ مَ وَتَسُبُّهُ، فَيَزْجُرُهَا فَلَا تَزْدَجِرُ، وَيَنْهَاهَا فَلَا تَنْتَهِ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ذَكَرَتِ النَّبِي فَوَقَعَتْ فِيهِ: فَلَمْ أَصْبِرُ أَنْ قُمْتُ إِلَى الْمِعْوَلِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي بَطْنِهَا فَاتَّكَأْتُ عَلَيْهَا فَقَتَلْتُهَا، فَأَصْبَحَتْ قَتِيلًا – فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ وَقَالَ: ( (أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ رَجُلًا لِي عَلَيْهِ حَقٌّ فَعَلَ مَا فَعَلَ إِلَّا قَامَ) فَأَقْبَلَ الْأَعْمَى يَتَدَلْدَلُ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا صَاحِبُهَا، كَانَتْ أُمَّ وَلَدِى، وَكَانَتْ بِيُّ لَطِيفَةٌ رَفِيقَةٌ، وَلِي مِنْهَا إِبْنَانِ مِثْلُ اللُّو لُؤْتَيْنِ، وَلَكِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُكْثِرُ الْوَقِيعَةَ فِيكَ وَتَشْتِمُكَ، فَأَنْهَاهَا فَلَا تَنْتَهِ، وَأَزْجُرُهَا فَلَا تَزْدَحِرُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْبَارِحَةُ ذَكَرَتُكَ فَوَقَعَتْ فِيكَ، فَقُمْتُ إِلَى الْمِعْوَلِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي بَطْنِهَا، فَاتَّكَاتُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مَ: ( (أَلَا اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ دَمَهَا هَدَرٌ ))
In Sunan al-Nasa’i, from Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): There was a blind man during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he had a slave-concubine (umm walad) who had borne him two sons. She would frequently revile the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and abuse him. He would rebuke her but she would not desist; he would forbid her but she would not stop. One night she mentioned the Prophet ﷺ and began to speak ill of him. I could not restrain myself; I took the axe, placed it on her belly, leaned on her, and killed her. She died. This was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ, who gathered the people and said: “I adjure by Allah any man who has a right over me and who did this to stand up.” The blind man came forward, trembling, and said: “O Messenger of Allah, I am her master. She was my umm walad, she was kind and gentle to me, and I had two sons by her like two pearls. But she frequently reviled and insulted you. I forbade her but she would not stop; I rebuked her but she would not desist. Last night she mentioned you and spoke ill of you, so I took the axe, placed it on her belly, and leaned on her until I killed her.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Bear witness, all of you, that her blood is wasted (hadar).”
Verification and takhrij:
The hadith is hasan.
Benefits:
➊ Reviling the Prophet ﷺ or any of the other prophets, peace be upon them, is a major sin. The punishment for reviling the Prophet is also death. On this there is unanimity.
➋ If one who reviles the Prophet sincerely repents, his life may be spared.
➌ Pursuing the blasphemer and bringing him to the fate of death is a duty of the government and the responsibility of every Muslim, who should seize the one who insults the Messenger of Allah. May Allah have mercy on our rulers who are lenient in this matter; rather, where possible, they hand over their own people to these blasphemers.
➍ There is no qisas or diyah for killing one who insults the Prophet. The killer of such a man or woman should not go into hiding; rather, the deceased’s conduct should be openly explained before the general public so that others too may take a lesson.
➎ The blood of one who insults the Prophet has no value. Whether the blasphemer is free, a dhimmi, a slave, a mukatab, a mudabbar, or an umm walad, whoever he is, he shall be killed.
