Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 83:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Which sin is the greatest in Allah's
Sight?" The Prophet said, "To set up a rival unto Allah though He
Alone created you . " The man said, "What is next?" The Prophet
said, "To kill your son lest he should share your food with you." The
man said, "What is next?" The Prophet said, "To commit illegal
sexual intercourse with the wife of your neighbor." So Allah revealed in
confirmation of this narration:--
'And those who invoke not with Allah, any other god. Nor kill, such life as
Allah has forbidden except for just cause nor commit illegal sexual
intercourse. And whoever does this shall receive the punishment.' (25.68)
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "A faithful believer remains at liberty regarding
his religion unless he kills somebody unlawfully."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
One of the evil deeds with bad consequence from which there is no escape for
the one who is involved in it is to kill someone unlawfully.
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "The first cases to be decided among the people (on
the Day of Resurrection) will be those of blood-shed."
Narrated Al-Miqdad bin 'Amr Al-Kindi:
An ally of Bani Zuhra who took part in the battle of Badr with the Prophet,
that he said, "O Allah's Apostle! If I meet an unbeliever and we have a
fight, and he strikes my hand with the sword and cuts it off, and then takes
refuge from me under a tree, and says, 'I have surrendered to Allah (i.e.
embraced Islam),' may I kill him after he has said so?" Allah's Apostle
said, "Do not kill him." Al-Miqdad said, "But O Allah's Apostle!
He had chopped off one of my hands and he said that after he had cut it off.
May I kill him?" The Prophet said. "Do not kill him for if you kill
him, he would be in the position in which you had been before you kill him, and
you would be in the position in which he was before he said the sentence."
The Prophet also said to Al-Miqdad, "If a faithful believer conceals his
faith (Islam) from the disbelievers, and then when he declares his Islam, you
kill him, (you will be sinful). Remember that you were also concealing your faith
(Islam) at
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "No human being is killed unjustly, but a part of
responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the
tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he was Qabil).
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "After me (i.e. after my death), do not become
disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the necks of one another.
Narrated Abu Zur'a bin 'Amr bin Jarir:
The Prophet said during Hajjat-al-Wada', "Let the people be quiet and
listen to me. After me, do not become disbelievers, by striking (cutting) the
necks of one another."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "Al-Kaba'ir (the biggest sins) are: To join others
(as partners) in worship with Allah, to be undutiful to one's parents," or
said, "to take a false oath." (The sub-narrator, Shu'ba is not sure)
Mu'adh said: Shu'ba said, "Al-kaba'ir (the biggest sins) are: (1) Joining
others as partners in worship with Allah, (2) to take a false oath (3) and to
be undutiful to one's parents," or said, "to murder (someone
unlawfully).
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet said, "The biggest of Al-Kaba'ir (the great sins) are (1)
to join others as partners in worship with Allah, (2) to murder a human being,
(3) to be undutiful to one's parents (4) and to make a false statement,"
or said, "to give a false witness."
Narrated Usama bin Zaid bin Haritha:
Allah's Apostle sent us (to fight) against Al-Huraqa (one of the sub-tribes)
of Juhaina. We reached those people in the morning and defeated them. A man
from the Ansar and I chased one of their men and when we attacked him, he said,
"None has the right to be worshipped but Allah." The Ansari refrained
from killing him but I stabbed him with my spear till I killed him. When we reached
(
Narrated 'Ubada bin As-Samat:
I was among those Naqibs (selected leaders) who gave the Pledge of
allegiance to Allah's Apostle. We gave the oath of allegiance, that we would
not join partners in worship besides Allah, would not steal, would not commit
illegal sexual intercourse, would not kill a life which Allah has forbidden,
would not commit robbery, would not disobey (Allah and His Apostle), and if we
fulfilled this pledge we would have Paradise, but if we committed any one of
these (sins), then our case will be decided by Allah.
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "Whoever carries arms against us, is not from
us."
Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais:
I went to help that man (i.e., 'Ali), and on the way I met Abu Bakra who
asked me, "Where are you going?" I replied, "I am going to help
that man." He said, "Go back, for I heard Allah's Apostle saying, 'If
two Muslims meet each other with their swords then (both) the killer and the
killed one are in the (Hell) Fire.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! It is alright
for the killer, but what about the killed one?' He said, 'The killed one was
eager to kill his opponent."
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones, and the girl was asked,
"Who has done that to you, so-and-so or so and so?" (Some names were
mentioned for her) till the name of that Jew was mentioned (whereupon she
agreed). The Jew was brought to the Prophet and the Prophet kept on questioning
him till he confessed, whereupon his head was crushed with stones.
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A girl wearing ornaments, went out at
Narrated 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "The blood of a Muslim who confesses that none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be
shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits
illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from Islam (apostate) and
leaves the Muslims."
Narrated Anas:
A Jew killed a girl so that he may steal her ornaments. He struck her with a
stone, and she was brought to the Prophet while she was still alive. The
Prophet asked her, "Did such-and-such person strike you?" She
gestured with her head, expressing denial. He asked her for the second time,
and she again gestured with her head, expressing denial. When he asked her for
the third time, she beckoned, "Yes." So the Prophet killed him (the
Jew) with two stones.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
In the year of the Conquest of Mecca, the tribe of Khuza'a killed a man from
the tribe of Bam Laith in revenge for a killed person belonging to them in the
Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah's Apostle got up saying, "Allah
held back the (army having) elephants from
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
For the children of
Ibn 'Abbas added: Remission (forgiveness) in this Verse, means to accept the
Blood-money in an intentional murder. Ibn 'Abbas added: The Verse: 'Then the
relatives should demand Blood-money in a reasonable manner.' (2.178) means that
the demand should be reasonable and it is to be compensated with handsome
gratitude.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "The most hated persons to Allah are three: (1) A
person who deviates from the right conduct, i.e., an evil doer, in the Haram
(sanctuaries of Mecca and Medina); (2) a person who seeks that the traditions
of the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance, should remain in Islam (3) and a person
who seeks to shed somebody's blood without any right."
Narrated 'Aisha:
The pagans were defeated on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. Satan shouted
among the people on the day of Uhud, "O Allah's worshippers! Beware of
what is behind you!" So the front file of the army attacked the back files
(mistaking them for the enemy) till they killed Al-Yaman. Hudhaifa (bin
Al-Yaman) shouted, "My father!" My father! But they killed him.
Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." (The narrator added: Some of
the defeated pagans fled till they reached Taif.)
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew crushed the head of a girl between two stones. It was said to her.
"Who has done this to you, such-and-such person, such-and-such
person?" When the name of the Jew was mentioned, she nodded with her head,
agreeing. So the Jew was brought and he confessed. The Prophet ordered that his
head be crushed with the stones. (Hammam said, "with two stones.")
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet killed a Jew for killing a girl in
order to take her orna
Narrated 'Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of the Prophet during his ailment. He
said, "Don't pour medicine into my mouth." (We thought he said that)
out of the aversion a patient usually has for medicines. When he improved and
felt better he said, "There is none of you but will be forced to drink
medicine, except Al-'Abbas, for he did not witness your deed."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "We (Muslims) are the last (to
come) but (will be) the foremost (on the Day of Resurrection)." And added,
"If someone is peeping (looking secretly) into your house without your
permission, and you throw a stone at him and destroy his eyes, there will be no
blame on you."
Narrated Yahya:
Humaid said, "A man peeped into the house of the Prophet and the
Prophet aimed an arrow head at him to hit him." I asked, "Who told
you that?" He said, "Anas bin Malik" (See Hadith No. 258 and
259, Vol. 8)
Narrated 'Aisha:
"When it was the day of (the battle of) Uhud, the pagans were defeated.
Then Satan shouted, "O Allah's worshipers! Beware of what is behind
you!" So the front files attacked the back files of the army. Hudhaifa
looked, and behold, there was his father, Al-Yaman (being attacked) ! He
shouted (to his companions), "O Allah's worshipers, my father, my
father!" But by Allah, they did not stop till they killed him (i.e.,
Hudhaifa's father). Hudhaifa said, "May Allah forgive you." ('Urwa
said, Hudhaifa continued asking Allah's Forgiveness for the killer of his
father till he died.
Narrated Salama:
We went out with the Prophet to Khaibar. A man (from the companions) said,
"O 'Amir! Let us hear some of your Huda (camel-driving songs.)" So he
sang some of them (i.e. a lyric in harmony with the camels walk). The Prophet
said, "Who is the driver (of these camels)?" They said,
"Amir." The Prophet said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on him
!" The people said, "O Allah's Apostle! Would that you let us enjoy
his company longer!" Then 'Amir was killed the following morning. The
people said, "The good deeds of 'Amir are lost as he has killed
himself." I returned at the time while they were talking about that. I
went to the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Prophet! Let my father be
sacrificed for you! The people claim that 'Amir's good deeds are lost."
The Prophet said, "Whoever says so is a liar, for 'Amir will have a double
reward as he exerted himself to obey Allah and fought in Allah's Cause. No
other way of killing would have granted him greater reward."
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain:
A man bit another man's hand and the latter pulled his hand out of his mouth
by force, causing two of his incisors (teeth) to fall out. They submitted their
case to the Prophet, who said, "One of you bit his brother as a male camel
bites. (Go away), there is no Diya (Blood-money) for you."
Narrated Ya'la:
I went out in one of the Ghazwa and a man bit another man and as a result,
an incisor tooth of the former was pulled out. The Prophet cancelled the case.
Narrated Anas:
The daughter of An-Nadr slapped a girl and broke her incisor tooth. They
(the relatives of that girl), came to the Prophet and he gave the order of
Qisas (equality in punishment).
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet said, "This and this are the same." He meant the little
finger and the thumb.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
I heard the Prophet (saying the same as above Hadith 34).
Narrated 'Aisha:
We poured medicine into the mouth of Allah's Apostle during his illness, and
he pointed out to us intending to say, "Don't pour medicine into my
mouth." We thought that his refusal was out of the aversion a patient
usually has for medicine. When he improved and felt a bit better he said (to
us.) "Didn't I forbid you to pour medicine into my mouth?" We said,
"We thought (you did so) because of the aversion, one usually have for
medicine." Allah's Apostle said, "There is none of you but will be
forced to drink medicine, and I will watch you, except Al-'Abbas, for he did
not witness this act of yours."
Narrated Sahl bin Abi Hathma:
(a man from the Ansar) that a number of people from his tribe went to
Khaibar and dispersed, and then they found one of them murdered. They said to
the people with whom the corpse had been found, "You have killed our
companion!" Those people said, "Neither have we killed him, nor do we
know his killer." The bereaved group went to the Prophet and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We went to Khaibar and found one of us murdered." The
Prophet said, "Let the older among you come forward and speak." Then
the Prophet said, to them, "Bring your proof against the killer."
They said "We have no proof." The Prophet said, "Then they (the
defendants) will take an oath." They said, "We do not accept the
oaths of the Jews." Allah's Apostle did not like that the Blood-money of
the killed one be lost without compensation, so he paid one-hundred camels out
of the camels of Zakat (to the relatives of the deceased) as Diya
(Blood-money).
Narrated Abu Qilaba:
Once 'Umar bin 'Abdul 'Aziz sat on his throne in the courtyard of his house
so that the people might gather before him. Then he admitted them and (when
they came in), he said, "What do you think of Al-Qasama?" They said,
"We say that it is lawful to depend on Al-Qasama in Qisas, as the previous
Muslim Caliphs carried out Qisas depending on it." Then he said to me,
"O Abu Qilaba! What do you say about it?" He let me appear before the
people and I said, "O Chief of the Believers! You have the chiefs of the
army staff and the nobles of the Arabs. If fifty of them testified that a
married man had committed illegal sexual intercourse in Damascus but they had not
seen him (doing so), would you stone him?" He said, "No." I
said, "If fifty of them testified that a man had committed theft in Hums,
would you cut off his hand though they did not see him?" He replied,
"No." I said, "By Allah, Allah's Apostle never killed anyone
except in one of the following three situations: (1) A person who killed
somebody unjustly, was killed (in Qisas,) (2) a married person who committed
illegal sexual intercourse and (3) a man who fought against Allah and His
Apostle and deserted Islam and became an apostate." Then the people said,
"Didn't Anas bin Malik narrate that Allah's Apostle cut off the hands of
the thieves, branded their eyes and then, threw them in the sun?" I said,
"I shall tell you the narration of Anas. Anas said: "Eight persons
from the tribe of 'Ukl came to Allah's Apostle and gave the Pledge of
allegiance for Islam (became Muslim). The climate of the place (Medina) did not
suit them, so they became sick and complained about that to Allah's Apostle. He
said (to them ), "Won't you go out with the shepherd of our camels and
drink of the camels' milk and urine (as medicine)?" They said,
"Yes." So they went out and drank the camels' milk and urine, and
after they became healthy, they killed the shepherd of Allah's Apostle and took
away all the camels. This news reached Allah's Apostle , so he sent (men) to
follow their traces and they were captured and brought (to the Prophet). He
then ordered to cut their hands and feet, and their eyes were branded with
heated pieces of iron, and then he threw them in the sun till they died."
I said, "What can be worse than what those people did? They deserted
Islam, committed murder and theft."
Then 'Anbasa bin Said said, "By Allah, I never heard a narration like
this of today." I said, "O 'Anbasa! You deny my narration?"
'Anbasa said, "No, but you have related the narration in the way it should
be related. By Allah, these people are in welfare as long as this Sheikh (Abu
Qilaba) is among them." I added, "Indeed in this event there has been
a tradition set by Allah's Apostle. The narrator added: Some Ansari people came
to the Prophet and discussed some matters with him, a man from amongst them
went out and was murdered. Those people went out after him, and behold, their
companion was swimming in blood. They returned to Allah's Apostle and said to
him, "O Allah's Apostle, we have found our companion who had talked with
us and gone out before us, swimming in blood (killed)." Allah's Apostle
went out and asked them, "Whom do you suspect or whom do you think has
killed him?" They said, "We think that the Jews have killed
him." The Prophet sent for the Jews and asked them, "Did you kill
this (person)?" They replied, "No." He asked the Al-Ansars,
"Do you agree that I let fifty Jews take an oath that they have not killed
him?" They said, "It matters little for the Jews to kill us all and
then take false oaths." He said, "Then would you like to receive the
Diya after fifty of you have taken an oath (that the Jews have killed your
man)?" They said, "We will not take the oath." Then the Prophet
himself paid them the Diya (Blood-money)." The narrator added, "The
tribe of Hudhail repudiated one of their men (for his evil conduct) in the
Pre-lslamic period of Ignorance.
Then, at a place called Al-Batha' (near Mecca), the man attacked a Yemenite
family at night to steal from them, but a. man from the family noticed him and
struck him with his sword and killed him. The tribe of Hudhail came and
captured the Yemenite and brought him to 'Umar during the Hajj season and said,
"He has killed our companion." The Yemenite said, "But these
people had repudiated him (i.e., their companion)." 'Umar said, "Let
fifty persons of Hudhail swear that they had not repudiated him." So
forty-nine of them took the oath and then a person belonging to them, came from
Sham and they requested him to swear similarly, but he paid one-thousand
Dirhams instead of taking the oath. They called another man instead of him and
the new man shook hands with the brother of the deceased. Some people said,
"We and those fifty men who had taken false oaths (Al-Qasama) set out, and
when they reached a place called Nakhlah, it started raining so they entered a
cave in the mountain, and the cave collapsed on those fifty men who took the
false oath, and all of them died except the two persons who had shaken hands
with each other. They escaped death but a stone fell on the leg of the brother
of the deceased and broke it, whereupon he survived for one year and then
died." I further said, "'Abdul Malik bin Marwan sentenced a man to
death in Qisas (equality in punishment) for murder, basing his judgment on
Al-Qasama, but later on he regretted that judgment and ordered that the names
of the fifty persons who had taken the oath (Al-Qasama), be erased from the
register, and he exiled them in Sham."
Volume 9, Book 83,
Number 38a:
Narrated Anas:
A man peeped into one of the dwelling places of the Prophet. The Prophet got
up and aimed a sharp-edged arrow head (or wooden stick) at him to poke him
stealthily.
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sa'idi:
A man peeped through a hole in the door of Allah's Apostle's house, and at
that time, Allah's Apostle had a Midri (an iron comb or bar) with which he was
rubbing his head. So when Allah's Apostle saw him, he said (to him), "If I
had been sure that you were looking at me (through the door), I would have
poked your eye with this (sharp iron bar)." Allah's Apostle added,
"The asking for permission to enter has been enjoined so that one may not
look unlawfully (at what there is in the house without the permission of its
people)."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Abul Qasim said, "If any person peeps at you without your permission
and you poke him with a stick and injure his eye, you will not be blamed."
Narrated Ash-Sha'bi:
liever." (See Hadith No. 283,Vol. 4)
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two women from the tribe of Hudhail (fought with each other) and one of them
threw (a stone at) the other, causing her to have a miscarriage and Allah's
Apostle gave his verdict that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or
female slave (as a Diya).
Volume 9, Book 83,
Number 42e:
Narrated Hisham's father from Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba:
'Umar consulted the companions about the case of a woman's abortion (caused
by somebody else). Al-Mughlra said: The Prophet gave the verdict that a male or
female slave should be given (as a Diya). Then Muhammad bin Maslama testified
that he had witnessed the Prophet giving such a verdict.
Narrated Hisham's father:
'Umar asked the people, "Who heard the Prophet giving his verdict
regarding abortions?" Al-Mughira said, "I heard him judging that a
male or female slave should be given (as a Diya)." 'Umar said,
"Present a witness to testify your statement." Muhammad bin Maslama
said, "I testify that the Prophet gave such a judgment."
Narrated 'Urwa:
I heard Al-Maghira bin Shu'ba narrating that 'Umar had consulted them about
the case of abortion (similarly as narrated in No. 42).
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle gave a verdict regarding an aborted fetus of a woman from
Bani Lihyan that the killer (of the fetus) should give a male or female slave
(as a Diya) but the woman who was required to give the slave, died, so Allah's
Apostle gave the verdict that her inheritance be given to her children and her
husband and the Diya be paid by her 'Asaba.
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Two women from Hudhail fought with each other and one of them hit the other
with a stone that killed her and what was in her womb. The relatives of the
killer and the relatives of the victim submitted their case to the Prophet who
judged that the Diya for the fetus was a male or female slave, and the Diya for
the killed woman was to be paid by the 'Asaba (near relatives) of the killer.
Narrated 'Abdul-'Aziz:
Anas said, "When Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina, Abu Talha took hold
of my hand and brought me to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Anas is an intelligent boy, so let him serve you." Anas added, "So I
served the Prophet L at home and on journeys; by Allah, he never said to me for
anything which I did: Why have you done this like this or, for anything which I
did not do: 'Why have you not done this like this?"
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Diya for persons killed by animals
or for the one who has been killed accidentally by falling into a well or for
the one killed in a mine. And one-fifth of Rikaz (treasures buried before the
Islamic era) is to be given to the state."
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "There is no Diya for a person injured or killed by
an animal (going about without somebody to control it) and similarly, there is
no Diya for the one who falls and dies in a well, and also the one who dies in
a mine. As regards the Ar-Rikaz (buried wealth), one-fifth thereof is for the
state."
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr:
The Prophet said, "Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted
the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of
Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of
traveling)."
Narrated Abu Juhaifa:
I asked 'Ali "Do you have anything Divine literature besides what is in
the Qur'an?" Or, as Uyaina once said, "Apart from what the people
have?" 'Ali said, "By Him Who made the grain split (germinate) and
created the soul, we have nothing except what is in the Quran and the ability
(gift) of understanding Allah's Book which He may endow a man, with and what is
written in this sheet of paper." I asked, "What is on this
paper?" He replied, "The legal regulations of Diya (Blood-money) and
the (ransom for) releasing of the captives, and the judgment that no Muslim
should be killed in Qisas (equality in punishment) for killing a Kafir
(disbeliever)."
Narrated Abu Said:
The Prophet said, "Do not prefer some prophets to others."
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet and
said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. "
The Prophet said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet asked
him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Apostle!
While I was passing by the Jews, I heard him saying, 'By Him Who chose Moses
above all the human beings.' I said (protestingly), 'Even above Muhammad?' So I
became furious and slapped him." The Prophet said, "Do not give me
preference to other prophets, for the people will become unconscious on the Day
of Resurrection and I will be the first to gain conscious, and behold, I will
Find Moses holding one of the pillars of the Throne (of Allah). Then I will not
know whether he has become conscious before me or he has been exempted because
of his unconsciousness at the mountain (during his worldly life) which he
received."