حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُجَاهِدًا قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا يَقُولُ کَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ الْقِصَاصُ وَلَمْ تَکُنْ فِيهِمْ الدِّيَةُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی لِهَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ کُتِبَ عَلَيْکُمْ الْقِصَاصُ فِي الْقَتْلَی الْحُرُّ بِالْحُرِّ وَالْعَبْدُ بِالْعَبْدِ وَالْأُنْثَی بِالْأُنْثَی فَمَنْ عُفِيَ لَهُ مِنْ أَخِيهِ شَيْئٌ فَالْعَفْوُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَ الدِّيَةَ فِي الْعَمْدِ فَاتِّبَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَأَدَائٌ إِلَيْهِ بِإِحْسَانٍ يَتَّبِعُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيُؤَدِّي بِإِحْسَانٍ ذَلِکَ تَخْفِيفٌ مِنْ رَبِّکُمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ مِمَّا کُتِبَ عَلَی مَنْ کَانَ قَبْلَکُمْ فَمَنْ اعْتَدَی بَعْدَ ذَلِکَ فَلَهُ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ قَتَلَ بَعْدَ قَبُولِ الدِّيَةِ
صحیح بخاری · Hadith 4500
Narrated Anas: That his aunt, Ar-Rubai' broke an incisor tooth of a girl. My aunt's family requested the girl's relatives for forgiveness but they refused; then they proposed a compensation, but they refused. Then they went to Allah's Messenger and refused everything except Al-Qisas (i.e. equality in punishment). So Allah's Apostle passed the judgment of Al-Qisas (i.e. equality of punishment). Anas bin Al-Nadr said, "O Allah's Messenger ! Will the incisor tooth of Ar-Rubai be broken? No, by Him Who sent you with the Truth, her incisor tooth will not be broken." Allah's Messenger said, "O Anas! The prescribed law of Allah is equality in punishment (i.e. Al-Qisas.)" Thereupon those people became satisfied and forgave her. Then Allah's Messenger said, "Among Allah's Worshippers there are some who, if they took Allah's Oath (for something), Allah fulfill their oaths."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020