سنن نسائی · Hadith 5430

It was narrated that Wa’il said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم when a killer was brought by the heir of the victim by a string. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said to the heir of the victim: ‘Will you forgive him?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you accept the Diyah?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you kill him?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Take him away.’ When he went and turned away oIfl him, he called him back and said: ‘Will you forgive him?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you accept the Diyah?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you kill him?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Take him away.’ When he went and turned away from him, he called him back and said: ‘Will you forgive him?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you accept the Diyah?’ He said: ‘No.’ He said: ‘Will you kill him?’ He said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Take him away.’ At that point the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘But if you forgive him, he will carry his own sin and the sin of your companion.’ So he forgave him, and I saw him dragging his string.” (Sahih)

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020