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Sunan an-Nasai 4070 (Book 37, Hadith 105) #18603
Killing in Self-Defense of the Prophet's Honor

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a blind man who killed his Umm Walad after she slandered the Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) declared her blood permissible.

Ibn 'Abbas narrated that : There was a blind man during the time of the Messenger of Allah SAW who had an Umm Walad by whom he had two sons. She used to slander and defame the Messenger of Allah SAW a great deal, and he would rebuke her, but she would not pay heed, and he would forbid her to do that, but she ignored him. (The blind man said) One night I mentioned the Prophet SAW, and she slandered him. I could not bear it so I went and got a dagger which I thrust into her stomach and leaned upon it, and killed her. In the morning she was found slain. Mention of that was made to the Prophet SAW and he gathered the people and said: "I adjure by Allah; a man over whom I have the right, that he should obey me, and he did what he did, to stand up". The blind man started to tremble and said: "O Messenger of Allah SAW, I am the one who killed her. She was my Umm Walad and she was kind and gentle toward me, and I have two sons like pearls from her, but she used to slander and defame you a great deal. I forbade her, but she did not stop, and I rebuked her, but she did not pay heed. Finally, I mentioned your name and she slandered you, so I went and got a dagger which I thrust into her stomach, and leaned on it until I killed her. The Messenger of Allah SAW said: "I bear witness that her blood is permissible".
أَخْبَرَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْرَائِيلُ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الشَّحَّامِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أَقُودُ رَجُلاً أَعْمَى فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى عِكْرِمَةَ فَأَنْشَأَ يُحَدِّثُنَا قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ أَعْمَى كَانَ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ أُمُّ وَلَدٍ وَكَانَ لَهُ مِنْهَا ابْنَانِ وَكَانَتْ تُكْثِرُ الْوَقِيعَةَ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَتَسُبُّهُ فَيَزْجُرُهَا فَلاَ تَنْزَجِرُ وَيَنْهَاهَا فَلاَ تَنْتَهِي فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ ذَكَرْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَوَقَعَتْ فِيهِ فَلَمْ أَصْبِرْ أَنْ قُمْتُ إِلَى الْمِغْوَلِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي بَطْنِهَا فَاتَّكَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَتَلْتُهَا فَأَصْبَحَتْ قَتِيلاً فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْشُدُ اللَّهَ رَجُلاً لِي عَلَيْهِ حَقٌّ فَعَلَ مَا فَعَلَ إِلاَّ قَامَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَقْبَلَ الأَعْمَى يَتَدَلْدَلُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا صَاحِبُهَا كَانَتْ أُمَّ وَلَدِي وَكَانَتْ بِي لَطِيفَةً رَفِيقَةً وَلِي مِنْهَا ابْنَانِ مِثْلُ اللُّؤْلُؤَتَيْنِ وَلَكِنَّهَا كَانَتْ تُكْثِرُ الْوَقِيعَةَ فِيكَ وَتَشْتُمُكَ فَأَنْهَاهَا فَلاَ تَنْتَهِي وَأَزْجُرُهَا فَلاَ تَنْزَجِرُ فَلَمَّا كَانَتِ الْبَارِحَةَ ذَكَرْتُكَ فَوَقَعَتْ فِيكَ فَقُمْتُ إِلَى الْمِغْوَلِ فَوَضَعْتُهُ فِي بَطْنِهَا فَاتَّكَأْتُ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى قَتَلْتُهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَلاَ اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ دَمَهَا هَدَرٌ
TOPICS
selfdefense  *  bloodshed  *  slandering  *  honor

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect yourself and others ; Defend your honor ; Leave matters up to God Almighty ; Understand limits set by God Almighty regarding taking someone’s life .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a blind man who killed his Umm Walad after she slandered the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. The blind man was so upset by her slander that he went and got a dagger which he thrust into her stomach and leaned on it until he killed her. When news of this reached the Prophet, he gathered people together and asked for the killer to stand up. When the blind man stood up, trembling, and confessed to killing his wife, the Messenger of Allah declared that her blood was permissible. This hadith teaches us that we must defend our honor when it is attacked or insulted in any way; however, we must also remember to do so within limits set by Allah Almighty as taking someone’s life is not something to be taken lightly. We should also remember that even if someone insults us or our faith in any way, we should not take matters into our own hands but rather leave it up to Allah Almighty for justice will always prevail in His court.

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