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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1407 (Book 16, Hadith 23) #26987
Mercy and Forgiveness in Killing Unintentionally

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught that if someone kills another person unintentionally, they should not be punished.

Narrated Abu Hurairah: "A man was killed during the time of the Messenger of Allah , so the killer was brought to the man's guardian. The killer said: 'O Messenger of Allah! By Allah! I did not mean to kill him'. So the Messenger of Allah said: 'Then if what he is saying is true, and you kill him, you would enter the Fire'. So he let the man go". He said: "His hands were bound behind him with a Nis'ah". He said: "So he left, dragging his Nis'ah". He said: "So he was called Dhan-Nis'ah'".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قُتِلَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَدُفِعَ الْقَاتِلُ إِلَى وَلِيِّهِ فَقَالَ الْقَاتِلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِنْ كَانَ صَادِقًا فَقَتَلْتَهُ دَخَلْتَ النَّارَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ الرَّجُلُ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ مَكْتُوفًا بِنِسْعَةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَانَ يُسَمَّى ذَا النِّسْعَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَالنِّسْعَةُ حَبْلٌ

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mercy  *  forgiveness  *  unintentionally  *  punishment

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy and forgiveness towards others even when they have made mistakes or hurt us unintentionally.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about mercy and forgiveness when it comes to killing someone unintentionally. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was asked what should be done with a man who killed another person unintentionally. He said that the killer should not be punished because he did not mean to kill the other person. He also said that if the killer was punished for this unintentional act then he would go to Hell. This hadith teaches us that we must show mercy and forgiveness even when someone has done something wrong or hurtful without meaning to do so. We must remember that Allah is Most Merciful and Most Compassionate and we should strive to emulate His attributes in our own lives by showing mercy and forgiveness towards others even when they have made mistakes or hurt us unintentionally.

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