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Sunan Ibn Majah 2533 (Book 20, Hadith 1) #31887
Shedding Blood of a Muslim is Unlawful

SUMMARY: Uthman bin Affan was threatened with death, but he reminded the people of the hadith that it is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim except in three cases.

It was narrated from Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif that: 'Uthman bin 'Affan looked at them when they spoke of killing. He said: "Are they kill threatening to kill me? Why would they kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah say: "It is not lawful to shed the blood of a Muslim except in one of three (cases): a man who commits adultery when he is a married person, then he should be stoned; a man who kills a soul not in retaliation for murder; and a man who apostatizes after becoming Muslim'. By Allah (SWT), I never committed adultery either during Ignorance days nor in Islam, and I have never killed a Muslim soul, and I have not apostatized since I became Muslim".
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلِ بْنِ حُنَيْفٍ، أَنَّ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ، أَشْرَفَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَسَمِعَهُمْ وَهُمْ، يَذْكُرُونَ الْقَتْلَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَوَاعَدُونِي بِالْقَتْلِ فَلِمَ يَقْتُلُونِي وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لا يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلاَّ فِي إِحْدَى ثَلاَثٍ رَجُلٌ زَنَى وَهُوَ مُحْصَنٌ فَرُجِمَ أَوْ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ رَجُلٌ ارْتَدَّ بَعْدَ إِسْلاَمِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَنَيْتُ فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَلاَ فِي إِسْلاَمٍ وَلاَ قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا مُسْلِمَةً وَلاَ ارْتَدَدْتُ مُنْذُ أَسْلَمْتُ

TOPICS
shedding  *  blood  *  unlawful  *  adultery  *  retaliation  *  apostasy

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islamic laws & regulations; Respect life; Let justice be served; Do not take matters into your own hands.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how it is unlawful to shed the blood of a Muslim. Uthman bin Affan was threatened with death but he reminded them that according to this hadith it is only lawful to shed someone's blood if they have committed adultery while being married or killed someone without retaliation or apostatized after becoming Muslim. This teaches us that we should not take matters into our own hands and instead let justice be served by following Islamic laws and regulations. We should also remember that taking someone's life away from them is an extremely serious matter and should not be taken lightly.

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