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Musnad Ahmad 468 (Book 4, Hadith 62) #34136
Shedding Blood of a Muslim Man

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) teaching that it is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim man except in three cases.

It was narrated that Abu Umamah bin Sahl said: I was with 'Uthman (رضي الله عنه) in the house when he was under siege. We would go into an entryway where, when we entered it, we could hear what the people were saying in al-Balat'.Uthman (رضي الله عنه) entered it one day for some reason, then he came out with his face flushed and said: They were threatening to kill me just now. We said: Allah will suffice you against them, O Ameer al-Mu'mineen. He said: Why would they kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "It is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim man except in one of three cases; a man who disbelieved after having become Muslim, or a man who committed zina after being married, or a man who killed a person not in retaliation of murder But by Allah, I never committed zina either during the Jahiliyyah or in Islam. I never wanted to change my religion since Allah, may He be glorified and exalted guided me, and I never killed anyone So why do they want to kill me?
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ عُثْمَانَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فِي الدَّارِ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ قَالَ وَكُنَّا نَدْخُلُ مَدْخَلًا إِذَا دَخَلْنَاهُ سَمِعْنَا كَلَامَ مَنْ عَلَى الْبَلَاطِ قَالَ فَدَخَلَ عُثْمَانُ يَوْمًا لِحَاجَةٍ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا مُنْتَقِعًا لَوْنُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَوَعَّدُونِي بِالْقَتْلِ آنِفًا قَالَ قُلْنَا يَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَبِمَ يَقْتُلُونِي فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّهُ لَا يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلَّا فِي إِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٌ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ أَوْ زَنَى بَعْدَ إِحْصَانِهِ أَوْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَنَيْتُ فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَلَا إِسْلَامٍ وَلَا تَمَنَّيْتُ بَدَلًا بِدِينِي مُذْ هَدَانِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَلَا قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا فَبِمَ يَقْتُلُونِي‏.‏
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QUICK LESSONS:
Respect all Muslims and follow Islamic teachings even when faced with difficult situations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith was narrated by Abu Umamah bin Sahl who was with Uthman when he was under siege. Uthman heard people threatening to kill him and asked why they would do so since he never committed any of the three cases that would make it permissible to shed his blood. The Prophet Muhammad then taught that it is not permissible to shed the blood of a Muslim man except in three cases; if they have disbelieved after becoming Muslims, committed zina after being married or killed someone without retaliation for murder. This hadith teaches us that we should respect all Muslims and not take their lives unless there are very specific circumstances which make it permissible according to Islamic law. It also teaches us about justice and mercy as well as how important it is for us to follow Islamic teachings even when we are faced with difficult situations such as Uthman's siege.

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