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(Book 43, Hadith 10) #36642
Punishment for Killing - A Hadith

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a man who killed his son and was punished by Umar ibn al-Khattab. The punishment was based on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that the killer should not get anything.

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Amr ibn Shuayb that a man of the Banu Mudlij called Qatada threw a sword at his son and it struck his thigh. The wound bled profusely and he died. Suraqa ibn Jusham came to Umar ibn al-Khattab and mentioned that to him Umar said to him, "At the watering place of Qudayd count one hundred and twenty camels and wait until I come to you". When Umar ibn al-Khattab came to him, he took thirty four-year-old camels, thirty five-year-old camels, and forty pregnant camels from them. Then he said, "Where is the brother of the slain man?" He said, "Here". He said, "Take them. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The killer gets nothing'. "
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ بَنِي مُدْلِجٍ - يُقَالُ لَهُ قَتَادَةُ - حَذَفَ ابْنَهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَأَصَابَ سَاقَهُ فَنُزِيَ فِي جُرْحِهِ فَمَاتَ فَقَدِمَ سُرَاقَةُ بْنُ جُعْشُمٍ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ اعْدُدْ عَلَى مَاءِ قُدَيْدٍ عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةَ بَعِيرٍ حَتَّى أَقْدَمَ عَلَيْكَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ أَخَذَ مِنْ تِلْكَ الإِبِلِ ثَلاَثِينَ حِقَّةً وَثَلاَثِينَ جَذَعَةً وَأَرْبَعِينَ خَلِفَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيْنَ أَخُو الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ هَا أَنَا ذَا ‏.‏ قَالَ خُذْهَا فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ لِقَاتِلٍ شَىْءٌ

TOPICS
punishment  *  killing  *  sword  *  camels  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect life , Serve justice , Follow teachings of Prophet Muhammad PBUH .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a man called Qatada who threw a sword at his son and killed him. When Umar ibn al-Khattab heard about this, he decided to punish Qatada according to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He ordered Qatada to give one hundred and twenty camels as compensation for the death of his son; thirty four year old camels, thirty five year old camels, and forty pregnant camels were taken from them. This shows us that killing someone is wrong in Islam and it has serious consequences which must be faced by the killer. It also teaches us that justice must be served in all cases no matter what happens or who is involved in it.

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