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Sunan an-Nasai 4974 (Book 46, Hadith 104) #19506
Punishment for Treason

SUMMARY: The hands of a traitor should not be cut off.

It was narrated from Hajjaj from Ibn Juraij from Abu Az-Zubair, that Jabir said: "The hands of the traitor is not to be cut off". (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: This Hadith had been reported from Ibn Juraij by 'Isa bin Yunus, Al-Fadl bin Musa, Ibn Wahb, Muhammad bin Rabiah, Makhlad bin Yazid, and Salamah bin Saeed from Al-Basrah, who is trustworthy and Ibn Abi Safwan said: "He was the best of the people of his time" and not one of them said: "Abu Az-Zubair narrated to me" and I do not think that he heard it from Abu Az-Zubair, and Allah knows best.
أَخْبَرَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ جَابِرٌ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْخَائِنِ قَطْعٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ وَالْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى وَابْنُ وَهْبٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ وَمَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ وَسَلَمَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ - بَصْرِيٌّ ثِقَةٌ - قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي صَفْوَانَ وَكَانَ خَيْرَ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ ‏.‏ فَلَمْ يَقُلْ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ وَلاَ أَحْسَبُهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ وَاللَّهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ

TOPICS
treason  *  punishment  *  narrator

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect the law when punishing criminals; show mercy towards those who commit crimes; understand why certain punishments are too severe for certain crimes.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the punishment for treason. It was narrated by Hajjaj from Ibn Juraij from Abu Az-Zubair that Jabir said that the hands of a traitor should not be cut off. This means that even if someone commits treason or betrays their country or people they should not be punished with having their hands cut off as this is considered too harsh of a punishment. Other narrators such as 'Isa bin Yunus and Al-Fadl bin Musa also reported this hadith but none of them said that Abu Az-Zubair narrated it to them directly which suggests he may have heard it from someone else instead.

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