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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1406 (Book 16, Hadith 22) #26986
Sacredness of Makkah and Blood Money

SUMMARY: Allah made Makkah sacred and it is not permissible to shed blood or cut down trees in it. If someone is killed, the relatives of the victim have two options: either they take revenge or accept blood money.

Narrated Abu Shuraih Al-Ka'bi: that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed Allah made Makkah sacred, it was not made sacred by the people. Whoever believes in Allah, and the Last Day, then let them not shed blood in it, nor cut down any of its trees. If one tries to make an excuse by saying: 'It was made lawful for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ' then indeed Allah made it lawful for me but He did not make it lawful for the people, and it was only made lawful for me for an hour of a day. Then it is returned to being sacred until the Day of Judgement. Then, to you people of Khuza'ah who killed this man from Hudhail: I am his 'Aqil, so whomever (one of his relatives) is killed after today, then his people have two options; either they have him killed, or they take the blood-money from him'."
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْكَعْبِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَرَّمَ مَكَّةَ وَلَمْ يُحَرِّمْهَا النَّاسُ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يَسْفِكَنَّ فِيهَا دَمًا وَلاَ يَعْضِدَنَّ فِيهَا شَجَرًا فَإِنْ تَرَخَّصَ مُتَرَخِّصٌ فَقَالَ أُحِلَّتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏.‏ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَحَلَّهَا لِي وَلَمْ يُحِلَّهَا لِلنَّاسِ وَإِنَّمَا أُحِلَّتْ لِي سَاعَةً مِنْ نَهَارٍ ثُمَّ هِيَ حَرَامٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ إِنَّكُمْ مَعْشَرَ خُزَاعَةَ قَتَلْتُمْ هَذَا الرَّجُلَ مِنْ هُذَيْلٍ وَإِنِّي عَاقِلُهُ فَمَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ بَعْدَ الْيَوْمِ فَأَهْلُهُ بَيْنَ خِيرَتَيْنِ إِمَّا أَنْ يَقْتُلُوا أَوْ يَأْخُذُوا الْعَقْلَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ ‏.‏ وَحَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَرَوَاهُ شَيْبَانُ أَيْضًا عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ مِثْلَ هَذَا ‏.‏ - وَرُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي شُرَيْحٍ الْخُزَاعِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ قُتِلَ لَهُ قَتِيلٌ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَ أَوْ يَأْخُذَ الدِّيَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى هَذَا بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ
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sacred  *  blood  *  money  *  revenge  *  qudsiya  *  damm  *  diya  *  intiqam  *  makkah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect sanctity of places like Makkah; Seek justice through other means such as accepting compensation; Respect each other's lives & property; Avoid taking revenge on people who wrong you; Live peacefully with one another without resorting to violence or bloodshed whenever there is a disagreement between people .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that Allah has made Makkah a sacred place and it is not permissible to shed blood or cut down trees in it. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also mentioned that if someone was killed, then his relatives have two options; either they take revenge on the killer or accept a compensation known as 'blood money'. This means that if someone kills another person, then their family can choose to forgive them by accepting a certain amount of money instead of taking revenge on them. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also mentioned that this law was only applicable for him for an hour of one day and after that, Makkah would return to being sacred until the Day of Judgement.

This hadith teaches us about respecting the sanctity of places like Makkah which are considered holy by Muslims all over the world. It also teaches us about forgiveness and how we should try our best to avoid taking revenge on people who wrong us but rather seek justice through other means such as accepting compensation from them instead. Finally, this hadith reminds us about how important it is for us to respect each other's lives and property so we can live peacefully with one another without resorting to violence or bloodshed whenever there is a disagreement between people.

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