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Sahih al-Bukhari 4019

That Al-Miqdad ibn Amr Al-Kindi, who was an ally of Bani Zuhra and one of those who fought the battle of Badr together with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) told him that he said…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنِ الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَخِي ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اللَّيْثِيُّ، ثُمَّ الْجُنْدَعِيُّ أَنَّ عُبَيْدَ، اللَّهِ بْنَ عَدِيِّ بْنِ الْخِيَارِ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الْمِقْدَادَ بْنَ عَمْرٍو الْكِنْدِيَّ، وَكَانَ حَلِيفًا لِبَنِي زُهْرَةَ، وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا مَعَ

رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَقِيتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ فَاقْتَتَلْنَا، فَضَرَبَ إِحْدَى يَدَىَّ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَطَعَهَا، ثُمَّ لَاذَ مِنِّي بِشَجَرَةٍ فَقَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِلَّهِ.

آأَقْتُلُهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَقْتُلْهُ». فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّهُ قَطَعَ إِحْدَى يَدَىَّ، ثُمَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا قَطَعَهَا.

فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَقْتُلْهُ، فَإِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَهُ، وَإِنَّكَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقُولَ كَلِمَتَهُ الَّتِي قَالَ»

That Al-Miqdad ibn Amr Al-Kindi, who was an ally of Bani Zuhra and one of those who fought the battle of Badr together with the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) told him that he said to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), “Suppose I met one of the infidels and we fought, and he struck one of my hands with his sword and cut it off and then took refuge in a tree and said, ‘I surrender to Allah (i.e. I have become a Muslim),’ could I kill him, O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), after he had said this?”

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “You should not kill him.” Al- Miqdad said, “O Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)! But he had cut off one of my two hands, and then he had uttered those words?”

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) replied, “You should not kill him, for if you kill him, he would be in your position where you had been before killing him, and you would be in his position where he had been before uttering those words.”

বানী যুহরা গোত্রের হালীফ (মিত্র) রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-এর সঙ্গে বাদর যুদ্ধে যোগদানকারী সাহাবী মিকদাদ ইবনু ‘আমর কিনদী (রাঃ) হতে বর্ণিত যে, তিনি রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম-কে বললেন, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম! আমাকে বলুন, কোন কাফিরের সঙ্গে আমার যদি (যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রে) সাক্ষাৎ হয় এবং আমি যদি তার সঙ্গে লড়াই করি আর সে যদি তলোয়ারের আঘাতে আমার একখানা হাত কেটে ফেলে এবং তারপর আমার থেকে বাঁচার জন্য গাছের আড়ালে গিয়ে বলে ‘‘আমি আল্লাহর উদ্দেশে ইসলাম গ্রহণ করলাম’’ এ কথা বলার পরেও কি আমি তাকে হত্যা করব?

তখন রাসূলূল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বললেন, তাকে হত্যা করবে না। এরপর তিনি বললেন, হে আল্লাহর রাসূল! সে তো আমার একখানা হাত কাটার পর এ কথা বলছে।

রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু ‘আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম পুনরায় বললেন, না, তুমি তাকে হত্যা করবে না। কেননা, তুমি তাকে হত্যা করলে হত্যা করার পূর্বে তোমার যে মর্যাদা ছিল সে সেই মর্যাদা লাভ করবে, আর ইসলাম গ্রহণের ঘোষণা দেয়ার আগে তার যে স্তর ছিল তুমি সেই স্তরে পৌঁছে যাবে। [৬৮৬৫]

ہم سے ابوعاصم نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے ابن جریج نے، ان سے زہری نے، ان سے عطاء بن یزید لیثی نے، ان سے عبیداللہ بن عدی نے اور ان سے مقداد بن اسود رضی اللہ عنہ نے۔

(دوسری سند) امام بخاری نے کہا اور مجھ سے اسحاق بن منصور نے بیان کیا، کہا ہم سے یعقوب بن ابراہیم بن سعد نے، ان سے ابن شہاب کے بھتیجے (محمد بن عبداللہ) نے، اپنے چچا (محمد بن مسلم بن شہاب) سے بیان کیا، انہیں عطاء بن یزید لیثی ثم الجندعی نے خبر دی، انہیں عبیداللہ بن عدی بن خیار نے خبر دی اور انہیں مقداد بن عمرو کندی رضی اللہ عنہ نے، وہ بنی زہرہ کے حلیف تھے اور بدر کی لڑائی میں رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کے ساتھ تھے۔

انہوں نے خبر دی کہ انہوں نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے عرض کیا کہ اگر کسی موقع پر میری کسی کافر سے ٹکر ہو جائے اور ہم دونوں ایک دوسرے کو قتل کرنے کی کوشش میں لگ جائیں اور وہ میرے ایک ہاتھ پر تلوار مار کر اسے کاٹ ڈالے، پھر وہ مجھ سے بھاگ کر ایک درخت کی پناہ لے کر کہنے لگے ”میں اللہ پر ایمان لے آیا۔“ تو کیا یا رسول اللہ!

اس کے اس اقرار کے بعد پھر بھی میں اسے قتل کر دوں؟ نبی کریم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا کہ پھر تم اسے قتل نہ کرنا۔ انہوں نے عرض کیا یا رسول اللہ! وہ پہلے میرا ایک ہاتھ بھی کاٹ چکا ہے؟ اور یہ اقرار میرے ہاتھ کاٹنے کے بعد کیا ہے؟ آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے پھر بھی یہی فرمایا کہ اسے قتل نہ کرنا، کیونکہ اگر تو نے اسے قتل کر ڈالا تو اسے قتل کرنے سے پہلے جو تمہارا مقام تھا اب اس کا وہ مقام ہو گا اور تمہارا مقام وہ ہو گا جو اس کا مقام اس وقت تھا جب اس نے اس کلمہ کا اقرار نہیں کیا تھا۔

Ata b. Yezid el-Leysi ve sonradan el-Cundal'den rivayete göre Ubeydullah b. Adiy b. el-Hiyar'ın kendisine haber verdiğine göre "Mikdad b. Amr el-Kindl'nin -Zühre oğulları ile ant1aşmalı ve Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem ile birlikte Bedir'de bulunanlardan idi- kendisine haber verdiğine göre Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem'e dedi ki: Ben kafirlerden bir adam ile karşılaşsam, onunla çarpışsak, kılıcıyla bir elimi vurup koparsa, sonra da benden kurtulmak için bir ağaca sığınarak, ben Allah'a teslim oldum dese ne dersin?

O bu sözü söyledikten sonra ey Allah'ın Resulü, onu öldüreyim mi? Bunun üzerine Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem: Hayır, onu öldürme, diye buyurdu. O: Ey Allah'ın Resulü o bir elimi kopardı, sonra da onu kopardıktan sonra bu sözü söyledi, dedi. Resulullah Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem bunun üzerine şu cevabı verdi: Hayır, onu öldürme.

Eğer onu öldürecek olursan, o sen onu öldürmeden önceki senin konumuna geçer. Sen de onun o sözü söylemeden önceki konumuna düşersin." Bu Hadis 6865 numara ile gelecektir

Sahih al-Bukhari 4019, Book 64, Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi), Hadith 68. 1 min read

What it means

Al-Miqdād ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about the situation if he meets a man from the disbelievers during a battle and they fight with swords and the disbeliever strikes one of his hands with the sword and cuts it off, then he runs away from him and seeks protection in a tree and says: La ilāha illallāh (there is no god but Allah),

is it lawful for me to kill him after cutting off my hand? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Do not kill him. He said: O Messenger of Allah, but he cut off one of my hands; how could I not kill him despite this?! He (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not kill him because his life has become inviolable.

If you kill him after declaring his Islam, his Islam has made his life inviolable just like you, and you will have the same status as his, as it will be permissible to kill you by way of legal retribution for killing him.

What it teaches

  • It is unlawful to kill whoever does or says what indicates embracing Islam.
  • If any of the disbelievers embraces Islam during a battle, his life becomes inviolable, and refraining from harming him becomes obligatory unless he proves otherwise.
  • A Muslim's personal desire must comply with the Shariah, not with fanaticism and revenge.
  • Ibn Hajar said: It is permissible to ask about afflictions that have not yet occurred, based on the opinion stating that this story most likely has not taken place. Considering what was reported from some of the righteous predecessors about this being disliked, it is taken to refer to what rarely occurs. However, it is permissible to ask about what could usually occur to make it known.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam al-Bukhari back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam al-BukhariCompiler, died 256 AH
  2. 2Abu Asim ad-Dahhak ibn MakhladTold us, Third generation, died 211 AH
  3. 3Ibn JurayjFrom, Successor, died 149 AH
  4. 4Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  5. 5Ata ibn YazidFrom, Successor, died 105 AH
  6. 6Ubaydullah ibn AdiFrom, Companion, died 95 AH
  7. 7Al-Miqdad ibn AmrFrom, Companion, died 33 AH
  8. 8Ishaq ibn IbrahimTold me, Fourth generation, died 237 AH
  9. 9Yaqub ibn IbrahimTold us, Third generation, died 208 AH
  10. 10Muhammad ibn AbdullahTold us, Third generation, died 152 AH
  11. 11Ibn Shihab az-ZuhriFrom, Successor, died 123 AH
  12. 12Ata ibn YazidInformed me, Successor, died 105 AH
  13. 13Ubaydullah ibn AdiThat, Companion, died 95 AH
  14. 14Al-Miqdad ibn AmrThat, Companion, died 33 AH

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