Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 73 It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever kills a Mu’ahid who has the protection of Allah and the protection of his Messenger, will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, even though its fragrance may be detected from a distance of Seventy years.” حَدَّثَنَا […]
Sunan Ibn Mājah is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam (al-Kutub al-Sittah), compiled by Imam Ibn Mājah al-Qazwini (d. 273 AH). It contains over 4,000 hadiths covering a wide range of topics, including worship, legal rulings, ethics, and eschatology. While it includes many authentic narrations, it is also known for having a higher proportion of weak hadith compared to the other five collections in the canonical six. Nevertheless, it is highly valued for its unique narrations and its contribution to the preservation and classification of prophetic traditions.
Book 21, The Chapters on Blood Money, deals with compensation for injury or murder according to Islamic law.
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 74 It was narrated that Rifa’ah bin Shaddad Al-Qitbani said: “Were it not for a word that I heard from ‘Amr bin Hamiq Khuza’i, I would have separated the head of Al-Mukhtar from his body. I heard him saying: “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘If a man trusts […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 75 It was narrated that Rifa’ah said: “I entered upon Mukhtar in his palace and he said: ‘Jibril has just left me.’ Nothing stopped me from striking his neck (i.e, killing him) but a Hadith that I heard from Sulaiman bin Surad, according to which the Prophet (ﷺ) said: […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 76 It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “A man killed (another) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and was referred to the Prophet (ﷺ). He handed him over to the victim’s next of kin, but the killer said: ‘O Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), by Allah […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 77 It was narrated that Anas bin Malik said: “A man brought the killer of his relative to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Pardon him,’ but the refused. He said: ‘Take the blood money,’ but he refused. He said: ‘Go and kill […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 78 It was narrated that ‘Ata bin Abu Maimunah said: “I only know it from Anas bin Malik who said: ‘No case involving retaliation was referred to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but he enjoined forgiveness.” حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا حَبَّانُ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرٍ […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 79 Abu Darda said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘There is no man who suffers some (injury) on his body and forgives (the perpetrator), but Allah (SWT) will raise him one degree in status thereby, or erase from him one sin.’My own ears heard it and […]
Sunan Ibn Majah: Book 21, Hadith 80 Mu’adh bin Jabal, Abu Ubaidah bin Jararah, Ubadah bin Samit and Shaddad bin Aws narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If a woman kills someone deliberately, she should not be killed until she delivers what is in her womb, if she is pregnant, and until the […]