Sahih al-Bukhari 6625 (Book 87, Hadith 19)
revenge for a killed person belonging to them in the Pre-lslamic Period of Ignorance. So Allah’s
Apostle got up saying, “Allah held back the (army having) elephants from Mecca, but He let His
Apostle and the believers overpower the infidels (of Mecca). Beware! (Mecca is a sanctuary)! Verily!
Fighting in Mecca was not permitted for anybody before me, nor will it be permitted for anybody after
me; It was permitted for me only for a while (an hour or so) of that day. No doubt! It is at this moment
a sanctuary; its thorny shrubs should not be uprooted; its trees should not be cut down; and its Luqata
(fallen things) should not be picked up except by the one who would look for its owner. And if
somebody is killed, his closest relative has the right to choose one of two things, i.e., either the Blood
money or retaliation by having the killer killed.” Then a man from Yemen, called Abu Shah, stood up
and said, “Write that) for me, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said (to his companions), “Write
that for Abu Shah.” Then another man from Quraish got up, saying, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Except Al-
Idhkhir (a special kind of grass) as we use it in our houses and for graves.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said,
“Except Al-idhkkir.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6625 (Book 87, Hadith 19)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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For more Hadith in Book 87: Blood Money (Ad-Diyat)