"I saw the Messenger of Allah when the heir of a victim brought the killer, leading him by a string. The Messenger of Allah said to the heir of the victim: Will you forgive him?' He said: 'No., He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said" 'Take him away (to kill him).' When he took him and turned away, he turned to those who were with him, and called him back, and said to him: 'Will you forgive him?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Take him away.' Then the Messenger of Allah said: 'If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim).' So he forgave him and left him, and I was him dragging his string." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4724)   

شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ جِيءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ يَقُودُهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فِي نِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ «أَتَعْفُو؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «تَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَتَقْتُلُهُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «اذْهَبْ بِهِ» فَلَمَّا تَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ «أَتَعْفُو؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ؟» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَتَقْتُلُهُ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «اذْهَبْ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ «أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِهِ» فَعَفَا عَنْهُ وَتَرَكَهُ قَالَ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ 6901 أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَامِعُ بْنُ مَطَرٍ الْحَبَطِيُّ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمِثْلِهِ قَالَ يَحْيَى وَهُو أَحْسَنُ مِنْهُ  

"I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man came with a string around his neck and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a hole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, Killing him. 'The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a whole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, killing him.' The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused, then he stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a hole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, killing him.' The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused. He (the prophet) said: 'Go, but if you kill him, you will be like him. So he took him out, and they called out to him: Didn't you hear what the Messenger of Allah said?' So he came back and he said: 'If I kill him will I be like him?' He said: 'Yes. Forgive him.' Then he went out, dragging his string, until he disappeared from our view." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4726)  

كُنْتُ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فِي عُنُقِهِ نِسْعَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اعْفُ عَنْهُ» فَأَبَى وَقَامَ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اعْفُ عَنْهُ» فَأَبَى ثُمَّ قَامَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ هَذَا وَأَخِي كَانَا فِي جُبٍّ يَحْفِرَانِهَا فَرَفَعَ الْمِنْقَارَ أُرَاهُ قَالَ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ «اعْفُ عَنْهُ» فَأَبَى فَقَالَ «اذْهَبْ إِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ كُنْتَ مِثْلَهُ» فَخَرَجَ بِهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ فَنَادَيْنَاهُ أَمَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَقُولُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَرَجَعَ فَقَالَ إِنْ قَتَلْتُهُ كُنْتُ مِثْلَهُ؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ اعْفُ عَنْهُ» فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ حَتَّى خَفِيَ عَلَيْنَا  

While I was sitting in the company of Allah's Apostle ﷺ, a person came there dragging another one with the help of a strap and said: Messenger of Allah, this man has killed my brother. Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him: Did you kill him? And the other man said: (In case he did not make a confession of this, I shall brine, a witness against him). He (the murderer) said: Yes, I have killed him. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Why did you kill him? He said: I and he won striking down the leaves of a tree and he abused me and enraged me, and to I struck his head with an axe and killed him, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Have you anything with you to pay blood-wit on your behalf? He said: I do not possess any property but this robe of mine and this axe of mine. He (the Holy, Prophet) said: Do you think your people will pay ransom for you? He said: I am more insignificant among my people than this (that I would not be able to get this benefit from my tribe). He (the Holy Prophet) threw the strap towards him (the claimant of the blood-wit) saying: Take away your man. The man took him away, and as he returned, Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If he kills him, he will be like him. He returned and said: Messenger of Allah, it has reached me that you have said that" If he killed him, he would be like him." I caught hold of him according to your command, whereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Don't you like that he should take upon him (the burden) of your sin and the sin of your companion (your brother)? He said: Allah's Apostle, why not? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be. upon him) said: If it is so, then let it be. He threw away the strap (around the offender) and set him free. (Using translation from Muslim 1680a)   

أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَاعِدًا عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ يَقُودُ آخَرَ بِنِسْعَتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَتَلَ هَذَا أَخِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «قَتَلْتَهُ؟» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوْ لَمْ يَعْتَرِفْ أَقَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَتَلْتُهُ قَالَ «كَيْفَ قَتَلْتَهُ؟» قَالَ كُنْتُ أَنَا وَهُوَ نَحْتَطِبُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ فَسَبَّنِي فَأَغْضَبَنِي فَضَرَبْتُ بِالْفَأْسِ عَلَى قَرْنِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالٍ تُؤَدِّيهِ عَنْ نَفْسِكَ؟» قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَاللهِ مَا لِي إِلَّا فَأْسِي وَكِسَائِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَتُرَى قَوْمَكَ يَشْتَرُونَكَ؟» قَالَ أَنَا أَهْوَنُ عَلَى قَوْمِي مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَرَمَى بِالنِّسْعَةِ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ قَالَ دُونَكَ صَاحِبَكَ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنْ قَتَلَهُ فَهُوَ مِثْلُهُ» فَأَدْرَكُوا الرَّجُلَ فَقَالُوا لَهُ وَيْلَكَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «إِنْ قَتَلَهُ فَهُوَ مِثْلُهُ» فَرَجَعَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ حُدِّثْتُ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ «إِنْ قَتَلَهُ فَهُوَ مِثْلُهُ» وَهَلْ أَخَذْتُهُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِكَ؟ قَالَ «مَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ يَبُوءَ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ» قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ «فَإِنَّ ذَاكَ كَذَاكَ» 6904 أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُونُسَ وَهُوَ حَاتِمُ بْنُ أَبِي صَغِيرَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ أَنَّ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنَ وَائِلٍ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ إِنِّي لَقَاعِدٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ يَقُودُ آخَرَ نَحْوَهُ  

his father told them that a man who had killed another man was brought to the Prophet and he handed him over to their of the victim to kill him. Then the Prophet said to those who were sitting with him: "The killer and the slain will both be in Fire. "A man went after him and told him that, and when he told him that, he left him (let him go). He (the narrator) said: "I saw him dragging his string when he let him go. I mentioned that the Habib and he said: 'Sa'eed bin Ashwa' told me that the Prophet commanded the man to forgive him."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4729)  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا فَدَفَعَهُ إِلَى وَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ يَقْتُلُهُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِجُلَسَائِهِ «الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ» قَالَ فَاتَّبَعَهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَلَمَّا أَخْبَرَهُ تَرَكَهُ قَالَ فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ حِينَ تَرَكَهُ يَذْهَبُ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِحَبِيبٍ فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَشْوَعَ قَالَ ذَكَرَ لِي أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَمَرَ الرَّجُلَ بِالْعَفْوِ  

"Forgive him." But he refused. He said: "Take the Diyah," but he refused. He said: "Go and kill him then, for you are just like him." So he went away, but some people caught up with the man and told him that the Messenger of Allah had said: "Messenger of Allah had said: "Kill him for you are just like him." So he let him go, and the man passed by me dragging his string. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4730)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى بِقَاتِلٍ وَلِيُّهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اعْفُ عَنْهُ» فَأَبَى قَالَ «خُذِ الدِّيَةَ» فَأَبَى قَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ» فَذَهَبَ وَلُحِقَ الرَّجُلُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اقْتُلْهُ فَإِنَّكَ مِثْلُهُ» فَخَلَّى سَبِيلَهُ فَمَرَّ بِي الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ  

"This man killed my brother." He said: "Go and kill him as he killed your brother." The man said to him: "Fear Allah and let me go, for that will bring you a greater reward and will be better for you and your brother on the Day of Resurrection." So he let him go. The Prophet was told about that, so he asked him about it, and he told him what he had said. He said: "Pardoning him would be better for you than what he would have done for you on the Day of Resurrection when he said: 'O Lord, ask him why he killed me."' (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4731)  

أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِرَجُلٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا قَتْلَ أَخِي قَالَ «اذْهَبْ فَاقْتُلْهُ كَمَا قَتَلَ أَخَاكَ» فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ اتَّقِ اللهَ وَاعْفُ عَنِّي فَإِنَّهُ أَعْظَمُ لِأَجْرِكَ وَخَيْرٌ لَكَ وَلِأَخِيكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ فَخَلَّى عَنْهُ فَأُخْبِرَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ لَهُ قَالَ فَأَعْتَقْتَهُ أَمَا إِنَّهُ كَانَ خَيْرًا مِمَّا هُوَ صَانِعٌ بِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي؟