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nasai-kubra:3572 – ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Miṣṣīṣī al-Qāḍī > Khalaf > Zāʾidah > Hishām > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakrah

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, each of them wanting to kill the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He was determined to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4120)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٧٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ الْقَاضِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا يُرِيدُ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ» قِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ»  

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Collected by Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
nasai:4118 – Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Yazīd > Sulaymān al-Taymī > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, and one kills the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion."  

النسائي:٤١١٨ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

nasai:4120 – ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Miṣṣīṣī > Khalaf > Zāʾidah > Hishām > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakrah

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, each of them wanting to kill the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said to him: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He was determined to kill his companion."  

النسائي:٤١٢٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمِصِّيصِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَلَفٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا يُرِيدُ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ  

nasai:4122 – Aḥmad b. Faḍālah > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Ayyūb > al-Ḥasan > al-Aḥnaf b. Qays > Abū Bakrah

"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'If two Muslims confront each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.'" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion."  

النسائي:٤١٢٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

nasai:4124 – Mujāhid b. Mūsá > Ismāʿīl / Ibn ʿUlayyah > Yūnus > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá al-Ashʿarī

The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords and one of them kills the other, then the killer and the slain will both be in Hell." A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion."  

النسائي:٤١٢٤ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ibnmajah:3964 – Aḥmad b. Sinān > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Sulaymān al-Taymī And Saʿīd b. Abū ʿArūbah > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá

“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’”  

ابن ماجة:٣٩٦٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ وَسَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ahmad:19676 – Yazīd b. Hārūn > Sulaymān > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, and one kills the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4118)  

أحمد:١٩٦٧٦ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَجَّهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ahmad:20518 – Hāshim > al-Mubārak > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakarah

“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3964)   

أحمد:٢٠٥١٨ – حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُبَارَكُ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا وَكِلَاهُمَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا الْآخَرَ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ahmad:19751 – Yazīd > Saʿīd > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, and one kills the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4118)  

أحمد:١٩٧٥١ – حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا الْمُسْلِمَانِ تَوَاجَهَا بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ مَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ahmad:20439 – Muʾammal b. Ismāʿīl > Ḥammād b. Zayd > al-Muʿallá b. Ziyād And Yūnus Waʾayyūb Wahishām > al-Ḥasan > al-Aḥnaf > Abū Bakarah

“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3964)   

أحمد:٢٠٤٣٩ – حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ زِيَادٍ وَيُونُسُ وَأَيُّوبُ وَهِشَامٌ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْأَحْنَفِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قِيلَ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالَ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ قَدْ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

ahmad:20472 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakarah

"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'If two Muslims confront each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.'" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4122)  

أحمد:٢٠٤٧٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكَرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ يُرِيدُ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ  

nasai-kubra:3570 – Muḥammad b. Ismāʿīl b. Ibrāhīm > Yazīd > Sulaymān al-Taymī > al-Ḥasan > Abū Mūsá

The Prophet [SAW] said: "If two Muslims confront each other with swords, and one kills the other, they will both be in Hell." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4118)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٧٠ – أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ يَزِيدَ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَهُمَا فِي النَّارِ» قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ «أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ»  

nasai-kubra:3573 – Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná > al-Khalīl b. ʿUmar b. Ibrāhīm from my father > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > Abū Bakrah

"The Messenger [SAW] said: 'If two Muslims meet (and fight) with their swords and one of them kills the other, the killer and the slain will both be in Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4121)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٧٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»  

nasai-kubra:3575 – Aḥmad b. ʿAbdah > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Ayyūb And Yūnus Wa-al-Muʿallá b. Ziyād > al-Ḥasan > al-Aḥnaf b. Qays > Abū Bakrah

"The Messenger [SAW] said: 'If two Muslims meet (and fight) with their swords and one of them kills the other, the killer and the slain will both be in Hell.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4121)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٧٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَالْمُعَلَّى بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ الْأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»  

nasai-kubra:3576 – Mujāhid b. Mūsá > Ismāʿīl > Ibn ʿUlayyah > Yūnus > al-Ḥasan > al-Ashʿarī

"I heard the Messenger of Allah [SAW] say: 'If two Muslims confront each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.'" They said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4122)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٣٥٧٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ هُوَ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ الْأَشْعَرِيِّ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ» قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ»  

bayhaqi:16792 – Abū Naṣr Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Faqīh al-Shīrāzī > Abū Muḥammad Yaḥyá b. Manṣūr > Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. al-Naḍr al-a neighborūdī > Aḥmad b. ʿAbdah al-Ḍabbī > Ḥammād b. Zayd > Ayyūb And Yūnus Wa-al-Muʿallá > al-Ḥasan > al-Aḥnaf b. Qays > Abū Bakrah

When two Muslims confront each other with their swords, both the slayer and the slain are doomed to Hell-Fire. (Using translation from Muslim 2888b)   

البيهقي:١٦٧٩٢ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نَصْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْفَقِيهُ الشِّيرَازِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ النَّضْرِ الْجَارُودِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الضَّبِّيُّ ثنا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ثنا أَيُّوبُ وَيُونُسُ وَالْمُعَلَّى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنِ الْأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ  

suyuti:1374a –

“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3964)   

السيوطي:١٣٧٤a –

"إِذا الْتقى المسلمانِ بسيفيهما فَقَتَل أحدُهما صاحبَه -فالقاتلُ والمقتولُ في النارِ- قيل يا رسول الله هَذَا القاتلُ- فما بَالُ المقتولِ؟ قال إنَّه كانَ حريصًا على قتلِ صاحبِه" .  

[خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي عن أبي بكر [هـ] ابن ماجة [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن أبي موسى
suyuti:1545a –

“When two Muslims confront one another with their swords, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) this killer, but what is wrong with the one who is slain?” He said: “He wanted to kill his companion.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3964)   

السيوطي:١٥٤٥a –

"إِذا تواجه المُسلمان بسيفيهما فقَتل أحدُهُما صاحبَه، فالقاتَلُ والمقتولُ والمقتولُ في النَّارِ. قيل: يا رسولَ اللهِ هذا القاتِلُ. فما بالُ المقْتول؟ قال: إنه أرادَ قَتْلَ صاحبه ".  

[ش] ابن أبى شيبة [حم] أحمد [ن] النسائي [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن أبي موسى، [ن] النسائي [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن أبي بكرة