A man who had killed someone was brought to the Messenger of Allah, and he was brought by the heir of the victim. The Messenger of Allah said to him. 'Will you forgive him? He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he went away, he called him back and said: will you forgive him?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you accept the Diyah? He said: 'No.' He said: 'will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he had gone he said: If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim)." So he forgave him and let him go." He said: "And I saw him dragging his string."  

جِيءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ الَّذِي قَتَلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ جَاءَ بِهِ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَتَقْتُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ دَعَاهُ قَالَ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَتَقْتُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ فَأَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ  

"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."  

شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ جِيءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ يَقُودُهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فِي نِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَتَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ بِهِ فَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَتَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ وَتَرَكَهُ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ  

I was with the Prophet ﷺ when a man who was a murderer and had a strap round his neck was brought to him. He then called the legal guardian of the victim and asked him: Do you forgive him? He said: No. He asked: Will you accept the blood-money? He said: No. He asked: Will you kill him? He said: Yes. He said: Take him. When he turned his back, he said: Do you forgive him? He said: No. He said: Will you accept the blood-money? He said: No. He said: Will you kill him? He said: Yes. He said: Take him. After repeating all this a fourth time, he said: If you forgive him, he will bear the burden of his own sin and the sin of the victim. He then forgave him. He (the narrator) said: I saw him pulling the strap.  

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذْ جِيءَ بِرَجُلٍ قَاتِلٍ فِي عُنُقِهِ النِّسْعَةُ قَالَ فَدَعَا وَلِيَّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَتَقْتُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا وَلَّى قَالَ أَتَعْفُو قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ أَفَتَقْتُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِهِ قَالَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ قَالَ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ النِّسْعَةَ  

[Machine] I witnessed the Prophet ﷺ when a killer was brought to him, bound in chains. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to the guardian of the slain person, "Will you pardon him?" He replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Will you accept blood money?" He again replied, "No." The Prophet ﷺ then asked, "Will you kill him?" He finally replied, "Yes." The Prophet ﷺ said, "If you forgive him, then he will bear your sin and the sin of his companion." The guardian decided to forgive him and said, "I have seen him dragging his chains, and he has been forgiven."  

شَهِدْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ أُتِيَ بِالرَّجُلِ الْقَاتِلِ يُقَادُ فِي نِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ «أَتَعْفُو» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ» قَالَ لَا قَالَ «فَتَقْتُلُهُ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ» قَالَ فَتَرَكَهُ قَالَ «فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ قَدْ عَفَا عَنْهُ»  

"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 بِالرَّجُلِ الْقَاتِلِ يُقَادُ فِي نِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ أَتَعْفُو؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَتَقْتُلُهُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ بِهِ فَتَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ لَهُ تَعَالَ أَتَعْفُو؟ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ الْأَوَّلِ فَقَالَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ فَإِنَّهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ قَالَ فَتَرَكَهُ قَالَ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ وَقَالَ فِيهِ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانُ عَنْ عَوْفٍ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ  

A man who had killed someone was brought to the Messenger of Allah, and he was brought by the heir of the victim. The Messenger of Allah said to him. 'Will you forgive him? He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he went away, he called him back and said: will you forgive him?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you accept the Diyah? He said: 'No.' He said: 'will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he had gone he said: If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim)." So he forgave him and let him go." He said: "And I saw him dragging his string." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4723)   

جِيءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ الَّذِي قَتَلَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ جَاءَ بِهِ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَتَعْفُو؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ أَتَقْتُلُ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ بِهِ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِكَ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ فَعَفَا عَنْهُ فَأَرْسَلَهُ قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ