Sunan Abi Dawud
Sunan Abi Dawud 4276
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ، فِي قَوْلِهِ { وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ } قَالَ هِيَ جَزَاؤُهُ فَإِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُ فَعَلَ .
Translation
Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated to us: Abu Shihab narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Taymi, from Abu Mijlaz, regarding the verse “Whoever kills a believer deliberately, his recompense is Hell.” He said: That is his recompense, but if God wishes to pardon him, He may do so.