Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 2635
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ قَتَلَ فِي عِمِّيَّةٍ أَوْ عَصَبِيَّةٍ بِحَجَرٍ أَوْ سَوْطٍ أَوْ عَصًا فَعَلَيْهِ عَقْلُ الْخَطَإِ وَمَنْ قَتَلَ عَمْدًا فَهُوَ قَوَدٌ وَمَنْ حَالَ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَهُ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ لاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ صَرْفٌ وَلاَ عَدْلٌ " .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Muhammad ibn Ma‘mar reported to us: Muhammad ibn Kathir reported to us: Sulayman ibn Kathir reported to us, from Amr ibn Dinar, from Tawus, from Ibn Abbas, who attributed it to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace): ‘Whoever kills during a time of chaos or factionalism with a stone, whip, or stick owes the blood money for accidental killing. Whoever kills deliberately is subject to retaliation. Whoever obstructs that, upon him is the curse of Allah, the angels, and all people; neither compensation nor substitution will be accepted from him.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The term ‘immiyyah can mean a confused or chaotic killing; ‘asabiyyah refers to factional or partisan zeal. The final phrase is rendered literally.