Retaliation

He reported that he heard the Messenger of God say: ‘If someone looks into your house without your permission, and you throw a pebble at him that puts out his eye, you incur no blame.’

Sahl ibn Sa'd reported: A man looked through a hole in the door of the Messenger of God, while the Messenger of God had a metal scratcher with which he was scratching his head. He said: ‘Had I known you were looking at me, I would have poked it into your eyes. Permission to enter was prescribed only because of sight.’

Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported that he saw a man flicking pebbles and said to him: ‘Do not flick pebbles, for the Messenger of God forbade it. He said that it catches no game and wounds no enemy, but may break a tooth or put out an eye.’

Abu Musa reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘When one of you passes through our mosque or our market carrying arrows, let him hold their points so that none of them strikes a Muslim.’

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘None of you should point a weapon at his brother, for he does not know; perhaps Satan will snatch it from his hand and cause him to fall into a pit of the Fire.’

He reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Whoever points a piece of iron at his brother, the angels curse him until he puts it down, even if he is his brother from the same father and mother.’ Al-Bukhari transmitted it.

Ibn Umar and Abu Hurayrah reported from the Prophet that he said: ‘Whoever bears arms against us is not one of us.’ Al-Bukhari transmitted it, and Muslim added: ‘Whoever deceives us is not one of us.’

Salamah ibn al-Akwa reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Whoever draws a sword against us is not one of us.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Hisham ibn Urwah reported from his father: Hisham ibn Hakim passed by some Nabataeans in Syria who had been made to stand in the sun with oil poured over their heads. He asked, ‘What is this?’ They said, ‘They are being punished over the land tax.’ Hisham said, ‘I testify that I heard the Messenger of God say: God will punish those who punish people in this world.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘If your life is prolonged, you will soon see people with things like cows’ tails in their hands, going out in the morning under God’s anger and returning in the evening under His displeasure.’ Another version says: ‘Returning in the evening under God’s curse.’ Muslim transmitted it.

He reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘There are two kinds of people of the Fire whom I have not seen: people with whips like the tails of cows, with which they strike people; and women who are clothed yet naked, inclining and causing others to incline, with their heads like the sloping humps of Bactrian camels. They will not enter Paradise or smell its fragrance, though its fragrance can be found from such-and-such a distance.’ Muslim transmitted it.

He reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘When one of you fights, let him avoid the face, for God created Adam in His image.’

Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Whoever removes a covering and looks into a house before permission is given, then sees the private parts of its occupants, has committed an act that is not lawful for him. If, as he looks in, a man confronts him and puts out his eye, I would not blame him. If a man passes by an open, uncurtained door and looks in, there is no sin on him; the sin is upon the people of the house.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘This is a rare report.’

Jabir reported: The Messenger of God forbade passing a drawn sword from hand to hand. Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Al-Hasan reported from Samurah that the Messenger of God forbade cutting a sandal strap between two toes. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Sa'id ibn Zayd reported that the Messenger of God said: ‘Whoever is killed defending his religion is a martyr; whoever is killed defending his life is a martyr; whoever is killed defending his property is a martyr; and whoever is killed defending his family is a martyr.’ Al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, and al-Nasa'i transmitted it.

Ibn Umar reported from the Prophet that he said: ‘Hell has seven gates; one of them is for whoever draws a sword against my community’—or he said, ‘against the community of Muhammad.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘This is a rare report.’

Rafi ibn Khadij and Sahl ibn Abi Hathmah reported: Abdullah ibn Sahl and Muhayyisah ibn Masud came to Khaybar and separated among the palm trees. Abdullah ibn Sahl was killed. Abd al-Rahman ibn Sahl, Huwayyisah and Muhayyisah, the sons of Masud, came to the Prophet and spoke about their companion. Abd al-Rahman, the youngest of the group, began to speak. The Prophet said to him: ‘Let the eldest speak first.’ Yahya ibn Sa'id said this meant the oldest should take charge of speaking. They then spoke, and the Prophet said: ‘Establish your claim concerning your slain man’—or he said, ‘your companion’—‘by the oaths of fifty of you.’ They said, ‘Messenger of God, this is something we did not witness.’ He said, ‘Then will the Jews clear themselves by swearing fifty oaths?’ They said, ‘Messenger of God, they are unbelievers.’ The Messenger of God paid the blood money for him himself. Another version says: ‘You swear fifty oaths and establish your claim concerning your slain man’—or ‘your companion.’ The Messenger of God paid his blood money from his own means: one hundred she-camels.

Rafi ibn Khadij reported: A man from the Ansar was found killed at Khaybar. His heirs went to the Prophet and told him about it. He said: ‘Do you have two witnesses who can testify against the killer of your companion?’ They said, ‘Messenger of God, there was no Muslim there; there were only Jews, and they might dare to do even worse than this.’ He said: ‘Choose fifty of them and demand that they swear.’ They refused, so the Messenger of God paid his blood money himself. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Ikrimah reported: Some heretics were brought to Ali, and he burned them. When this reached Ibn Abbas, he said: ‘Had it been me, I would not have burned them, because the Messenger of God forbade it with the words, Do not punish with God’s punishment. I would have killed them, because the Messenger of God said, Whoever changes his religion, kill him.’ Al-Bukhari transmitted it.