Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 5415
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي حَمْزَةُ أَبُو عُمَرَ الْعَائِذِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ وَائِلٍ، قَالَ شَهِدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حِينَ جَاءَ بِالْقَاتِلِ يَقُودُهُ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ فِي نِسْعَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِوَلِيِّ الْمَقْتُولِ " أَتَعْفُو " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَتَقْتُلُهُ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " اذْهَبْ بِهِ " . فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ فَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ " أَتَعْفُو " . قَالَ لاَ قَالَ " فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَتَقْتُلُهُ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " اذْهَبْ بِهِ " . فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ فَوَلَّى مِنْ عِنْدِهِ دَعَاهُ فَقَالَ " أَتَعْفُو " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَتَأْخُذُ الدِّيَةَ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَتَقْتُلُهُ " . قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " اذْهَبْ بِهِ " . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ " أَمَا إِنَّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ يَبُوءُ بِإِثْمِهِ وَإِثْمِ صَاحِبِكَ " . فَعَفَا عَنْهُ وَتَرَكَهُ فَأَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ يَجُرُّ نِسْعَتَهُ .
It was narrated that Wa'il said: I saw the Messenger of Allah when a killer was brought to him, led by the victim’s heir with a strap. The Messenger of Allah asked the heir, ‘Will you pardon him?’ He said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Will you accept blood money?’ He said, ‘No.’ He asked, ‘Will you kill him?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ The Messenger said, ‘Take him away.’ As the heir turned to leave with him, the Prophet called him back and asked again, ‘Will you pardon him?’ He said, ‘No.’ ‘Will you accept blood money?’ ‘No.’ ‘Will you kill him?’ ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘Take him away.’ When they turned to leave, he called the heir back a third time and asked the same questions. The heir again said no to pardon, no to blood money, and yes to killing him. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘If you pardon him, he will bear his own sin and the sin of your companion.’ The heir pardoned him and let him go. I then saw the man dragging his strap.
Translation notes
The source repeats the same three questions and answers three times; all repetitions are retained.