Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4502

What is Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4502?

Sunan Abu Dawud Hadith 4502 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 41: Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat). This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Abu Dawud
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4502
Chapter
41: Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat)
Narrator in the source
Abu Umamah bin Sahl
Compiler
Imam Abu Dawud
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4502
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَحْيَى ابْنِ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ بْنِ سَهْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنَّا مَعَ عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ فِي الدَّارِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ فِي الدَّارِ مَدْخَلٌ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ سَمِعَ كَلَامَ مَنْ عَلَى الْبَلَاطِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَدَخَلَهُ عُثْمَانُ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْنَا وَهُوَ مُتَغَيِّرٌ لَوْنُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَوَاعَدُونَنِي بِالْقَتْلِ آنِفًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ يَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ وَلِمَ يَقْتُلُونَنِي ؟ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ لَا يَحِلُّ دَمُ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلَّا بِإِحْدَى ثَلَاثٍ:‏‏‏‏ كُفْرٌ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ زِنًا بَعْدَ إِحْصَانٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ قَتْلُ نَفْسٍ بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَوَاللَّهِ مَا زَنَيْتُ فِي جَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَلَا فِي إِسْلَامٍ قَطُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا أَحْبَبْتُ أَنَّ لِي بِدِينِي بَدَلًا مُنْذُ هَدَانِي اللَّهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبِمَ يَقْتُلُونَنِي ؟ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ عُثْمَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا تَرَكَا الْخَمْرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.

We were with Uthman رضی اللہ عنہ when he was besieged in the house. There was an entrance to the house. He who entered it heard the speech of those who were in the Bilat. Uthman then entered it. He came out to us, looking pale. He said: They are threatening to kill me now. We said: Allah will be sufficient for you against them, Commander of the Faithful! He asked: Why kill me? I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم say: It is not lawful to kill a man who is a Muslim except for one of the three reasons: Kufr (disbelief) after accepting Islam, fornication after marriage, or wrongfully killing someone, for which he may be killed. I swear by Allah, I have not committed fornication before or after the coming of Islam, nor did I ever want another religion for me instead of my religion since Allah gave guidance to me, nor have I killed anyone. So for what reason do you want to kill me? Abu Dawud said: Uthman and Abu Bakr (رضی اللہ عنہما) abandoned drinking wine in pre-Islamic times.

— Narrated Abu Umamah bin Sahl

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Collection: Sunan Abu Dawud. Compiler: Imam Abu Dawud. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4502.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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