It was narrated from 'Alqamah binWa'il Al-Hadrami that his farther said: A man who had killed someone was brought to the Messenger of Allah, and he was brought by the heir of the victim. The Messenger of Allah said to him. 'Will you forgive him? He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he went away, he called him back and said: will you forgive him?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you accept the Diyah? He said: 'No.' He said: 'will you kill him? He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go away.' Then when he had gone he said: If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim). So he forgave him and let him go. He said: And I saw him dragging his string.
Read More..It was narrated that Wa'il said: I saw the Messenger of Allah when the heir of a victim brought the killer, leading him by a string. The Messenger of Allah said to the heir of the victim: Will you forgive him?' He said: 'No., He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said 'Take him away (to kill him).' When he took him and turned away, he turned to those who were with him, and called him back, and said to him: 'Will you forgive him?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you accept Diyah?' He said: No.' He said: 'Will you kill him?' He said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Take him away.' Then the Messenger of Allah said: 'If you forgive him, he will carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim).' So he forgave him and left him, and I was him dragging his string.
Read More..A similar report was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wa'il from his father, from the Prophet. Yahya (one of the narrators) said: He is better than him. [1]
Read More..It was narrated from 'Alqamah bin Wa'il that his father said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man came with a string around his neck and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a hole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, Killing him. 'The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused and said: 'O Prophet of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a whole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, killing him.' The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused, then he stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, this man and my brother were digging a hole, and he raised his pickax and struck his companion in the head, killing him.' The Prophet said: 'Forgive him,' but he refused. He (the prophet) said: 'Go, but if you kill him, you will be like him. So he took him out, and they called out to him: Didn't you hear what the Messenger of Allah said?' So he came back and he said: 'If I kill him will I be like him?' He said: 'Yes. Forgive him.' Then he went out, dragging his string, until he disappeared from our view.
Read More..Alqamah bin Wa'il narrated from his father that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man came leading another man by a string. He said: O Messenger of Allah, this man killed my brother. The Messenger of Allah said to him: Did you kill him? He said: O Messenger of Allah even if he did not confess I would have brought proof against him. He said: Yes, I killed him. He said: How did you kill him? He said: He and I were chopping firewood from a tree and he insulted me, so I got angry and struck him with the ax on the forehead. The Messenger of Allah said: Do you have any wealth with which you can pay the Diyah to save yourself? He said: O Messenger of Allah, I do not have anything but my ax and my clothes. The Messenger of Allah said to him: Do you think your people will pay to save you? He said: I am too insignificant to them for that. He threw the string to the man and said: Here, thank him. When he turned to go, the Messenger of Allah said: If he kills him, he will be like him. They caught up with the man, and said: Woe to you! The Messenger of Allah said: 'If he kills him, he will be like him. So he went back to the Messenger of Allah and said: O Messenger of Allah, I have been told that you said: 'if he kills him, he will be like him. 'But I only took him because you told me to. He said: 'Don't you want him to carry your sin and the sin of your companion (the victim)?' He said: 'Yes, if that is the case.' He said: 'And that is how it is. '
Read More..It was narrated from Simak bin Harb that 'Alqamah bin Wa'il told him that his father said: I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah when a man came leading another (and he narrated) a similar report.
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