(26) باب مَنْ شَهَرَ سَيْفَهُ ثُمَّ وَضَعَهُ فِي النَّاسِ
It was narrated that Ibn Az-Zubair said:
"Whoever wields a weapon and starts to strike (the people) with it, it is permissible to shed his blood."
Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4099
In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 134
English translation: Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4104