Hadith 18618

Chapter 2

باب 2

(2) باب تَعْظِيمِ الدَّمِ

(2) Chapter: The Gravity of the Sin of Shedding Blood
23
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ يَعْلَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ قَتْلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَعْظَمُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ مِنْ زَوَالِ الدُّنْيَا .

It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said:
"Killing a believer is more grievous before Allah than the extinction of the whole world."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3988

In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 23

English translation: Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 3993