Hadith 17653

Chapter 3

باب 3

(3) باب الإِمَامِ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَفْوِ فِي الدَّمِ

(1646) Chapter: The Imam Enjoining A Pardon In The Case Of Bloodshed (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْمُزَنِيُّ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي مَيْمُونَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ شَىْءٌ فِيهِ قِصَاصٌ إِلاَّ أَمَرَ فِيهِ بِالْعَفْوِ .

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
I never saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) that some dispute which involved retaliation was brought to him but he commanded regarding it for remission. (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan Abi Dawud 4497 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 41, Hadith 4 (ID)

English translation (ID): Book 40, Hadith 4482 (ID)