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Riyad us-Saliheen · Hadith 172 of 1896

Hadith 172

وعن ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ليس من نفس تقتل ظلماً إلا كان على ابن آدم الأول كفل من دمها لأنه كان أول من سن القتل" ((متفق عليه)) .


Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The first son of Adam* takes a share of the guilt of every one who murders another wrongfully because he was the initiator of committing murder"..* The son of Adam in the Hadith is said to be Qabil. Allah tells us about his story in Surat Al-Ma'idah (The Table spread with Food). Verses 27-31.

Narrated by
Ibn Mas'ud
Taken from
Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim) (متفق عليه)
Found in
Riyad us-Saliheen, hadith 172, The Book of Miscellany · compiled by Imam Yahya an-Nawawi
Grade
Sahih

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