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Hadith 286
Hadith #
286
Book
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume
4
Section
29
Part
Content
Chapter
Chapter on a Muslim Killing a Dhimmi, a Slave, a Mudabbar, or a Mukatab, or Them Killing a Muslim
Source
Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq
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Hadith.5256 - Ali ibn Al-Hakam narrated from Abu Al-Maghra, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) who said
"If a Muslim kills a Christian and the family of the Christian wishes to execute him, they may do so, but they must pay the difference between the two blood monies (diyyahs)."
5256 - كَمَا رَوَاهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ
"إِذَا قَتَلَ اَلْمُسْلِمُ اَلنَّصْرَانِيَّ فَأَرَادَ أَهْلُ اَلنَّصْرَانِيِّ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَتَلُوهُ وَ أَدَّوْا فَضْلَ مَا بَيْنَ اَلدِّيَتَيْنِ".
Tags Blood Money (Diya)Legal PenaltiesChristians and Jews (Ahl al-Kitab)

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