Chapter 5
Fighting The Offender and Killing the Apostate 1237. 'Abdullah bin 'Umar
narrated that the Messenger of Allah
said, "He who is killed while defending his property is considered a martyr." Related by Abu Dawud An-Nasa'i, and At-Tirmidhi who graded it as Sahih.
1238. 'Imran bin Husain
narrated, 'Ya'la bin Umaiyah fought with another man. One of them bit the other man's finger and the latter (whose finger was bit) pulled his hand out of the first man's mouth (who was biting) by force, causing his incisors teeth to be pulled out. They presented their dispute to the Prophet
who said, "One of you bit his brother as a male camel bites? Go and there is not Diyah for him (as a punishment for their foolishness. "Agreed upon and the wording is from Muslim.
1239. Abu Hurairah
narrated that the Messenger of Allah
said, "If anyone spies on you (tries to look at you) without your permission, and you thereupon throw a stone at him and because of it he lost his eye, you are not to be blamed." Agreed upon. In another version by Ahmad and an-Nasa'i and graded as Sahih by Ibn Hibban, "He has no right for Diyah or Qisas."
1240. Al-Bara' bin 'Azib
narrated, 'The Messenger of Allah
ordained that the guarding of a garden is the responsibility of its owners during the day and the guarding of animals is the responsibility of their owners at night. However, the owners of the animals are responsible for any damage caused by their animals during the night (i.e. pay compensation for what they damaged of other's property).' Related by Ahmad and the four Imams except
At-Tirmidhi. Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.
1241. Muadh bin Jabal
narrated - concerning a man who embraced Islam and then turned to Judaism (i.e, apostated), 'I shall not sit down until he is killed. That is the Command of Allah and His Messenger
, and he gave an order that he must be killed and so he was.' Agreed upon.
In a version by Abu Dawud, 'He was given a chance to repent and return to Islam but he refused.
1242. Ibn 'Abbas
narrated that the Messenger of Allah
said, "He who changes his religion (I.e. apostates) kill him!' Related by Al-Bukhari .
1243. Ibn Abbas
narrated, 'A blind man had a pregnant slave, who used to abuse the Messenger of Allah
and defame him. The blind man forbade her but she did not stop. One night she began to slander the Prophet
so he took an axe, placed it on her belly, pressed it and killed her, The Messenger of Allah
was told about it, and thereupon he said,"Oh people! Be witnesses that no Diyah is to be paid for her blood.''(347) Related by Abu Dawud with a trustworthy chain of narrators.
347. Because she was slandering the Prophet so she is considered as a disbeliever and an apostate.