Hadith 17

Bulugh al-Maram

Book 9: Crimes (Qisas or Retaliation)
Hadith 17
وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { قُتِلَ غُلَامٌ غِيلَةً, فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَوْ اِشْتَرَكَ فِيهِ أَهْلُ صَنْعَاءَ لَقَتَلْتُهُمْ بِهِ } .‏ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ 1‏
Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated, ‘A young boy was murdered deceitfully. 'Umar (RAA) thereupon said, ‘If all the people of San'a’ (in Yemen) participated in killing him, I would kill them all.’ Related by al-Bukhari.