Hadith 49

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 21: The Chapters on Blood Money Hasan

Chapter 23

Can A Free Person Be Killed For A Slave?

باب هَلْ يُقْتَلُ الْحُرُّ بِالْعَبْدِ

Hasan
Sunan Ibn Majah 2663
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدُبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ مَنْ قَتَلَ عَبْدَهُ قَتَلْنَاهُ وَمَنْ جَدَعَهُ جَدَعْنَاهُ ‏"
It was narrated from Samurah bin Jundab that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Whoever kills his slave, we will kill him, and whoever mutilates (his slave) we will mutilate him.”