Hadith 27

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 37: The Book of Fighting [The Prohibition of Bloodshed] Sahih

Chapter 2

The Gravity of the Sin of Shedding Blood

باب تَعْظِيمِ الدَّمِ ‏‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3992
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، عَنْ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ أَوَّلُ مَا يُحْكَمُ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِي الدِّمَاءِ ‏"
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:

"The Messenger of Allah [SAW] said: 'The first matter concerning which judgment will be passed among the people will be bloodshed.'"