Hadith 31

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 3996
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَا يُقْضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِي الدِّمَاءِ ‏.‏
It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:

"The first matter concerning which scores will be settled among the people will be bloodshed."