Hadith #280
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ وَإِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ غَالِبٍ قَالَ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ وَمَعَهُ الْأَشْتَرُ يَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ قَالَ يَا أُمَّهْ فَقَالَتْ لَسْتُ لَكَ بِأُمٍّ قَالَ بَلَى وَإِ
نْ كَرِهْتِ قَالَتْ مَنْ هَذَا مَعَكَ قَالَ هَذَا الْأَشْتَرُ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ الَّذِي أَرَدْتَ قَتْلَ ابْنِ أُخْتِي قَالَ قَدْ أَرَدْتُ قَتْلَهُ وَأَرَادَ قَتْلِي قَالَتْ أَمَا لَوْ قَتَلْتَهُ مَا أَفْلَحْتَ أَبَدًا سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ لَا يُحِلُّ دَمَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ إِلَّا إِحْدَى ثَلَاثَةٍ رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ فَقُتِلَ أَوْ رَجُلٌ زَنَى بَعْدَمَا أُحْصِنَ أَوْ رَجُلٌ ارْتَدَّ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ
Isnad Chain
وكيع
سفيان وإسرائيل
أبي إسحاق
عمرو بن غالب
English Translation
It was narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that al-Ashtar came to her and she asked: 'Are you the one who wanted to kill my nephew?' He said: 'I wanted to kill him and he wanted to kill me.' She said: 'Had you killed him, you would never have prospered.' She then said: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: "The blood of a Muslim is not lawful except in one of three cases: a man who kills and is killed in retaliation; a man who commits adultery after being married; or a man who apostatizes after embracing Islam."'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 46, Hadith 280
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 24518
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-60908