Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6867

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كتاب الديات

Chapter: “And if anyone saved a life….”

Abdullah

Narrated `Abdullah:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "No human being is killed unjustly, but a part of responsibility for the crime is laid on the first son of Adam who invented the tradition of killing (murdering) on the earth. (It is said that he was Qabil).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 6867

In-book reference

Book 87, Hadith 6

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 9, Book 83, Hadith 6

Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN Sahih

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُقْتَلُ نَفْسٌ إِلاَّ كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْهَا ‏"‏‏.‏