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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 446

9. Crimes (Qisas or Retaliation)

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446
Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: { قُتِلَ غُلَامٌ غِيلَةً, فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: لَوْ اِشْتَرَكَ فِيهِ أَهْلُ صَنْعَاءَ لَقَتَلْتُهُمْ بِهِ } .‏ أَخْرَجَهُ اَلْبُخَارِيُّ 1‏
Ibn 'Umar (RAA) narrated, "A young boy was murdered deceitfully. 'Umar (RAA) thereupon said, "If all the people of San'a' (in Yemen) participated in killing him, I would kill them all.' Related by al-Bukhari.
Reference: English : Book 9, Hadith 1215
Arabic : Book 9, Hadith 1185