bin Málik said, "No by God! O Apostle of God, her front teeth shall not be broken." The Apostle of God said, "O Anas, the Book of God prescribes retaliation." Then the parties came to an agreement, and they accepted money. Then the Apostle of God said, "Verily amongst the worshippers of God are some who, if they swear by God, He will certainly fulfil it."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Juḥaifah that he said, 'I asked ʿAlí, "Hast thou anything which is not in the Qurʾán?" He replied, "By Him who cleft the grain and created man! We have nothing besides what is in the Qurʾán, except understanding of what has been given in the Book of God, and what is in the volume." I said, "And what is in the volume?" He replied, "The rules regarding blood-money, and the emancipation of captives, and that a Muslim should not be killed (in retaliation) for an infidel."'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Abú Umámah bin Sahl bin Ḥunaif that, 'ʿOthmán bin ʿAffán looked down from a high place on the day of (the seige of) his house and said, "I adjure you by God, whether you know that the Apostle of God said, 'The blood of a Muslim is not lawful except for one of three reasons: adultery after marriage with a chaste woman, or apostasy after Islám, or the murder of a soul which God has forbidden.' Then for which of these are you killing me?"'—At Tirmidhí, An Nasái, Ibn Májah.
It is related from Al Ḥasan from Samurah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Whoever kills his slave, we will kill him; and whoever mutilates his slave, we will mutilate him."'—At Tirmidhí, Abú Dáud, Ibn Májah.
It is related from ʿAmru bin Shuʾaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that, 'The Apostle of God said, "Whoever commits murder intentionally, he must be handed over to the relations of the murdered person. And if they wish, they may kill him; and if they wish, they may take blood-money. And it is thirty camels in their fourth year, and thirty camels in their fifth year and forty camels with young. And it is for them to say which they will be reconciled with."'—At Tirmidhí.
It is related from Saʿíd binuʾl-Musayyib that, 'ʿOmar binuʾl-Khaṭṭáb killed a party of five or seven men (in reta-
