Journal of Islamic Studies > Volume 26, No. 2, 2014

Documentation & Investigation of the Hadith "Rather be the killed slave of Allah than be the killer" / Abdulrhman Abdulkareem Al-Zaid

This research deals with the documentation of the Hadith “Rather be the killed slave of Allah than be the killer”. It is in
response to a view of a Hadith specialist that rated it as “dhaeef (weak,”. The documentation is comprehensive and detailed; it has covered
all of the Hadith paths, path grades, and the chain of narrators as well as a concluding verdict on the Hadith. The research has revealed the
Hadith validity and reliability in a variety of ways. The documentation is supplemented by certain issues and implications of the Hadith. In
addition, the research conveys the scholars’ warnings against the dangerous consequences of murder. Allah threatens the killer of innocent
souls with eternal torment in the Hellfire, and hence the great significance of the Prophet’s command in the Hadith.