826 – ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him), reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: “The killer is entitled to nothing from the estate.” It was narrated by al-Nasaʾi and al-Daraqutni. Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr deemed it sound, while al-Nasaʾi declared it defective, and the correct view is that it should be treated as a statement halted at ʿUmar (1).
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Degree of authenticity:
The ḥadīth is sound.
Ibn ʿAdi, al-Daraqutni, and al-Bayhaqi transmitted it through the chain of Ismaʿil ibn ʿAyyash, from Ibn Jurayj, from ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: “The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: ‘The killer is entitled to nothing from the estate.’”
Ismaʿil ibn ʿAyyash is weak in his narrations, but he is not alone in relating this report. Abu Dawud and al-Bayhaqi also recorded it by way of Muhammad ibn Rashid, who said: Sulayman ibn Musa narrated to us from ʿAmr ibn Shuʿayb the same wording.
Hence, the ḥadīth is considered ṣaḥīḥ li-ghayrih (sound in light of supporting chains), for it is reinforced by other narrations—from ʿUmar, Abū Hurayrah, and Ibn ʿAbbās—as noted by al-Albani.
Ibn ʿAbd al-Hādi said: “Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr declared it sound, whereas al-Nasaʾi pointed out a significant defect.” That defect, according to Ibn Ḥajar in al-Talkhīs, is a break in the chain.
Points derived from the ḥadīth:
- If an heir kills the person from whom he would inherit, that act becomes one of the impediments to inheritance, as stated earlier. When the killing is deliberate, the ruling stems from the maxim: “Whoever rushes to seize something before its due time is punished by being deprived of it.” If the killing