Hazrat Khallas narrates that a man ordered his slave to kill a certain person. Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Surely, he (the slave) is like his whip or his sword.

Hazrat Ata says that a man ordered his slave, and so the slave killed someone. Then Hazrat Abu Hurairah said: The master will be killed.

Hazrat Ubaid bin Umair narrates that a man invited a person from the tribe of Huzail. One of their slave girls was going to cut wood. That person intended to do something wrong with the slave girl, so she struck him with a stone and killed him. Then this matter was presented before Hazrat Umar bin Khattab, so he said: He is Allah's slain one; his blood money will never be paid.

Hazrat Saib bin Yazid narrates that a man intended to commit an immoral act with a woman, so she picked up a stone and struck him, killing him. This matter was presented before Hazrat Umar, who said: He is Allah’s slain one.

Hazrat Sulaiman bin Yasar narrates that a woman from Syria came to Hazrat Dahhak bin Qais and began to mention before him that a man had made her open her door. The woman called for help, but no one came to her aid, and it was during the winter days. So she opened the door for him and, lifting a millstone, struck him with it, causing the man to die. Then Hazrat Dahhak sent someone with the woman, and it turned out that the man was a thief from among the thieves and he had stolen goods with him. Thus, Hazrat Dahhak declared his blood to be void (i.e., not subject to retaliation).

Hazrat Ismail bin Umayyah narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave the following verdict regarding a person who seized a man and another who killed him: the killer will be killed, and the one who seized will be imprisoned.

Hazrat Aamir narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the verdict to kill the murderer and to imprison the one who captured him.

Hazrat Sha’bah states that I asked Hazrat Hakam and Hazrat Hammad about a person who had seized a man and another killed him. Both of them said: The killer will be killed.

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj says that I heard Hazrat Sulaiman bin Musa saying: Among us, the meaning of being a partner in the case of a murdered person is this: one man holds the person and another kills him, so both of them, in our view, are partners in his blood. Both of them will be killed together.

Hazrat Yahya bin Abu Kathir narrates that two men were brought to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); one of them had committed murder and the other had apprehended him. So, he had the murderer executed, and to the one who had apprehended him, he said: "You apprehended him for death, so I will imprison you in jail until you also die."