Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Adi Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sitting among the people when a man came to him and sought permission to speak to him in private. He spoke to the Prophet (peace be upon him) in a whisper, asking if he could kill a man who belonged to the hypocrites. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked aloud: "Does he not testify that there is no god but Allah?" The man replied: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but his testimony is of no value." The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "Does he not testify that I am the Messenger of Allah?" He replied: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), but his testimony is of no value." The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "Does he not perform prayer?" He replied: "Yes, he does, but his prayer is of no value." The Prophet (peace be upon him) then said: "These are the people whom I have been forbidden (to kill)."

Humaid bin Hilal narrates: Abu Aliah and one of my companions came to me. They said: "You come, you are young and you remember more hadiths than me." So we set out until we reached Bishr bin Asim Laithi. Abu Aliah said: "Narrate hadith to these two." Bishr narrated this incident. Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us: He belonged to their tribe. He narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) dispatched an expedition. They attacked a certain people. One man from among them separated himself. One of the members of the expedition went to him with a drawn sword. The (man who had separated) said: "I am a Muslim," but (the pursuer) did not pay attention to his words and attacked him, killing him. When this news reached the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he expressed severe anger about it. The killer was informed of this. The narrator says: While the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was delivering a sermon, the killer said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! By Allah, he only said this word to save himself from being killed." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) turned away from him and from those on his side. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) continued his sermon. The man repeated the same thing and said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! He only said this to save himself from being killed." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) again turned away from him and from those on his side. The man could not remain patient, until he said the same thing a third time. Then the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) turned towards him, anger visible on his face, and said: "Indeed, Allah has made it forbidden for me to kill any believer." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said this three times.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing on a camel, and a man was holding the camel’s rein (the narrator is unsure about a word here). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“What day is this?”We remained silent, thinking perhaps he would give it another name. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?”We replied,“Yes.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“What month is this?”We remained silent, thinking perhaps he would give it another name. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Is it not Dhul-Hijjah?”We replied,“Yes.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“What city is this?”We remained silent until we thought perhaps he would give it another name. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“Is it not the Sacred City?”We replied,“Yes.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Your lives, your wealth, and your honor are as sacred to one another as this day, in this month, in this city are sacred. Beware! Let every present person convey this to the absent, for sometimes the one who is present conveys it to someone who will preserve it better than he does.”

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Since Allah Almighty created the heavens and the earth, time has been revolving in its cycle. The year consists of twelve months, of which four are sacred months. Three of them come consecutively: Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram, while the month of Rajab comes between Jumada al-Thani and Sha'ban. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Which month is this? We replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. The narrator says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until we thought that perhaps he would give it a new name. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah? We replied: Yes. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Which city is this? We replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. The narrator says: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until we thought that perhaps he would give it another name. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not al-Baldah? We replied: Yes. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Which day is this? We replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Is it not the Day of Sacrifice? We replied: Yes. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Your lives, your wealth (here the narrator named Muhammad says: I think these words are also in the narration), and your honor are as sacred to one another as this day is sacred in this city. Soon you will meet your Lord, and He will question you about your deeds. Beware! Do not go astray after me, striking the necks of one another. Let those present convey (this message) to those who are absent, for sometimes the one to whom it is conveyed may preserve it better than the one who heard it directly (from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him).

The narrator states: Whenever the narrator named Muhammad mentioned this hadith, he used to say: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth; it is so. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Beware! Have I conveyed (the message)? Have I conveyed (the message)?

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Since Allah created the heavens and the earth, time has been revolving in its cycle. The year consists of twelve months, of which four are sacred months. Three of them are consecutive: Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram, while the month of Rajab comes between Jumada al-Thani and Sha'ban." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "What month is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent, so we thought that perhaps he would give it a new name. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Is it not Dhu al-Hijjah?" We replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then asked, "What city is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until we thought that perhaps he would give it another name. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, "Is it not the Sacred City?" We replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then asked, "What day is this?" We replied, "Allah and His Messenger know best." The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent until we thought that perhaps he would give it another name. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Is it not the Day of Sacrifice?" We replied, "Yes." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Your lives and your wealth (here, the narrator Muhammad says: I think these words are also in the narration: your honor) are as sacred to one another as this day is in this month in this city. Soon you will meet your Lord, and He will ask you about your deeds. So do not go astray after me, striking the necks of one another. Beware! Let those who are present convey (this message) to those who are absent, for it may be that the one to whom it is conveyed will preserve it better than the one who heard it directly. Beware! Have I conveyed (the message)?"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: At this place, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and said: By Him besides whom there is no deity, whoever testifies that there is no deity except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, it is not permissible to shed the blood of such a person except in one of three cases: a person who abandons Islam and separates from the (Muslim) community, a married adulterer, and a life for a life.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The blood of any Muslim is lawful in only one of three cases: a life for a life, a married adulterer, and a person who abandons his religion and separates from the (Muslim) community."

Sayyiduna Abu Humayd Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not permissible for any Muslim to take his brother's staff without his consent." (The narrator states) The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this due to the severity of the matter, because Allah Almighty has declared the wealth of a Muslim unlawful for another Muslim.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A thief is not a believer while he is stealing, an adulterer is not a believer while he is committing adultery, and a person who drinks alcohol is not a believer while he is drinking alcohol. By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, whoever snatches something openly in front of people is not a believer while snatching it, and no one is a believer while killing someone. So you all should strive to avoid (all) these acts, strive to avoid them."

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say: "For every sin (there is hope) that Allah Almighty will forgive it, except for the person who dies as a polytheist or the one who has intentionally killed a believer."