Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man brought the killer of his guardian to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Forgive him." He refused, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take the blood money." He refused, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go, kill him, and you will be like him." 1 So, it was said to him that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has said: "Go, kill him, and you will be like him." So he let him go. The killer was seen dragging his strap towards his family, as if the heir of the slain had tied him up. 1 Abu Umair, in his narration, says: Ibn Shawdhab narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Qasim this statement: After the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), it is not permissible for anyone to say «اقتله فإنك مثله» . Ibn Majah says: This is the narration of the people of Ramla; no one else has narrated it besides them.