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Chain of transmission
Summary
Yahya transmits from Malik, from Yahya ibn Said, from Said ibn al-Musayyab, that Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) killed a group, five or seven, for one man whom they killed by secret murder (ghila). Umar said: if the people of Sanaa had conspired together against him, I would have killed them all. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Blood-Money (uqul). Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas, Yahya ibn Said al-Ansari, Said ibn al-Musayyab, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Built on in the chapters on secret killing (ghila) and retaliation (qawad).
Connections
People and things also explored
Muwatta 2511· Muwatta 2104· Muwatta 2209· Muwatta 2375· Muwatta 2383· Muwatta 2473· Muwatta 2502· Muwatta 2512
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.443
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 2552”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-29-2552/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.