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Summary
It reached Malik that Marwan ibn al-Hakam wrote to Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan that a drunk man had been brought who had killed a man. Muawiya wrote back: kill him in retaliation for him. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Blood-Money (uqul). Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas, Marwan ibn al-Hakam, Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. Built on in the chapters on retaliation (qisas).
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of blood-money (uqul)
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas· Marwan ibn al-Hakam· Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan
- Basis for
- retaliation (qisas)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 2463· Muwatta 2511· Muwatta 2513· Muwatta 2517· Muwatta 1584· Muwatta 1603· Muwatta 1848· Muwatta 1867
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.445
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 2559”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-29-2559/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.