Chapter on a Man Who Kills His Son, His Father, or His Mother

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 28

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 28

Chapter on a Man Who Kills His Son, His Father, or His Mother
4 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 5244

5244 - رَوَى اَلْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ع قَالَ: "لاَ يُقْتَلُ اَلْأَبُ بِابْنِهِ إِذَا قَتَلَهُ وَ يُقْتَلُ اَلاِبْنُ بِأَبِيهِ إِذَا قَتَلَ أَبَاهُ" وَ قَالَ "لاَ يَتَوَارَثُ رَجُلاَنِ قَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ".

Hadith.5244 - Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad narrated from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah from Abu Baṣir from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "A father is not executed for killing his son, but a son is executed for killing his father." Imam (as) also said: "Two men who kill one another do not inherit from each other."

Ḥadīth 5245

5245 - وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِي رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ أُمَّهُ قَالَ "إِذَا كَانَ خَطَأً فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَصِيباً مِنْ مِيرَاثِهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهَا مُتَعَمِّداً فَلاَ يَرِثُ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً".

Hadith.5245 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said regarding a man who killed his mother: "If he killed her accidentally, he is entitled to a share of her inheritance. However, if he killed her intentionally, he does not inherit anything from her."

Ḥadīth 5246

5246 - وَ رَوَى عَمْرُو بْنُ شِمْرٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَقْتُلُ اِبْنَهُ أَوْ عَبْدَهُ قَالَ "لاَ يُقْتَلُ بِهِ وَ لَكِنْ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْباً شَدِيداً وَ يُنْفَى مِنْ مَسْقَطِ رَأْسِهِ".

Hadith.5246 - Amr ibn Shimr narrated from Jabir from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who kills his son or his slave. Imam (as) said: "He is not to be killed for that, but he should be severely beaten and exiled from his hometown."

Ḥadīth 5247

5247 - رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ رِئَابٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ أُمَّهُ قَالَ لَا يَرِثُهَا وَ يُقْتَلُ بِهَا وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ وَ لَا أَظُنُّ قَتْلَهُ بِهَا كَفَّارَةً لِذَنْبِهِ‌.

Hadith.5247 - Ali ibn Riʾab narrated from Abu Ubaydah who said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who killed his mother. Imam (as) said: "He does not inherit from her, and he should be killed for it in a state of humiliation. Yet, I do not think that his killing would be an expiation for his sin."