Sunan an-Nasa'i 4076

سنن النسائي#4076Sahih

Abu Nasr narrated from Abu Barzah, that he said:"I came to Abu Bakr when he had spoken harshly to a man who had answered back. I said: 'Shall I not strike his neck (kill him)?' He rebuked me, and said: 'That is not for anyone after the Messenger of Allah [SAW]

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Abu GhuddahSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
Zubair Ali ZaiHasan

In-book reference: 37:111