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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب القصاصChapters on Retaliation
بَابُ لَا يُقْتَلُ مُسْلَمُ بِكَافِرٍ ، وَمَا جَاءَ فِي قَتْلِ الْحُرِ بالعبدChapter: A Muslim is not killed for a disbeliever, and what has been reported regarding killing a free man for a slave
Hadith 6548
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ سَأَلْنَا عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ شَيْءٌ بَعْدَ الْقُرْآنِ قَالَ لَا وَالَّذِي فَلَقَ الْحَبَّةَ وَبَرَأَ النَّسَمَةَ إِلَّا فَهْمٌ يُؤْتِيهِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ رَجُلًا فِي الْقُرْآنِ أَوْ مَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ قُلْتُ وَمَا فِي الصَّحِيفَةِ قَالَ الْعَقْلُ وَفِكَاكُ الْأَسِيرِ وَلَا يُقْتَلُ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hujayfah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We asked Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) whether the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave you anything besides the Holy Qur'an? He said: No, by Him Who split the grain and created the soul! He gave us nothing except the understanding and insight which Allah grants to a man in the Qur'an, or that which is in this scroll. I asked: What is in it? He said: The issues of blood money (diyah), freeing a captive, and that a Muslim will not be killed in retaliation for a disbeliever.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … The background of Abu Hujayfah’s radi Allahu anhu question was that a group among the Shia holds the belief that the Ahl al-Bayt, especially Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu, were given special knowledge by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. In response, Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu, in a very comprehensive manner, refuted this notion.
From this hadith, it is understood that if a Muslim kills a disbeliever, then the Muslim will not be killed in retribution (qisas).
It becomes apparent that even during the lifetime of Ali radi Allahu anhu, this misunderstanding was becoming widespread among the people—that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had taught him some special knowledge. He addressed and corrected this misconception.
From this hadith, it is understood that if a Muslim kills a disbeliever, then the Muslim will not be killed in retribution (qisas).
It becomes apparent that even during the lifetime of Ali radi Allahu anhu, this misunderstanding was becoming widespread among the people—that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had taught him some special knowledge. He addressed and corrected this misconception.
