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اللؤلؤ والمرجان
Lu'lu' wal-Marjan
كتاب الايمانBook of Faith
باب تحريم قتل الكافر بعد أن قال لا إِله إِلا اللهChapter: Prohibition of Killing a Disbeliever After He Says La ilaha illa Allah
Hadith 61
اُردوEn
61 صحيح حديث الْمِقْدَادِ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ (هُوَ الْمِقْدادُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْكِنْدِيُّ) أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَقِيتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْكُفّارِ، فَاقْتَتَلْنا، فَضَرَبَ إِحْدى يَدَيَّ بِالسَّيْفِ قَقَطَعَها، ثُمَّ لاذَ مِنّي بِشَجَرَةٍ، فَقالَ أَسْلَمْتُ للهِ، أَأَقْتُلُهُ يا رَسولَ اللهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ قَالَها فَقالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لا تَقْتُلْهُ، فَقالَ يا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّهُ قَطَعَ إِحْدى يَدَيَّ ثُمَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ بَعْدَ ما قَطَعَها؛ فَقالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : لا تَقْتُلْهُ، فَإِنْ قَتَلْتَهُ فَإِنَّهُ بِمَنْزِلَتِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقْتُلَهُ، وَإِنَّكَ بِمَنْزِلَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقولَ كَلِمَتُه الَّتي قَالَ
Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad, that is, Miqdad bin Amr Kindi (may Allah be pleased with him), was an ally of Banu Zuhrah and was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Battle of Badr. He reported that he asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "If at any time I encounter a disbeliever and we both strive to kill each other, and he strikes my hand with a sword and cuts it off, then he flees from me and takes refuge under a tree and says, 'I have believed in Allah,' then, O Messenger of Allah, after his declaration, should I still kill him?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then do not kill him." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, he has already cut off one of my hands, and he is declaring this after cutting off my hand?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) still said, "Do not kill him, because if you kill him, then before killing him, the position you had will now be his position, and your position will be the one he had at the time when he had not declared the testimony."
Brief Explanation
Narrator of the Hadith: Sayyiduna Miqdad bin Aswad radi Allahu anhu is known by the name Miqdad bin Amr bin Tha‘labah radi Allahu anhu. He was raised in the care of Aswad bin ‘Abd Yaghuth Zuhri and was his adopted son (mutabanna). He is among the earliest of the foremost Companions (sabiqin awwalin). He participated in the Battle of Badr as a horseman. He possessed an awe-inspiring personality. After reaching approximately seventy years of age, he passed away in 33 Hijri. Sayyiduna ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan radi Allahu anhu led his funeral prayer, and he was buried in Jannat al-Baqi‘. He is a narrator of many ahadith.
