Hadith 4765

حَدَّثَنَا سَعْدُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ ابْنُ أَبْزَى ، سَلْ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ، عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : "وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَا سورة النساء آية 93 ، وَقَوْلِهِ : وَلا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلا بِالْحَقِّ سورة الفرقان آية 68 حَتَّى بَلَغَ إِلا مَنْ تَابَ سورة الفرقان آية 68 - 69 ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ ، فَقَالَ : لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ ، قَالَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ : فَقَدْ عَدَلْنَا بِاللَّهِ ، وَقَدْ قَتَلْنَا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ، وَأَتَيْنَا الْفَوَاحِشَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ : إِلا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلا صَالِحًا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا سورة الفرقان آية 70 " .
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair: Ibn Abza said to me, "Ask Ibn `Abbas regarding the Statement of Allah: 'And whoever murders a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell.' (4.69) And also His Statement: '...nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause .....except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds.' " (25.68-70) So I asked Ibn `Abbas and he said, "When this (25.68-69) was revealed, the people of Mecca said, "We have invoked other gods with Allah, and we have murdered such lives which Allah has made sacred, and we have committed illegal sexual intercourse. So Allah revealed: 'Except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.' (25.70)
Hadith Reference صحيح البخاري / كتاب تفسير القرآن / 4765
Hadith Grading محدثین: أحاديث صحيح البخاريّ كلّها صحيحة
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
The summary of the response of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhu is that the repentance mentioned in Surah Al-Furqan pertains to the disbelievers and polytheists. However, if after becoming a Muslim, someone deliberately and unjustly kills a believer, this verse has no connection with him.
With Allah, his repentance has no relevance, and this verse is also not abrogated.
But this position of his is contrary to the majority of the Ummah.
It is established from numerous evidences in the Qur'an and Hadith that the door of repentance is open for the murderer.
Its details can be seen in the commentary of Surah An-Nisa, verse 93.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 4765