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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الحدودBook of Legal Punishments
Description of the gravity of killing a believer
Hadith 926
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي شُعَيْبٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ الْحَرَّانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ابْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَقَتْلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ أَعْظَمُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مِنْ زَوَالِ الدُّنْيَا "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، إِلا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ . تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Him in Whose hand is my soul, the killing of a believer is greater in the sight of Allah on the Day of Resurrection than the destruction of the entire world."
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
That is, if the world is hypothetically assumed to be without believers, then the destruction of the world and all that is in it is lighter in the sight of Allah Ta'ala than the unjust loss of the life of a single believer. Or, if, hypothetically, the entire world—which is assumed to be devoid of believers—is destroyed, then its sin is much less than the sin of the unjust killing of a single believer. The purpose is to demonstrate the importance of the believer and of faith, which has been illustrated through this hypothetical scenario. This style is common in customary usage.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3991
