Silsilah as-Sahihah 3743 — Is the Repentance of a Murderer Accepted?

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit says: When this verse was revealed: "Those who do not call upon any other god along with Allah, nor do they kill a soul which Allah has forbidden, except by right." (__QUR_N__ Surah Al-Furqan: 68), we were greatly surprised at the leniency and flexibility given in this verse. Six months passed, then this verse was revealed: "Whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein forever, and Allah is angry with him and has cursed him... till the end." (__QUR_N__ Surah An-Nisa: 93)