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Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 93
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَآؤُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ خَـٰلِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُۥ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُۥ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا ﴿93﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein; and the Wrath and the Curse of Allâh are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَقْتُلْ
yaqtul
kills
مُؤْمِنًۭا
mu'minan
a believer
مُّتَعَمِّدًۭا
mutaʿammidan
intentionally
فَجَزَآؤُهُۥ
fajazāuhu
then his recompense
جَهَنَّمُ
jahannamu
(is) Hell
خَـٰلِدًۭا
khālidan
abiding forever
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
وَغَضِبَ
waghaḍiba
and will fall the wrath
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(of) Allah
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
on him
وَلَعَنَهُۥ
walaʿanahu
and He (will) curse him
وَأَعَدَّ
wa-aʿadda
and He has prepared
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
عَظِيمًۭا
ʿaẓīman
great
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
93. 1. This is the punishment for intentional murder. There are three types of murder: (1) Unintentional murder (which is mentioned in the previous verse), (2) Murder resembling intentional murder, which is established from hadith, (3) Intentional murder, which means to kill someone with intention and purpose, and to use such a weapon for it that is customarily used for killing, such as a sword, dagger, etc. In the verse, a very severe warning is mentioned for the killing of a believer, for example, its punishment is Hell, in which one will remain forever, and also Allah's wrath, His curse, and a great punishment will be upon him. Such severe punishments have not been mentioned together for any other sin. From this, it becomes clear how great a crime it is in the sight of Allah to kill a believer. In the hadiths as well, its severe condemnation and stern warnings have been mentioned. (3) Is the repentance of the murderer of a believer accepted or not? Some scholars, in view of the aforementioned severe warnings, do not accept the repentance. But from the clear texts of the Quran and hadith, it is clear that every sin can be forgiven with Tawbah an-Nasuha (sincere repentance) (الا من تاب واٰمن وعمل عملا صالحا) (Al-Furqan: 70) and other verses of repentance are general. Every sin, whether small or big or very big, can be forgiven with Tawbah an-Nasuha (sincere repentance). Here, the punishment of Hell that is mentioned means that if he does not repent, then this is the punishment that Allah can give him for this crime. Similarly, in the case of not repenting, the meaning of "forever" (remaining in Hell forever) is also a long stay. Because eternal stay in Hell is only for disbelievers and polytheists. Besides, although murder is related to the rights of people, which are not waived even by repentance, Allah, by His grace and mercy, can also compensate and make amends for it. In this way, the murdered person will also get recompense and the murderer will also be forgiven. (Fath al-Qadeer and Ibn Kathir)
