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Sahih Muslim 1677a (Book 28, Hadith 38) #11490
The Responsibility of Unjust Killing

SUMMARY: Killing someone unjustly is a serious offence and the responsibility of this falls upon all of humanity, as it was first introduced by Adam.

'Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported: Allah's Apostle having said: No person who is killed unjustly, but the share of (this offence of his also) falls upon the first son of Adam, for he was the first to introduce killing.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ، اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ لاَ تُقْتَلُ نَفْسٌ ظُلْمًا إِلاَّ كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا لأَنَّهُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ

TOPICS
insaniyat  *  unjust  *  killing  *  responsibility  *  humanity  *  fasad  *  qatl  *  taklif

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect for human life, Strive to protect human life and ensure justice for all people in order to maintain peace in our communities

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that killing someone unjustly is a serious offence and the responsibility for this falls upon all of humanity, as it was first introduced by Adam. It teaches us that we should not take another person's life without just cause, as it is an act which affects not only the victim but also their family and society at large. We must strive to protect human life and ensure justice for all people in order to maintain peace in our communities. Furthermore, we must remember that taking another person's life without just cause has consequences which reach far beyond the individual involved; it affects us all on a collective level.

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