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Sahih al-Bukhari 4762 (Book 65, Hadith 284) #4545
Repentance for Intentional Murder

SUMMARY: Repentance is possible for those who have murdered a believer intentionally, but it is subject to the conditions of justice and law.

Narrated Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazza: That he asked Sa'id bin Jubair, "Is there any repentance of the one who has murdered a believer intentionally?" Then I recited to him:-- "Nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden except for a just cause". Sa'id said, "I recited this very Verse before Ibn 'Abbas as you have recited it before me. Ibn 'Abbas said, 'This Verse was revealed in Mecca and it has been abrogated by a Verse in Surat-An-Nisa which was later revealed in Medina".
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ أَبِي بَزَّةَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ سَعِيدَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ هَلْ لِمَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ فَقَرَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ ‏{‏وَلاَ يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ بِالْحَقِّ‏}‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ سَعِيدٌ قَرَأْتُهَا عَلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ كَمَا قَرَأْتَهَا عَلَىَّ‏.‏ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ مَكِّيَّةٌ نَسَخَتْهَا آيَةٌ مَدَنِيَّةٌ، الَّتِي فِي سُورَةِ النِّسَاءِ‏.‏

TOPICS
repentance  *  murder  *  justice  *  law  *  tawbah  *  adl  *  shariah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect life, adhere to Islamic laws & justice system
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the possibility of repentance for those who have committed intentional murder. It was narrated by Al-Qasim bin Abi Bazza, who asked Sa’id bin Jubair if there was any repentance for such an act. Sa’id then recited a verse from the Quran which states that killing someone without just cause is forbidden. Ibn Abbas then clarified that this verse was revealed in Mecca and has been abrogated by another verse in Surat An Nisa which was revealed later in Medina. This hadith teaches us that although intentional murder is a serious crime, repentance may be possible if certain conditions are met according to Islamic law and justice.

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