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Sunan an-Nasai 4122 (Book 37, Hadith 157) #18655
The Consequences of Killing a Muslim

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (SAW) warned that if two Muslims fight and one kills the other, both will be in Hell.

It was narrated that Abu Bakrah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah SAW say: 'If two Muslims confront each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell'." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, (we understand about) the killer, but what about the one who is killed?" He said: "He wanted to kill his companion".
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الأَحْنَفِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِذَا تَوَاجَهَ الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَقَتَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ أَرَادَ قَتْلَ صَاحِبِهِ

TOPICS
killing  *  muslims  *  hell  *  punishment  *  qatl  *  muminun  *  jahannam  *  uqab

QUICK LESSONS:
Resolve conflicts peacefully instead of resorting to violence against each other .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the consequences of killing another Muslim. It was narrated by Abu Bakrah that he heard the Prophet Muhammad say that if two Muslims confront each other with their swords and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the slain will be in Hell. When asked why this would be so for someone who was killed, it was explained that they wanted to kill their companion as well. This hadith teaches us that killing another Muslim is a serious crime with severe consequences, even if it is done in self-defense or out of anger. We should strive to resolve our differences peacefully instead of resorting to violence against each other.

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