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Riyad as-Salihin 392 (Book) #38777
Forgiveness in Islam

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that even if a non-believer has done harm to a Muslim, the Muslim should not take revenge and kill them after they have accepted Islam.

Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I said, "Tell me, O Messenger of Allah, if I meet an infidel, and we fight together, and he cuts off my hands with his sword, then hides from me behind a tree and (then) says he has submitted himself to Allah. Shall I kill him after he has said it?" He replied, "Do not kill him". I submitted, "But O Messenger of Allah, he cut off one of my hands and only then he said it". Messenger of Allah then replied, "Do not kill him, for if you do so, he will be in the position in which you were before you killed him (ie, he will be considered a Muslim and thus his life will be inviolable), and you will be in the position in which he was before he made his testimony (ie, your life will not be inviolable, for his heirs can ask for Qisas)". Al-Bukhari and Muslim.
وعن أبي المقداد بن الأسود، رضي الله عنه ، قال‏:‏ قلت لرسول الله ‏:‏ أرأيت إن لقيت رجلاً من الكفار، فاقتتلنا، فضرب إحدى يدى بالسيف، فقطعها، ثم لاذ منى بشجرة، فقال أسلمت لله، أأقتله يارسول الله بعد أن قالها‏؟‏ فقال‏:‏ ‏ "‏لا تقتله، فإن قتلته، فإنه بمنزلتك قبل أن تقتله، وإنك بمنزلته قبل أن يقول كلمته التى قال‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏ ‏‏ (‏‏(‏ومعنى ‏ ‏ أنه بمنزلتك‏ ‏ أي ‏:‏معصوم الدم محكوم بإسلامه، ومعنى ‏ ‏أنك بمنزلته‏ ‏ أي ‏:‏ مباح الدم بالقصاص لورثته، لا أنه بمنزلته في الكفر؛ والله أعلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  mercy  *  nonbelievers  *  justice  *  alaswad  *  qisas  *  kafir

QUICK LESSONS:
Show mercy towards those who accept your faith , Strive to do what is right ,Forgive those who have wronged you .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about forgiveness and mercy in Islam. It tells us that even if someone has wronged us, we should still forgive them if they accept Islam. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked what to do when an infidel cuts off one of his hands and then says he has submitted himself to Allah. The Prophet ﷺ replied that he should not be killed because it would be unjust for him to be killed after accepting Islam. He also said that killing him would put the person who did it in a worse position than before because the heirs of the infidel could ask for Qisas or retribution for his death. This hadith teaches us that justice is important in Islam and we must always strive to do what is right, even when someone has wronged us. We must also show mercy towards those who accept our faith and forgive them for their past actions so they can start anew with a clean slate as Muslims.

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