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Sunan Ibn Majah 2621

Chapter: Can The One Who Kills A Believer Repent?

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2621

Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ، قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَمَّنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا ثُمَّ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَى ‏.‏ قَالَ وَيْحَهُ وَأَنَّى لَهُ الْهُدَى سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏

"‏ يَجِيءُ الْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِرَأْسِ صَاحِبِهِ يَقُولُ رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا لِمَ قَتَلَنِي ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Salim bin Abu Jad said:

“Ibn Abbas was asked about one who kills a believer deliberately, then repents, believes, does righteous deeds and follows true guidance. He said: 'Woe to him can there be any guidance for him? I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: “The killer and his victim will be brought on the day of Resurrection, with slain holding onto the head of his killer, saying: 'O Lord, ask this one, why did he kill me?” By Allah (SWT), Allah (SWT) the Mighty and Sublime revealed it to your Prophet (ﷺ) then He did not abrogate it after He revealed it.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2621).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

( يَجِيءُ ) مِنْ الْمَجِيء فَقَوْله وَالْمَقْتُول إِلَخْ جُمْلَة حَالِيَّة ( بِرَأْسِ صَاحِبه ) أَيْ بِرَأْسِ الْقَاتِل ( أَنْزَلَهَا ) أَيْ آيَة وَمَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا إِلَخْ ظَاهِره أَنَّهُ لَا تَوْبَة لِقَاتِلِ النَّفْس الْمُؤْمِنَة عَمْدًا قِيلَ هَذَا تَغْلِيظ مِنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُمَا كَيْف وَالْمُشْرِك تُقْبَلُ تَوْبَتُهُ وَقَدْ قَالَ تَعَالَى فِيهِ { إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ } وَكَانَ يَتَمَسَّكُ فِي قَوْله بِظَاهِرِ قَوْله تَعَالَى { وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا } الْآيَة وَيُجِيبُ عَنْ قَوْله { وَاَلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ } الْآيَة تَارَة بِالنَّسْخِ وَت…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2621
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2621
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2621
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2621

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