The comparison between the slaughter of one who abandons prayer and the slaughter of the People of the Book
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! If someone says that the slaughter of one who abandons prayer is more evil than the slaughter of the People of the Book, does this statement indicate that the slaughter of the People of the Book is evil?
Answer:
The statement is permissible, it is ordinary speech. The slaughter of the People of the Book is permissible and good, whereas the slaughter of one who abandons prayer is truly [evil], because the disbeliever is an apostate from the religion of Islam. Therefore, there is no comparison between the slaughter of the People of the Book, which Allah has made lawful, and the slaughter of the apostate, whose slaughter Allah has forbidden. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! If someone says that the slaughter of one who abandons prayer is more evil than the slaughter of the People of the Book, does this statement indicate that the slaughter of the People of the Book is evil?
Answer:
The statement is permissible, it is ordinary speech. The slaughter of the People of the Book is permissible and good, whereas the slaughter of one who abandons prayer is truly [evil], because the disbeliever is an apostate from the religion of Islam. Therefore, there is no comparison between the slaughter of the People of the Book, which Allah has made lawful, and the slaughter of the apostate, whose slaughter Allah has forbidden. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الكفاءة والخيار — islamhouse.com (59:49)
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