The Generality of the Hadith: The Killer and the Killed Are in the Fire
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the killer and the killed being in the Fire include every person who is killed? Considering that some of those killed did not intend to kill their opponent, such as in the case of…
Answer:
May Allah guide you. I did not understand at all. In the case of those who fight each other, each one intends to kill the other. But if a person attacks someone and kills him, and he did not intend to kill him, that person is wronged. This is a wronged person. A person is sleeping, not working, and did not intend to kill, and someone comes and attacks him and kills him. The one who is usually in the Fire is the killer. As for the one who was killed, he is wronged, so he is not in the Fire; rather, he is a martyr, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 141a Riyad as-Salihin 1356.
Did he intend to kill? But he only intends to defend himself. He intends to defend himself. He is excused for that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, does the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the killer and the killed being in the Fire include every person who is killed? Considering that some of those killed did not intend to kill their opponent, such as in the case of…
Answer:
May Allah guide you. I did not understand at all. In the case of those who fight each other, each one intends to kill the other. But if a person attacks someone and kills him, and he did not intend to kill him, that person is wronged. This is a wronged person. A person is sleeping, not working, and did not intend to kill, and someone comes and attacks him and kills him. The one who is usually in the Fire is the killer. As for the one who was killed, he is wronged, so he is not in the Fire; rather, he is a martyr, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who died in protecting his property
من قتل دون مالis a martyr; he who dies in defence of his own life is a martyr; and he who dies on defense of his faith is a martyr
فهو شهيد، ومن قتل دون نفسه فهو شهيد، ومن قتل دون حرمته فهو شهيدDid he intend to kill? But he only intends to defend himself. He intends to defend himself. He is excused for that. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (54:01)
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