Why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not kill the Jew who cast a spell on him?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not kill the Jew who cast a spell on him, knowing that this Jew had cast a spell on a prophet from among the prophets, indeed the best of the prophets (peace be upon them)?
Answer:
He was asked about it, (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "I do not wish to open up evil for the people, because this would cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). If I killed him, the Jews would take revenge and fitnah would occur. You have recently learned to avert the greater of two harms by committing the lesser of them." Yes. May Allah reward you. As for Allah, He has cured me, and I disliked opening up evil for the people.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not kill the Jew who cast a spell on him, knowing that this Jew had cast a spell on a prophet from among the prophets, indeed the best of the prophets (peace be upon them)?
Answer:
He was asked about it, (peace and blessings be upon him), and he said: "I do not wish to open up evil for the people, because this would cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). If I killed him, the Jews would take revenge and fitnah would occur. You have recently learned to avert the greater of two harms by committing the lesser of them." Yes. May Allah reward you. As for Allah, He has cured me, and I disliked opening up evil for the people.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [245] لماذا لم يقتل النبيﷺ اليهودي الذي سحره؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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