How to reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted, “And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to dwell therein,” with the hadith of Mu'adh?
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Question:
Regarding His saying[An-Nisa 4:93], he asks how to reconcile it with the hadith of Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him)?
Answer:
Yes. The killer is punished, but he is among the people of major sins, not shirk (associating partners with Allah). He is punished according to the magnitude of his sin, and then he ends up in Paradise. Killing a soul without right is a major sin, but it is less than shirk. And His saying “to dwell therein” is a dwelling that is not eternal. He did not say “to dwell therein forever.” “To dwell therein” means he remains in it for a duration that Allah knows best, a dwelling that is not eternal. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is by consensus that the killer of a soul does not remain in the Fire eternally.
And he is under the will of Allah, according to the majority. As for Ibn 'Abbas, he says that he must be punished, but this does not mean that he is a disbeliever. He must be punished. The majority say that he is under the will of Allah, like the other people of major sins. Ibn 'Abbas says that the warning must be carried out against him, but he does not remain in the Fire eternally, according to everyone, including Ibn 'Abbas and others. Yes.
Regarding His saying
But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَاAnswer:
Yes. The killer is punished, but he is among the people of major sins, not shirk (associating partners with Allah). He is punished according to the magnitude of his sin, and then he ends up in Paradise. Killing a soul without right is a major sin, but it is less than shirk. And His saying “to dwell therein” is a dwelling that is not eternal. He did not say “to dwell therein forever.” “To dwell therein” means he remains in it for a duration that Allah knows best, a dwelling that is not eternal. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is by consensus that the killer of a soul does not remain in the Fire eternally.
And he is under the will of Allah, according to the majority. As for Ibn 'Abbas, he says that he must be punished, but this does not mean that he is a disbeliever. He must be punished. The majority say that he is under the will of Allah, like the other people of major sins. Ibn 'Abbas says that the warning must be carried out against him, but he does not remain in the Fire eternally, according to everyone, including Ibn 'Abbas and others. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى ﴿ومن يقتل مؤمنا متعمّدا فجزاؤه جهنّم خالدا فيها﴾ وبين حديث معاذ؟ — youtube.com
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