The Meaning of the Hadith (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... You started your question with a hadith, and I think you ... If you had known it in its entirety, it might have spared you the need to ask me, perhaps! When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih Muslim 2888b they said: This is the killer, so what is the matter with the one who was killed? He said: This is the hadith in its entirety, and it is in Sahih al-Bukhari. Now that you have known ... the hadith, does the question about Ali and Aishah arise or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the relationship of the hadith to ... .
The questioner : This applies to the war that took place among the Muslims ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you: does the hadith have a relationship to what ... Ali and Aishah, or not?
The questioner : I wanted to know ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about what I wanted ... Just tell me, and I will clarify to you that the hadith has no relationship to the battle you are asking about ... or did I not make it clear?
The questioner : No, you did not make it clear!
The Shaykh : But! ... You go around and around like others do. Do you understand from the hadith that he intended to kill his companion with right or without right? Also tell me: do I know or do I not know? Half of knowledge is saying "I do not know" ... There is no doubt that the intended meaning of the hadith is that he intended to kill his companion without right. Why? Because if he had intended to kill his companion without right, there is no doubt that the hadith ... indicates that this one who was killed, who is like the killer in that both are in the Fire, the reason is that he intended to kill his companion without right. But if he had intended to kill his companion with right, then everyone who kills a disbeliever with right would also be in the Fire. Does anyone say that? Did you understand the question?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Good, more than this.Sahih Muslim 141a Is this hadith known to you?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, a man enters your house intending to seize your wealth, and you say to him: Please, my master ... your life or resist ... ?
The questioner : Of course, I would resist.
The Shaykh : If he intended to kill you, what would you do?
The questioner : I would kill him ... .
The Shaykh : You would kill him and be with him in the Fire?
The questioner : No, it was not my intention to kill him in the first place.
The Shaykh : So now you understand the hadith: he intended to kill his companion without right. He intended to kill you; he wanted to take your wealth. You intended to kill him in defense of your wealth, so you killed him with right, and he attempted to kill you with falsehood, without right, correct? So you, even if you killed him with right, would be in the Fire, correct?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is the matter with the one who was killed? He said: He intended to kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : Without right.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : I understood this ... .
The Shaykh : To kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : The first one who went to kill was without right.
The Shaykh : And the second one?
The questioner : It was with right, in order to defend himself.
The Shaykh : Is that not the case in this scenario?
The questioner : All of them are without right, of course.
The Shaykh : My brother, we have a second scenario in the hadith. I spoke to you in order to help you understand the hadith. The scenario in the hadith is that the killer and the one who was killed are in the Fire because both the killer and the one who was killed intended to kill their companion without right. But the scenario I illustrated for you, so that you would understand: when you killed the aggressor who was trying to take your wealth, you killed him with right, not without right. So you are not gathered with him, nor are you tormented with him in the Fire. So our scenario is different from that scenario. The important thing is that we now know the meaning of the hadith: he intended to kill his companion without right, and that killer killed that victim without right, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So both the killer and the one who was killed meet their companion in the Fire because each of them intended to kill the other without right, good? Now it is very easy for us to understand if the answer to the question, or the rest of the question, is the battle between Aishah and Ali, for example, and even the battle between Ali and Mu'awiyah ... the Shi'ah! Now do you believe that Ali fought Aishah with falsehood or with right? I mean, in terms of his intention, regardless of whether he was right or wrong afterwards; we do not enter into that now. The matter is referred to Allah, correct or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you imagine about a Muslim who intends to kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : With right.
The Shaykh : With right, based on the principle: When Ali fought Aishah, was it with right or without right in terms of his intention, not in terms of correctness or error? I mean, does any imam of the Muslims issue a fatwa or legislate an issue intending the truth or intending falsehood? But in the result, he may be wrong and he may be right, correct or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now the question reverses: When Aishah fought Ali, did she intend to fight Ali and kill him without right or with right?
The questioner : Without doubt, with right.
The Shaykh : Good. If it is established for you that the hadith has no relationship to this story, this is it, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and Allah is sufficient for the believers in the battle! Good.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : Does he have anything else?
The Shaykh : ... You started your question with a hadith, and I think you ... If you had known it in its entirety, it might have spared you the need to ask me, perhaps! When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said
both the slayer and the slain are doomed to Hell-Fire
القاتل و المقتول في النارHe intended to kill his companion
أراد أن يقتل صاحبهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : What is the relationship of the hadith to ... .
The questioner : This applies to the war that took place among the Muslims ... .
The Shaykh : I am asking you: does the hadith have a relationship to what ... Ali and Aishah, or not?
The questioner : I wanted to know ... .
The Shaykh : I am not asking you about what I wanted ... Just tell me, and I will clarify to you that the hadith has no relationship to the battle you are asking about ... or did I not make it clear?
The questioner : No, you did not make it clear!
The Shaykh : But! ... You go around and around like others do.
He intended to kill his companion
أراد أن يقتل صاحبهThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Good, more than this.
He who died in protecting his property is a martyr.
من مات دون ماله فهو شهيدThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, a man enters your house intending to seize your wealth, and you say to him: Please, my master ... your life or resist ... ?
The questioner : Of course, I would resist.
The Shaykh : If he intended to kill you, what would you do?
The questioner : I would kill him ... .
The Shaykh : You would kill him and be with him in the Fire?
The questioner : No, it was not my intention to kill him in the first place.
The Shaykh : So now you understand the hadith: he intended to kill his companion without right. He intended to kill you; he wanted to take your wealth. You intended to kill him in defense of your wealth, so you killed him with right, and he attempted to kill you with falsehood, without right, correct? So you, even if you killed him with right, would be in the Fire, correct?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is the matter with the one who was killed? He said: He intended to kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : Without right.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : I understood this ... .
The Shaykh : To kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : The first one who went to kill was without right.
The Shaykh : And the second one?
The questioner : It was with right, in order to defend himself.
The Shaykh : Is that not the case in this scenario?
The questioner : All of them are without right, of course.
The Shaykh : My brother, we have a second scenario in the hadith. I spoke to you in order to help you understand the hadith. The scenario in the hadith is that the killer and the one who was killed are in the Fire because both the killer and the one who was killed intended to kill their companion without right. But the scenario I illustrated for you, so that you would understand: when you killed the aggressor who was trying to take your wealth, you killed him with right, not without right. So you are not gathered with him, nor are you tormented with him in the Fire. So our scenario is different from that scenario. The important thing is that we now know the meaning of the hadith: he intended to kill his companion without right, and that killer killed that victim without right, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : So both the killer and the one who was killed meet their companion in the Fire because each of them intended to kill the other without right, good? Now it is very easy for us to understand if the answer to the question, or the rest of the question, is the battle between Aishah and Ali, for example, and even the battle between Ali and Mu'awiyah ... the Shi'ah! Now do you believe that Ali fought Aishah with falsehood or with right? I mean, in terms of his intention, regardless of whether he was right or wrong afterwards; we do not enter into that now. The matter is referred to Allah, correct or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you imagine about a Muslim who intends to kill his companion with right or without right?
The questioner : With right.
The Shaykh : With right, based on the principle: When Ali fought Aishah, was it with right or without right in terms of his intention, not in terms of correctness or error? I mean, does any imam of the Muslims issue a fatwa or legislate an issue intending the truth or intending falsehood? But in the result, he may be wrong and he may be right, correct or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Now the question reverses: When Aishah fought Ali, did she intend to fight Ali and kill him without right or with right?
The questioner : Without doubt, with right.
The Shaykh : Good. If it is established for you that the hadith has no relationship to this story, this is it, and praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and Allah is sufficient for the believers in the battle! Good.
The questioner : Good.
The Shaykh : Does he have anything else?