What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to al-Miqdad: “If a man is a believer . . .”?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to al-Miqdad: ?
The Shaykh : It means: if a man was concealing his faith among a group of disbelievers out of fear for his life, and then he revealed his faith and you killed him, do you consider this a crime or not? He says: You were concealing your faith; if someone had killed you in Makkah, would you have been concealing your faith? Do you consider this a crime? So this is the point: how do you kill him after he has revealed his faith?
If a man is among those who conceal their faith with a group of disbelievers, and then he reveals his faith and you kill him . . .
إذا كان رجل ممن يخفي إيمانه مع قوم كفار ، فأظهر إيمانه فقتلته ..The Shaykh : It means: if a man was concealing his faith among a group of disbelievers out of fear for his life, and then he revealed his faith and you killed him, do you consider this a crime or not? He says: You were concealing your faith; if someone had killed you in Makkah, would you have been concealing your faith? Do you consider this a crime? So this is the point: how do you kill him after he has revealed his faith?