The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << قال رب إني قتلت منهم نفسا. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >

It is permissible to cite an excuse when commanded to do so... even in obedience to the ruler, for example, if he orders you to do something, since obedience to him is obligatory in matters other than sin, there is no harm in mentioning the excuse in order to be exempted from this order, just as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) would present excuses to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he ordered them to do something so that he would excuse them.
It is derived from this that natural fear does not contradict the station of prophethood, due to His saying: .
It is derived from this that retaliation existed in the past... it existed in previous nations, due to His saying: instead of... And do we say: Is this by way of retaliation or by way of aggression from the family of Pharaoh, meaning they might not care, and if we applied this to Islamic ruling it would be deficient because a Muslim is not killed for a disbeliever, so we say: This is either that his saying: is either because retaliation was well-known among them, or that he feared they would aggress against him by killing him even if that was not a right, and as long as it is a possibility, it cannot be considered evidence for...
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