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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, to dwell therein forever, and the anger of Allah is upon him, and His curse, and He has prepared for him a great punishment)

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The Shaykh :
But whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment. وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِداً فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا
[An-Nisa 4:93]
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The student: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, we will leave it for later, because dislike, hatred, and anger are close in meaning. Allah the Exalted said:
But whoever kills a believer intentionally وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً
[An-Nisa 4:93]
Who مَنْ
is conditional.
his recompense is فَجَزَاؤُهُ
This conditional, as we have passed through, indicates generality. But there is no doubt that the intended meaning is one who is of age and sane, meaning the intended killer is the adult of sound mind. So it is a general statement intended for a specific case. What excluded the non-obligated? It excluded the non-adult and the non-sane. The other texts indicate this. Then his saying:
intentionally متعمدا
indicates the exclusion of the child and the insane, because these people do not have intent or premeditation. This is the one who killed a believer. Look, "believer," and Allah the Exalted did not say "protected person," because there is a difference between the protected person and the believer. The protected person is of four types of humans: the Muslim, the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), the mu'ahad (one with a treaty), and the musta'min (a non-Muslim granted safe conduct). All of these are protected. But the believer is protected without a cause; his blood and wealth are protected by his Islam. The dhimmi, the mu'ahad, and the musta'min must have contracts that are carried out between them and the Muslims, otherwise they are not protected.
Now, the one who kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is this great recompense:
Hell جَهَنَّمُ
which is the Fire,
to dwell therein forever خَالِداً فِيهَا
meaning abiding in it.
Thirdly:
and Allah has become angry with him وغَضِبَ الله عَلَيْهِ
[An-Nisa 4:93]
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Fourthly:
and His curse ولعنه
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Fifthly:
and has prepared for him a great punishment. وأعد له عذابا عظيما
[An-Nisa 4:93]
I seek refuge in Allah. Five punishments, one of which is sufficient for deterrence and restraint for one who has a heart.
And we must believe in this recompense and that it is true, and that this killing is the cause of this recompense. It is a cause, but this cause, like other causes, if a preventer is found, yes, it prevents it. What is the preventer that prevents from eternal abiding in the Fire, the eternal abiding?
Source alathar.net

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