A Muslim Should Not Be Killed For A Disbeliever
Darussalam · Volume 3
21. The Chapters On Blood MoneySunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2658 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 887
Source no. 2658 · Volume 6 · Page 158
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٢٠٩) ، الضعيفة تحت الحديث (٤٦٠)
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2658. It was narrated that Abu Juhaifah said: "I said to 'Ali bin Abu Tâlib: 'Do you have any knowledge that the people do not have?' He said: 'No, by Allâh, we only know what the people know, except that Allâh may bless a man with understanding of the Qur'ân or what is in this sheet, in which are mentioned the rulings on blood money from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, and it says that a Muslim should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever.'" (Sahih)
2658 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الدَّارِمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ هَلْ عِنْدَكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ لَيْسَ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ؟ قَالَ: لَا وَاللَّهِ مَا عِنْدَنَا إِلَّا مَا عِنْدَ النَّاسِ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَرْزُقَ اللَّهُ رَجُلًا فَهْمًا فِي الْقُرْآنِ، أَوْ مَا فِي هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ «فِيهَا الدِّيَاتُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَنْ لَا يُقْتَلَ مُسْلِمٌ بِكَافِرٍ»
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It is falsely claimed that 'Ali bin Abu Tâlib had an extra internal secret knowledge of the metaphysical world which was additional to the existing knowledge of Shari'at (Divine law). Existing chains of Sufism or mysticism are based on this false concept. For the purification of mind and heart, whatever the Prophet ﷺ said is enough, and also available in the books of Ahâdith. There is no extra hidden knowledge. Ilm Jafar is also attributed to 'Ali bin Abu Tâlib by which people know their past and future. This is a baseless opinion. No one knows the future except Allâh. Believing that someone has complete knowledge of future, is a form of disbelief in many Verses of the Noble Qur'ân. If a Muslim kills a non-Muslim, he will not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever. His punishment is blood money only.