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4754. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Whoever kills a person from among Ahl Adh-Dhimmah, he will not smell the fragrance of Paradise, and its fragrance may be detected from a distance of forty years.'" (Sahih)
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'Forty years': This does not negate 'seventy years'; hence, this narration does not contradict the previous narration. And the signification of plentifulness is meant, so there does not remain any ambiguity at all. The meaning is that he would remain far away from Paradise.