Quran Chapter
4-92b & 93 (Pt-5, Stg-1) (L-583) - درس قرآن
Chastisement of slaying
a Believer intentionally
Suratun-Nisaaa’ (The Women) – Chapter – 4)
BisMillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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92b. And if he cometh of a folk between whom and you there
is a covenant, then the blood-money must be paid unto his folk and (also) a
believing slave must be set free. And whoso hath not the wherewithal must
fast two consecutive months; a penance from Allah. And Allah is Knower, Wise.
93. Whoso slayeth a believer intentionally his reward is
Hell wherein he will abide for ever and Allah is wroth against him and He
hath cursed him and prepared for him an awful doom.
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92b. Wa ‘in kaana min
qawmim-bayna-kum wa baynahum-mii-saaqun-
fa-diyatum-musalla-matun ‘ilaaa ‘ahlihiii wa
tah-riiru raqa-batim-Mu’-minah. Famallam yajid fa-Siyaamu
shah-rayni mutataa-bi-‘ayn; tawbatam-minAllaah. Wa
kaanAllaahu ‘Aliiman Hakiimaa.
93. Wa many-yaqtul Mu’-minam-
muta-‘ammidan- fa-jazaaa-‘uhuu Jahannamu
khaalidan- fiihaa wa gazibAllaahu ‘alayhi
wa la-‘anahuu wa ‘a-‘adda lahuu ‘azaaban
‘aziimaa.
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Commentary
Shah-rayni mutataa-bi-‘ayn – (two consecutive months), shah-rayn is plural of shahr,
which means “one month”. Mutataa-bi-‘ayn
means “consecutive, continuously”. It aims that no day should be left without
fast within two months.
Muta-‘ammidan – (intentionally), it
has been derived from the word ‘amada,
which means ‘intention, attempt, willing. Qatli-‘amad means willful murder or
homicide, because punishment of unknowingly murder is different from this type
of killing.
Description
of the first part of above mentioned verse has passed in the previous lesson
that if the slain person belongs to such nation or country, whose people are
not Muslims but a treaty of peace has taken place mutually among you and them,
then what should be done?
In
the second part of the verse it has been described that if the killer is poor,
neither he has any slave or bond-woman to set free, and nor has wealth for
paying blood-money, then he should fast for two months consecutively. Then his
repentance will be acceptable because this is not such a crime which may be
forgiven so easily. Suffer upon your own body as penance of murder and fast two consecutive months without leaving any day beside
fasting, if you do not have wherewithal (blood-money) to spend.
In
the next verse, punishment for that believer has been described, who kills any
other believer intentionally and voluntarily. This is the crime from which
nobody can get rid of through penance. Its punishment will be given on the
Doomsday. The killer will be thrown in the Fire of Hell. He will abide there
forever. The Curse of Allah Almighty is upon him and He will
be wroth on him. He has prepared
for him an awful doom. This torment is separate from that punishment which will
be suffered by him in the world i.e. paying kisaas (blood-money) by him. The
command regarding retaliation (Kisaas) has passed in Surah Al-Baqarah (Chapter:
The Cow).
In
these verses, it has been explained that if a Muslim kills any other Muslim, he
should pay expiation; if he killed unintentionally, as mentioned in the
previous lesson, or if he is poor, then he should fast for two consecutive
months as explained in the first part of this lesson, and if he killed
intentionally, then his punishment is “the Fire of the Hell, curse and wrath of
Allah Almighty”.
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