The First Murder[1]
“And recite to them the story of Adam's two
sons [Habil and Qabil], in truth, when they both offered a sacrifice to Allah,
and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other.
Lessons:
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Allah only
accepts deeds that are sincerely for His sake alone.
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Envy can lead
to murder.
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Even brothers
can kill one another over a woman.
Qabil said, "I will surely kill
you." Habil said, "Indeed, Allah only accepts from the righteous who
fear Him. If you should raise your hand against me to kill me – I shall not
raise my hand against you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Indeed I want you to obtain thereby my sin and your sin so you will be among
the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers." And
his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and
became among the losers.
Lessons:
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The true
believer should not try to kill the Muslim who is trying to kill him but to
leave the matter to Allah even if he is killed.
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The true
believer must not have any intention to kill the fellow Muslim who is trying to
kill him.
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Whoever
murders a Muslim, their place is in the fire of Hell.
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It does not
matter if the victim is in the right, as long as they wish to kill the one
trying to harm them they are also guilty and liable to be punished in hell.
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Narrated Al-Ahnaf bin Qais from Abu
Bakra: “… I heard Allah's Messenger saying, 'If two Muslims meet each other
with their swords then both the killer and the one killed are in the Hell-Fire.'
I said, 'O Allah's Messenger! It is alright for the killer, but what about the one
killed?' He replied, 'The one killed was eager to kill his opponent."[2]
Then Allah sent a crow searching in the
ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O
woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the body of my
brother?" And he became of the regretful.
Lessons:
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Allah exposes
or hides our sins as He pleases.
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Allah loves
us to hide our sins than to expose it openly without shame.
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Regret always
follows a sinful act.
Because of that, We decreed upon the
Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for killing another soul or
for corruption done in the land – it is as if he had slain all of mankind. And
whoever saves one soul – it is as if he had saved all of mankind. And our
messengers had certainly come to them with clear proofs. Then indeed many of
them, [even] after that, throughout the land, were transgressors.
Lessons:
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Murder is one
of the most heinous crimes in Islam.
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Killing a
person is like genocide and saving a person is like saving all of humanity.
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This story
and its truth is a proof from the prophets and a sign and warning to us all.
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We must never
be transgressors nor support or condone transgression.
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