65/25.2. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4764 — Ibn Abbas on the Recompense of Intentional Murder
The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "And those who invoke not any other ilāh (God) along with Allah, nor kill such person..." (V.25:68)
Intentional Murder in Islam and the Warning of Hell
Sahih Bukhari : 4764
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4764
حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ} قَالَ لاَ تَوْبَةَ لَهُ. وَعَنْ قَوْلِهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ {لاَ يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ} قَالَ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.
Sa`id bin Jubair Narrated from:
I asked Ibn `Abbas about Allah's saying:--'.. this reward is Hell Fire.' (4.93)He said, "No repentance is accepted from him (i.e. the murderer of a believer)." I asked him regarding the saying of Allah:'Those who invoke not with Allah any other god.' ...(25.68)He said, "This Verse was revealed concerning the pagans of the pre-Islamic period."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4764In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 286USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 287
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4764
This hadith about intentional murder in Islam presents Sa'id bin Jubair asking Ibn Abbas about Allah’s saying, “his reward is Hell Fire.” Ibn Abbas answered, “No repentance is accepted from him,” meaning the murderer of a believer, as stated in the translation. Sa'id also asked about the verse describing those who do not call upon another god with Allah. Ibn Abbas said that verse concerned the pagans of the pre-Islamic period. The report is not a general talk about every sin. It is tied to two specific verses and Ibn Abbas’s explanation of them. It reminds readers that sacred life and correct belief are serious matters in Qur’anic teaching.
What we learn from this hadith
- The text treats intentional murder of a believer with a severe warning.
- Ibn Abbas distinguished between two verses and their subjects.
- A serious verse should not be explained loosely without knowledge.
