Sahih al-Bukhari 4765

Hadith text

Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:Ibn Abza said to me, "Ask Ibn `Abbas regarding the Statement of Allah: 'And whoever murders a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell.' (4.69) And also His Statement: '...nor kill such life as Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause .....except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds.' " (25.68-70) So I asked Ibn `Abbas and he said, "When this (25.68-69) was revealed, the people of Mecca said, "We have invoked other gods with Allah, and we have murdered such lives which Allah has made sacred, and we have committed illegal sexual intercourse. So Allah revealed: 'Except those who repent, believe, and do good deeds and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful

Saeed bin Jubair bataate hain: Ibn Abza ne mujhse kaha, 'Ibn Abbas se Allah ke is farmaan ke baare mein pucho: "Aur jo koi kisi momin ko jaan-boojh kar qatl kare, uska badla Jahannam hai" (4:93), aur ye bhi: "...na kisi jaan ko qatl karo jise Allah ne haraam kiya hai siwaaye haq ke...siwaaye un logon ke jo tauba karte hain, Iman laate hain aur nek amal karte hain" (25:68-70).' To maine Ibn Abbas se pucha, unhone kaha, 'Jab ye (25:68-69) naazil hui, to Makkah waalon ne kaha, "Humne Allah ke saath aur maabood pukaare hain, aur humne un jaanon ko qatl kiya hai jinhe Allah ne haraam qaraar diya tha, aur humne zina kiya hai." Isper Allah ne naazil farmaya: "Siwaaye un logon ke jo tauba karte hain, Iman laate hain aur nek amal karte hain, aur Allah bada maaf karne wala, bahut reham karne wala hai."'

Sahih al-Bukhari 4765 · Book 65, Hadith 287