Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 190
Islamic Jihad Misunderstood 185 the unequivocal teachings of the Quran and the noble practice of the Prophet Muhammad sa. Yet what do they care? How will these people face God on the Day of Judgement? They may not care, but God certainly will. To further support this claim we quote the following tradition. Hadrat Us a mah bin Zaid ra narrates: The Holy Prophet sa sent us to a battle. On the way we encountered an infidel who would hide himself in the jungle and then whenever he came across a lone Muslim he would attack and kill him. Eventually when he came into my grasp I declared my intention to kill him. In reply he recited the Kalima-e-Tau hi d: There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is His Messenger. In other words he pronounced himself to be a Muslim. However, I rejected his declaration and went ahead and killed him. When I related this story to the Holy Prophet sa he asked in great surprise: 'Did you really kill him, inspite of the fact that he recited the Kalima ?' I said, 'Yes, O Prophet of Allah. ' The Holy Prophet sa then said, 'How will you fare on the Day of Judgment when the Kalima will stand witness against you?' I repeatedly submitted to the Holy Prophet sa , 'O Prophet of Allah, he only feigned belief out of fear. ' Each time the Holy Prophet sa responded by saying, 'Did you open his heart that you know he was lying?' And then he kept saying, 'How are you going to reply to Allah when the Kalima of the deceased stands witness against you?' Hadrat Us a ma bin Zaid ra says, 'I fervently wished that I had not been