Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 111
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. The pious believers follow the best and most upright guidance. No disbeliever shall be allowed to place under his protection against the interest of a believer, any wealth or person belonging to the Quraish. . Whoever is convicted of killing a believer deliberately but without righteous cause, shall be held liable to the relatives of the killed. Until the latter are satisfied, the killer shall be subject to retaliation by each and every believer. The killer shall have no rights whatsoever until this right of the believers is satisfied. Whoever has entered into this covenant and believes in God and in the Last Day shall never protect or give shelter to a convict or a criminal; whoever does so shall be cursed by God and upon him shall the Divine wrath fall on the Day of Judgment. Neither repentance nor ransom shall be accepted from him. No object of contention among you may not be referred to God and to Muḥammad for judgment. As the Jews fight on the side of the believers, they shall spend of their wealth on equal par with the believers. For the Jews of Banu Aus are an Ummah alongside the believers. The Jews have their religion and the Muslims their religion. . Both enjoy the security of their own populace and clients except the unjust and the criminal among them. The unjust or the criminal destroys only himself and his family. The Jews of Banu al-Najjar, Banū al-Harith, Banū. Sai'dah, Banu Jusharn, Banū al-Aus, Banū Tha'labah, Jafnah, and Banū al-Shutaibah - all the same rights and privileges apply as to the Jews of. Banu Aus. The clients of the tribe of Tha'labah enjoy the same rights and duties as the members of the tribe themselves. Likewise, the clients of the. Jews, as the Jews themselves. None of the foregoing shall engage in war except with the permission of Muḥammad though none may be prevented from taking revenge for a wound inflicted upon him. Whoever murders anyone will have murdered himself and the members of his family, unless it be the case of a man suffering a wrong, for God will accept his action. . The Jews shall bear their public expenses and so will the Muslims. Each shall assist the other against any violator of this covenant. Their relationship shall be one of mutual advice and consultation, and mutual assistance and charity rather than harm and aggression. However, no man is accountable for a crime committed by his ally. Assistance is due to the party suffering an injustice, not to one perpetrating it. Since the Jews fight on the side of the believers they shall spend their wealth on par with them. . The town of Yathrib shall constitute a sanctuary for the parties of this covenant. Their neighbors shall be treated as themselves as long as they 111