The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 248
CH. 4 AN-NISA' PT. 5 وَمَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ And whoso kills a believer. 94 intentionally, his reward shall جَهَنَّمُ خَلِدًا فِيهَا وَغَضِبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ be Hell wherein he shall abide وَلَعَنَهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذَابًا عَظِيمًا And Allah shall be wroth with him and shall curse him and shall prepare for him a great punishment. 562 يَا يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي سَبِيْلِ O ye who believe! when. 95 اللهِ فَتَبَيَّنُوا وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ اَلْقَى proper E الَيْكُمُ السَّلمَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنَّا تَبْتَغُونَ you go forth in the cause of make Allah, investigation and say not to anyone who greets you with the عَرَضَ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا فَعِنْدَ اللهِ مَغَانِمُ greeting of peace, Thou art not a believer. ' You seek the goods "25:69-70. b49:7. pact, the words, and he be a believer, have not been repeated, in order to point out that the law with regard to the dhimmis (disbelievers under the protection of Muslims), or Mu'ähids (disbelievers belonging to a people in alliance with Muslims) is the same as for Muslims. It is worthy of note here that disbelievers who are in alliance with Muslims have not only been placed on a par with the latter, but even a distinction has been made in favour of the former. In case a Muslim is slain, the command relating to the payment of fine has been placed after the injunction to free a slave; while in case one belonging to a people in alliance with Muslims is slain, the order has been reversed, the injunction to pay the fine to his heirs being put 688 before the injunction to free a slave. This has been done to impress upon Muslims the need of showing special regard for treaties and pacts. The payment of fine was an obligation which Muslims owed to disbelievers with whom they had made a pact, and in order to bring home to Muslims the lesson that they should have particular regard for their pacts and treaties, the injunction to pay the fine has in their case been placed before the injunction to free a slave. 562. Commentary: The solidarity of Islam and the tie of brotherhood among believers have been made absolutely inviolable. One who knowingly kills a fellow Muslim is like one who kills a son of his own father under the very eyes of the