Whoever kills a mu‘āhad (a non-Muslim who is granted the pledge of protection by the Musli…

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Al-Bukhāri

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: Whoever kills a mu‘āhad (a non-Muslim who is granted th…

عن عبد الله بن عمرو رضي الله عنهما عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «مَنْ قَتَلَ مُعَاهَدًا ‌لَمْ ‌يَرَحْ ‌رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا تُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا».

‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever kills a mu‘āhad (a non-Muslim who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise, though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years."

Explanation of the hadith: Whoever kills a mu‘āhad (a non-Muslim who is granted th…

Lessons: Whoever kills a mu‘āhad (a non-Muslim who is granted th…

• It is prohibited to kill a mu‘āhad, a dhimmi, or a musta’man. This is a major sin.
• Mu‘āhad: He is a disbeliever with whom a covenant was made while he lives in his land and does not fight the Muslims, nor do they fight him. Dhimmi: He is a non-Muslim who comes to live in the Muslim land and pays tribute. Musta’man: He is a non-Muslim who enters the land of the Muslims under a covenant and pledge of protection for a certain period of time.
• It warns against the betrayal of covenants with non-Muslims.

Categories : Rulings of Non-Muslims Living in Muslim Country