When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their swords, both the killer and the kille…

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Hadith text: When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their sw…

عن أبي بَكرة رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «إِذَا الْتَقَى الْمُسْلِمَانِ بِسَيْفَيْهِمَا فَالْقَاتِلُ وَالْمَقْتُولُ فِي النَّارِ»، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَذَا الْقَاتِلُ، فَمَا بَالُ الْمَقْتُولِ؟ قَالَ: «إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَرِيصًا عَلَى قَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِ».

Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their swords, both the killer and the killed are doomed to Hellfire." I said: "O Messenger of Allah, that is the case with the killer, but what about the killed one?" He said: "Indeed, he was keen to kill his companion."

Explanation of the hadith: When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their sw…

Lessons: When two Muslims meet to fight each other with their sw…

• He who intends to commit a sin and engages in the means leading to it deserves the punishment.
• The Hadīth gives a stern warning regarding Muslims fighting one another and threatens them with Hellfire for that.
• Fighting among Muslims for a valid reason does not fall under this warning, such as fighting against aggressors and corrupters.
• The perpetrator of a major sin is not regarded as a disbeliever for its mere commission, as the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) named those fighting each other as Muslims.
• If two Muslims fight each other with any means of killing and one of them kills the other, both the killer and the killed one will be in Hellfire. The sword is mentioned in the Hadīth as an example.

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