LessonsMajor Sinners: Forgiveness, Accountability, Muslim Communal Rulings and Sanctity of LifeQuiz

وَلَا نَرَى السَّيْفَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا مَنْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّيْفُ
We do not approve taking up the sword against anyone from Muhammad’s ﷺ community except where such a ruling is lawfully established.

Unlawful killing is a grave wrong. Anger, disagreement, accusation or private enmity do not make taking life permissible. The sanctity of life is preserved by restricting such matters to established lawful authority and judgment, not private retaliation.

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The prohibition on taking up arms against fellow Muslims

Major Sinners: Forgiveness, Accountability, Muslim Communal Rulings and Sanctity of Life

وَلَا نَرَى السَّيْفَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا مَنْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ السَّيْفُ
We do not approve taking up the sword against anyone from Muhammad’s ﷺ community except where such a ruling is lawfully established.

Unlawful killing is a grave wrong. Anger, disagreement, accusation or private enmity do not make taking life permissible. The sanctity of life is preserved by restricting such matters to established lawful authority and judgment, not private retaliation.