To all those pakistani and especially muslim please read and understand clearly that any innocent civilian be a muslim or non muslim if killed by someone during war or COIN or whatever reason deliberatley is doing the biggest sin after shirk. For your knowledge please study below verses from Quran and ahadees. install islam360 check there and study them.
The Grave Sin of Killing Innocent Civilians in Islam
In Islam, the sanctity of human life is paramount, and the unlawful killing of any innocent person—Muslim or non-Muslim, including those under protection (dhimmi)—is considered one of the gravest sins, second only to shirk (associating partners with Allah). The Quran and authentic hadiths emphasize that such acts are strictly prohibited, whether in times of war or peace, and carry severe consequences in this life and the hereafter.
Below, we explore key Quranic verses and hadiths that underscore this principle, serving as a reminder for Muslims to uphold justice and mercy.
The Quran explicitly condemns the killing of innocent people and highlights the gravity of such actions:
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 92: "It is not for a believer to kill a believer except by mistake... And whoever kills a believer by mistake, it is ordained that he should free a believing slave and pay compensation to the deceased’s family unless they remit it freely..." This verse emphasizes that even accidental killing of a believer requires significant atonement, underscoring the sanctity of a believer’s life.
- Surah An-Nisa, Verse 93: "But whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally, and Allah has become angry with him and has cursed him and has prepared for him a great punishment." This verse warns of severe divine punishment for intentional murder of a believer, highlighting its gravity.
- Surah Al-Ma’idah, Verse 32: "Because of that, We decreed upon the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land—it is as if he had slain mankind entirely. And whoever saves one—it is as if he had saved mankind entirely..." This verse, applicable to Muslims, equates killing one innocent soul to killing all of humanity, emphasizing the universal sanctity of life, whether Muslim or non-Muslim.
- Surah Al-Ma’idah, Verse 33: "Indeed, the penalty for those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger and strive upon earth [to cause] corruption is none but that they be killed or crucified or that their hands and feet be cut off from opposite sides or that they be exiled from the land..." This specifies punishments for those who actively wage war and cause corruption, but does not permit killing innocent civilians, even in conflict.
These verses collectively affirm that taking an innocent life—Muslim or non-Muslim—is a heinous sin with dire consequences, permissible only in strictly defined cases of justice.
Now below are some authentic ahadees of Rasoolullah (peace be upon him) reinforcing above Quranic ayats:
Sahih al-Bukhari 6864 and Sahih Muslim 4381: "Narrated `Abdullah: The Prophet said, The first cases to be decided among the people (on the Day of Resurrection) will be those of blood-shed. '"
Sahih al-Bukhari 3166: "Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr: The Prophet said, Whoever killed a person having a treaty with the Muslims, shall not smell the smell of Paradise though its smell is perceived from a distance of forty years.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6896: Ibn 'Umar said: A boy was assassinated. 'Umar said, If all the people of San'a took part in the assassination I would kill them all. Al-Mughira bin Hakim said that his father said, Four persons killed a boy, and 'Umar said (as above). Abu Bakr, Ibn Az-Zubair, 'Ali and Suwaid bin Muqarrin gave the judgement of Al-Qisas (equality in punishment) in cases of slapping. And 'Umar carried out Al-Qisas for a strike with a stick. And 'Ali carried out Al-Qisas for three lashes with a whip. And Shuraih carried out for one last and for scratching.
Sahih Muslim 277: It is narrated on the authority of Usama b. Zaid that the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) sent us in a raiding party. We raided Huraqat of Juhaina in the morning. I caught hold of a man and he said:
There is no god but Allah, I attacked him with a spear. It once occurred to me and I talked about it to the Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: Did he profess There is no god but Allah, and even then you killed him? I said: Messenger of Allah, he made a profession of it out of the fear of the weapon. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Did you tear his heart in order to find out whether it had professed or not? And he went on repeating it to me till I wished I had embraced Islam that day. Sa'd said: By Allah, I would never kill any Muslim so long as a person with a heavy belly, i. e., Usama, would not kill. Upon this a person remarked: Did Allah not say this: And fight them until there is no more mischief and religion is wholly for Allah? Sa'd said: We fought so that there should be no mischief, but you and your companions wish to fight so that there should be mischief.
This hadith recounts the incident of Usama ibn Zaid RA, who killed a man in battle after the man pronounced the Shahada (testimony of faith). Usama RA thought the man said it out of fear of death. The Prophet (PBUH) rebuked him, saying, "Did you tear open his heart to see what was in it?" This hadith emphasizes that even in war, a person’s declaration of faith or surrender must be respected, and killing them is unlawful unless they continue hostilities.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1395 and Sunan Ibn e Majah 2619: Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr: that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: The world ceases to exist is less significant to Allah than killing a Muslim man.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3029: Narrated 'Amr bin Dinar: from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: On the Day of Judgement, the murdered will come with the murderer's scalp and his head in his hand, and his jugular vein flowing blood saying: 'O Lord! This one killed me!' Until he comes close to the Throne. So they mentioned repentance to Ibn 'Abbas, and he recited this Ayah: And whoever kills a believer intentionally then his recompense is Hell (4:93 surah nisa ayat 93). He said: This Ayah was not abrogated nor (its ruling) replaced so from where is his repentance?
Sunan Ibn Majah 2621: It was narrated that Salim bin Abu Jad said:
“Ibn Abbas was asked about one who kills a believer deliberately, then repents, believes, does righteous deeds and follows true guidance. He said: 'Woe to him can there be any guidance for him? I heard your Prophet (ﷺ) say: “The killer and his victim will be brought on the day of Resurrection, with slain holding onto the head of his killer, saying: 'O Lord, ask this one, why did he kill me?” By Allah (SWT), Allah (SWT) the Mighty and Sublime revealed it to your Prophet (ﷺ) then He did not abrogate it after He revealed it.”
Sunan Ibn Majah 3932: It was narrated that ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr said:
“I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) circumambulating the Ka’bah and saying: ‘How good you are and how good your fragrance; how great you are and how great your sanctity. By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, the sanctity of the believer is greater before Allah than your sanctity, his blood and his wealth, and to think anything but good of him.’”
I have attached references please go check and verify them. if any muslim really fear hell he/she must carefuly read all above.
@Rationalist @Distant_Observer @mythbuster please read all above ayat and hadees.