Chapter on a Muslim Killing a Dhimmi, a Slave, a Mudabbar, or a Mukatab, or Them Killing a Muslim
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 29
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 29
Chapter on a Muslim Killing a Dhimmi, a Slave, a Mudabbar, or a Mukatab, or Them Killing a Muslim
وَ رَوَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ اَلْفَضْلِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ دِمَاءِ اَلْمَجُوسِ وَ اَلْيَهُودِ وَ اَلنَّصَارَى هَلْ عَلَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُمْ شَيْءٌ إِذَا غَشُّوا اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَظْهَرُوا اَلْعَدَاوَةَ وَ اَلْغِشَّ لَهُمْ قَالَ "لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُتَعَوِّداً لِقَتْلِهِمْ" قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْمُسْلِمِ يُقْتَلُ بِأَهْلِ اَلذِّمَّةِ وَ أَهْلِ اَلْكِتَابِ إِذَا قَتَلَهُمْ قَالَ "لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُعْتَاداً لِذَلِكَ لاَ يَدَعُ قَتْلَهُمْ فَيُقْتَلُ وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ".
Ali ibn Al-Hakam narrated from Aban, from Ismail ibn Al-Fadl, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about the blood of the Magians, Jews, and Christians - whether there is any penalty upon someone who kills them if they deceive the Muslims and openly display hostility and treachery towards them. Imam عليه السلام replied: "No, unless he is habitual in killing them." He further said: I asked Imam عليه السلام about a Muslim being killed for killing a person from the People of the Book (Ahl Al-Dhimmah) or from the People of the Scripture. Imam عليه السلام replied: "No, unless he is accustomed to doing so and does not desist from killing them, then he will be killed and humiliated."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 323