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one of them but not from the other. One said, “I will surely kill you.” The other replied, “Allah accepts only from the righteous.” [Surah al-Mā’idah: 27]—to the end of the account.

Also, it is reported in the two Sahih collections from (1) the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that he said:

“No soul is wrongfully killed without the first son of Adam bearing a share of the guilt for its bloodshed, for he was the first to set the precedent for killing” (2).

Furthermore, they impugn al-Abbās, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—whose faith is established through mass-transmitted reports, while praising Abū Tālib, who died a disbeliever by the consensus of the scholars, as the authentic hadiths demonstrate (3).

In the two Sahih collections, al-Musayyib ibn Hazn said:

“When death approached Abū Tālib, the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—came to him and found Abū Jahl and Abd Allāh ibn Abī Umayya ibn al-Mughīra (4) with him. The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said, ‘My uncle, say, “There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah”—a statement by which I may testify for you before Allah.’

“Abū Jahl and Abd Allāh ibn Abī Umayya said, ‘Abū Tālib, will you turn away from the religion of Abd al-Muttalib?’ The Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—continued

(1) N and M read: “And also in the Sahih, from…” (2) The hadith is reported on the authority of Ā’isha and Abd Allāh ibn Masūd—may Allah be pleased with them both—in al-Bukhārī, 2/79 (Book of Funerals, chapter “The Prophet’s Statement: ‘The Deceased Is Punished Because of Some of His Family’s Weeping over Him’”), and 4/132 (Book of the Prophets, chapter “The Words of Allah Most High: ‘And when your Lord said to the angels, I am placing a vicegerent on earth’”); Muslim, 3/1303–1304 (Book of the Qasāma Oath, chapter “Clarification of the Sin of the One Who Introduced the Practice of Killing”); and Sunan al-Tirmidhī, 4/148 (Book of Knowledge, chapter “What Has Been Related concerning the One Who Guides Others to Good Being like the One Who Does It”). The hadith is also found in Sunan al-Nasā’ī, Sunan Ibn Mājah, and the Musnad. (3) A and B read: “as agreed upon by…” (4) A and B read: “Abd Allāh ibn Umayya ibn al-Mughīra,” which is an error.

أَحَدِهِمَا وَلَمْ يُتَقَبَّلْ مِنَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ لَأَقْتُلَنَّكَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِينَ} [سُورَةُ الْمَائِدَةِ: ٢٧] إِلَى آخِرِ الْقِصَّةِ. وَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنْ (١) النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - أَنَّهُ قَالَ: " «لَا تُقْتَلُ نَفْسٌ ظُلْمًا إِلَّا كَانَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ الْأَوَّلِ كِفْلٌ مِنْ دَمِهَا، لِأَنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ» " (٢) . وَأَيْضًا فَهُمْ يَقْدَحُونَ فِي الْعَبَّاسِ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - الَّذِي تَوَاتَرَ إِيمَانُهُ، وَيَمْدَحُونَ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الَّذِي مَاتَ كَافِرًا بِاتِّفَاقِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ، كَمَا دَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِ (٣) الْأَحَادِيثُ الصَّحِيحَةُ. فَفِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ عَنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ حَزْنٍ قَالَ: «لَمَّا حَضَرَتْ أَبَا طَالِبٍ الْوَفَاةُ جَاءَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَهُ أَبَا جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ (٤) ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -: " يَا عَمِّ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ كَلِمَةً أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ " . فَقَالَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ: يَا أَبَا طَالِبٍ أَتَرْغَبُ عَنْ مِلَّةِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ؟ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ -

(١) ن، م: وَفِي الصَّحِيحِ أَيْضًا عَنِ. . . (٢) الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ - رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا - فِي: الْبُخَارِيِّ ٢/٧٩ (كِتَابُ الْجَنَائِزِ، بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ يُعَذَّبُ الْمَيِّتُ بِبَعْضِ بُكَاءِ أَهْلِهِ عَلَيْهِ) ، ٤/١٣٢ (كِتَابُ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ، بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً) ; مُسْلِمٍ ٣/١٣٠٣ ١٣٠٤ (كِتَابُ الْقَسَامَةِ، بَابُ بَيَانِ إِثْمِ مَنْ سَنَّ الْقَتْلَ) ، سُنَنِ التِّرْمِذِيِّ ٤/١٤٨ (كِتَابُ الْعِلْمِ، بَابُ مَا جَاءَ أَنَّ الدَّالَّ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ كَفَاعِلِهِ) . وَالْحَدِيثُ أَيْضًا فِي سُنَنِ النَّسَائِيِّ وَابْنِ مَاجَهْ وَالْمُسْنَدِ. (٣) أ، ب: كَمَا اتَّفَقَتْ عَلَيْهِ. (٤) أ، ب: عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ، وَهُوَ خَطَأٌ.