Was the ruling "A believer shall not kill a disbeliever, nor shall a disbeliever be supported against a believer," mentioned in the Document of Medina, limited to the time the document was issued, or is it a general ruling until now? And if it is a general ruling, how can it be reconciled with the Almighty's saying (Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul or for corruption [done] in the land - it is as if he had slain mankind entirely), especially if the Muslim is a murderer and the disbeliever is peaceful?
Ibn Ishaq mentioned that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote a document between the Muhajireen and the Ansar and made a treaty with the Jews. This document was mentioned by Ibn Abi Khaythama with a weak chain of transmission, and it has a disconnected and also weak corroborating report.
The statement "A believer shall not be killed for an unbeliever, nor shall an unbeliever be aided against a believer" (لا يُقتل مؤمن في كافر، ولا يُنصر كافر على مؤمن) has its meaning established in the . It provides an exception to the general verses of Qisas (retaliation). The majority of scholars are of the opinion that a Muslim is not killed for an unbeliever; rather, the Muslim killer is punished by discretionary punishment (ta'zeer) and pays the blood money (diyah) of the slain. Unjustly killing a soul is one of the major sins.
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