English
Al-Gharif ibn Ad-Daylami narrated: We came to Wailah ibn Al-Asqa‘ and said to him: “Tell us a hadith without addition or omission.” He became angry and said: “One of you recites while his Quran is hung in his house, yet he adds and omits.” We said: “We only meant a hadith you heard from the Prophet (ﷺ).” He said: “We came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) regarding a companion of ours who had incurred punishment, meaning the Fire, due to killing. He said: ‘Free a slave on his behalf, and Allah will free for every limb of his a limb from him from the Fire.’”
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Commentary and footnotes (1)
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(1) The statement: “Who had incurred, etc.”: This means he committed a sin that necessitated entering the Fire, meaning intentional killing, due to the words of Allah, the Exalted: And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell [An-Nisa: 93]. It must be specified that this was after fulfilling the penalty for killing; otherwise, how could freeing a slave suffice for the right of the victim’s guardian, or it is understood that he killed himself. This indicates that, according to us, punishments do not suffice to expiate the crime, for if they did, there would be no need to free a slave afterward. Thus, it is stated in Badhl Al-Majhud. The essence is what is stated in Ad-Durr Al-Mukhtar and Radd Al-Muhtar: The punishment is not purifying according to us; rather, purification is through repentance. If one is punished but does not repent, the sin of the disobedience remains. Many scholars hold that it is purifying, and our clearest evidence is in An-Nahr.