> O you who have believed, prescribed for you is legal retribution for
> those murdered – the free for the free, the slave for the slave, and
> the female for the female...(Al-Baqara : 178 )
The law of retribution is established here.
> And never is it for a believer to kill a believer **except by mistake**.
> And whoever kills a believer by mistake – then the freeing of a
> believing slave and a compensation payment [diyah] presented to his
> [i.e., the deceased's] family [is required], unless they give [up
> their right as] charity. But if he [i.e., the deceased] was from a
> people at war with you and he was a believer – then [only] the freeing
> of a believing slave; and if he was from a people with whom you have a
> treaty – then a compensation payment presented to his family and the
> freeing of a believing slave. And whoever does not find [one or cannot
> afford to buy one] – then [instead], a fast for two months
> consecutively, [seeking] acceptance of repentance from Allah. And
> Allah is ever Knowing and Wise. (An-Nisa : 92 )
And here the murder of a believer is allowed only by mistake.
My question is: does verse 4:92 cancel verse 2:178 in relation to Muslims?
Asked by user56137
Oct 5, 2023, 06:26 PM
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