Hadith 727
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2. We were told by Muhammed bin Hasan, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Hasan bin Aban, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr, from Ali bin ‘Uqba, from Abu Khalid al-Qammat, from Hamran, that he said
I said to Abu Ja’far, peace be upon him. The saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «Due to that, We prescribed upon the sons of Isra’eel that whoever kills a life without (retaliation for) another life, or due to (the causing of) corruption on earth, it is as if he has killed all people» (5:32) whereas one only kills one? He said: He will placed in a spot of Hell to which ends the utmost severity of the torment of its people if one was to kill all people. He will then only enter that place. If he had killed one, he would only enter that place. I said: And if he kills another? He said: It shall be doubled upon him.
حدثنا محمد بن الحسن - رحمه الله - قال: حدثنا الحسين بن الحسن بن أبان، عن الحسين بن سعيد، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن علي بن عقبة، عن أبي خالد القماط، عن حمران، قال
قلت لأبي جعفر عليه السلام: قول الله عز وجل: " من أجل ذلك كتبنا على بني إسرائيل أنه من قتل نفسا بغير نفس أو فساد في الأرض فكأنما قتل الناس جميعا " وإنما قتل واحدا؟ فقال: يوضع في موضع من جهنم إليه منتهى شدة عذاب أهلها لو قتل الناس جميعا كان إنما يدخل ذلك المكان، ولو كان قتل واحدا كان إنما يدخل ذلك المكان، قلت: فإن قتل آخر؟ قال: يضاعف عليه.
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