And when Musa said to his people, “”O my people! remember the favour of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and He made you kings and gave you that which He did not give to anyone (else) in the worlds.
O my people! enter the holy land which Allah has prescribed for you and do not turn on your backs, (and if you do so) then you will turn back as losers.””
They said, “”O Musa! there are people therein who are exceedingly strong, and we will not enter it till they go out from it, but if they go out from it then we will enter.””
Two men, from among those who feared (Allah) and whom Allah had favoured, said, “”Enter upon them through the gate, so when you enter it then you will be victorious, and put your trust in Allah if you are believers.””
They said, “”O Musa! we will never enter it while they are in it, so you and your Fosterer go and fight, we will certainly sit here.””
He said, “”My Fosterer! I do not have control except on myself and my brother, so effect separation between us and the transgressing people.””
He said, “”So the (land) will be forbidden to them for forty years, they will wander in the earth, so do not grieve for the transgressing people.”” (R 4)
And recite to them the true story of the two sons of Adam, when they both offered an offering, but it was accepted from one of them and was not accepted from the other (who) said, “”I will definitely kill you.”” (The other) said, “”Allah accepts only from those who guard (against evil), (P 5
if you stretch your hand towards me to kill me I will not stretch my hand towards you to kill you, I fear Allah the Fosterer of the worlds.
I intend that you should bear my sin as well as your own sin so that you should be among the inhabitants of hell and that is the reward of the unjust.””
So his soul willed for him, the murder of his brother, he thus killed him and thereby became one of the losers.
Then Allah sent a crow scratching the earth to show him how to hide his brothers dead body. He said, “”Sorrowful is my state, was I unable to be equal even to this crow so as to hide the dead body of my brother?”” He thus became one of those who regret.
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For that reason, We prescribed for the children of Israel that whoever kills anyone without (it being a killing of the murderer of) someone, or due to corruption in the earth, then it will be as if he killed all human beings; and whoever saves a life then it will be as if he saved the lives of all human beings. And Our messengers had come to them with clear proofs, then even after that many of them are committers of excesses in the earth.
The only reward of those who wage a war against Allah and His messenger and strive in the earth (to cause) corruption (in it), is that they should be murdered or crucified or their hands and feet should be cut off from opposite sides or they should be sent on exile from the land. That is their disgrace in the world, and in the hereafter there is a great punishment for them,
except those who repent before you overpower them*, so know that Allah is Protectively Forgiving, Merciful. (R 5) [* Catch them for punishment]
O you who believe! fear Allah and seek the means of approach to Him and strive in His way so as to be successful.
As for those who do not believe, even if all that is in the earth were theirs and the like of it with it*, to give as ransom for the punishment on the day of resurrection, it will certainly not be accepted from them and for them there will be a painful punishment. * Double
They will intend to come out of the fire but they will not be able to come out of it and for them there will be a lasting punishment.
And the male thief and the female thief, cut off their hands, a reward for that which they earned, an exemplary punishment from Allah, and Allah is Mighty, Wise.
But whoever repents after his injustice and amends, then Allah will turn to him (mercifully), Allah is certainly Protectively Forgiving, Merciful.
