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PREMEDITATED MURDER

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When two Muslims (submitters to Allah) oppose each other with swords, both the killer and the murdered will be in Hell. I (Abu Bakrah) said: 'O Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, surely, it is only the killer. What about the one who has been killed?' He answered: 'The other was also eager to kill his companion.'

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to (Abu Bakrah) Nafi' son of al-Harith ath-Thaqfi, related, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.