The Belief in Hadir wa Nazir

Question

Zayd says: “Whoever does not hold the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to be hadir wa nazir (present and watching) — kill him, set fire to his house, and kill his wife and children too; and if you are killed, you will be martyrs.” Is it correct to say this?

Answer

It needs to be ascertained on what evidence so great a claim is based, whereas in the noble hadith it has come: [ar]سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ[/ar] “Reviling a Muslim is wickedness, and fighting him is kufr” — and in the Holy Qur’an it is said: [ar]وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَآؤُهُۥ جَهَنَّمُ[/ar] “And whoever kills a believer…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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