Tuesday, May 22, 2012

How can GOD pray?


Question:The Quran 33:56, clearly indicates that your GOD (Allah) prays, This is very strange!! How can GOD pray?

Answer:
It's true that in the Quran there is this verse
“Allah and His angels send blessings (yu-salloon) on the Prophet: O ye that believe! Send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect.” (Qur’an 33:56)"
It means Allah and His angels pray for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They argue that word ‘salah’ means ‘to pray’ so Allah according to this verse prays to someone for the Prophet (PBUH).


1- Explanation by E.W. Lane:

As to the meaning of the word in its different usages I can quote many classical Muslim authorities answering the question in extreme detail but one may say, being Muslims, they had the whole issue and all the implications, like the one suggested here, in mind and their bias may have come into play.
So let me clarify the issue using the most extensive Arabic-English lexicon compiled by a non-Muslim, Edward William Lane.

About the use of the word for Allah he writes;

And further explaining its meaning in Qur’an 33:56 where the verb is used for both Allah and the angels he says;

Edward William Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon part 4 p.444
Of particular interest is the fact that although the complete work of Lane is based on classical Muslim authorities at this point what I highlighted above is his own intake. Without citing any work he gives the meaning of ‘magnification’ to the word ‘salah’ and goes onto explain the different implications as it is used for Allah and angels. This proves it’s not the Muslim prejudice but the Arabic language which establishes the meanings current among Muslim scholars.
This is supported by what Ibn Athir, discussing various views and usages of the word, says: “It is also said that the literal origin of the word is 'to praise' and the particular worship is called 'Salah', because it entails the glorification of the Lord.” (See Nihaya fi Ghareeb al-Athar 3/95)
And this goes according to the principle;
تسمية الشئ باسم بعض ما يتضمنه
'Naming a thing for a part of it.' (See Mufradaat fi Gharaib al-Qur’an by Isfahani 1/285) As ritual prayers include ‘praising’ thus it is called Salat.
The nature of the Salat of Allah and angels is different slightly; Allah's sending His blessings on His Prophet means this: Allah is very kind to His Prophet: He praises him, blesses his work, exalts his name, and showers His mercies on him. And when it comes to angels it means: they invoke Allah’s blessings and mercy for him.


2- One verb with same meanings but slightly different implications:
A word in a passage or a sentence does not always have exactly same implication for all the subjects. For instance a person says: 'Mr. A and Mr. B helped me.' It does not necessarily mean that both helped him in exactly the same fashion. It may be that one actually did something for him and the other requested for him.

3- Meaning of ‘Salah’ when used along with ‘Rehmah’ (Qur’an 2:157):
Some try to use Quran 2:157 to prove that Salah cannot mean blessings as ‘Salah’ and ‘Rehmah’ are both used there and two words of same meaning are not used in a single sentence. But this is a twisting of the issue only. We do not say ‘salah’ means ‘mercy’ literally, infact ‘salah’ means ‘blessings’ which is a manifestation of mercy.
The word 'Salawat' (صَلَوَاتٌ) and 'Rehmah' (رَحْمَةٌ) in Quran 2:157 do not mean the same and 'salah' means 'prayer' neither. (صَلَوَاتٌ) 'Salawat,' being the plural of 'Salah', as earlier said means blessings and magnification while 'Rehmah' (رَحْمَةٌ) refers to the attribute of Mercy.
الرحمة رقة تقتضي الاحسان إلى المرحوم
'Rehmah (i.e. Mercy) is the attribute that requires being generous to the one for whom such feelings arise. (See Mufradaat fi Gharaib al-Quran 1/191)
So 'Salah' (Blessing) of Allah is because of His 'Rehmah' (Mercy) and they are not exactly the same. His 'Salah' is a manifestation of His 'Rehmah'. So the assertion that 'salah' in Quran 2:157 means 'prayers' is wrong and misleading.

4- Meaning of ‘Salah’ or ‘Rehmah’ when used along with ‘Barakah’ (Qur’an 11:73):
Yet another attempt to complicate the things made by them is discussing the word ‘Barakah’ along with ‘Salah’ and ‘Rehmah’ especially when it is used with either of them like in Quran 11:73 and the Salutations (durood) recited in ritual prayers.
Now as to the word ‘Barakah’, its meaning is:
البركة ثبوت الخير الالهى في الشئ
"Barakah in a thing shows the facilitation/ease/goodness endowed by Allah."(See Mufradaat fi Ghraib Al-Quran by Isfahani 1/44)
This also shows that Barakah is the manifestation of Allah's Rehmah (Mercy). So in Quran 11:73 it means Allah bestows his Mercy and specially Barakah, a manifestation of the same which suits the context that Allah will make their having a son at an old age easy by His Mercy which otherwise seems improbable. And in the salutations (durood) where it is used along with ‘salah’ there we pray to Allah to bestow both the manifestations of his ‘Rehmah’ on the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

5- A weak narration brought forward also supports our contention:
Then these people try to use a tradition from Ibn Kathir which they translate as:
The Israelites said to Musa: Does your Lord pray? Musa said: Fear Allah, O Sons of Israel!
Allah said: O Musa! What did your people say? Musa said: O my Lord, You already know? They said: Does your Lord pray? Allah said: Tell them My prayer for My servants is that My Mercy should precede My Anger. If it were not so, I would have destroyed them.
Firstly this tradition is not authentic according to the rules of reporting as mentioned by Albani in Silsala Ahadith Daeefa 3/387 Hadith 1388 thus it is not an evidence for us.
Secondly the last part of the narration above also belies the notion of taking ‘salah’ in the sense of supplication once used for Allah.

6- Exposing the liar, Zakariya Brutos:
‘… a very telling hadith recorded in Kitab Al Sunna by Abdullah bin Ahmad, vol.1, p.272: Apparently, when Muhammad reached the 7th heaven during the Isra and Mi'raj, he encountered Gabriel, who immediately said “Shh! Wait, for Allah is praying (Sala).” Muhammad asked: “Does Allah pray?” to which Gabriel said, “Yes, he prays.” Muhammad then asked, “What does he pray?” and Gabriel said “Praise! Praise the Lord!”’
Here Zakariya Brutos is showing his real face by corrupting the text.
Firstly he is changed the last part of the tradition which actually goes as:
قال : وما صلاته ؟ قال : يقول » سبوح قدوس رب الملائكة والروح سبقت رحمتي غضبي
"He (the Prophet PBUH) asked: 'What is His Salah?'. He (Gabriel) said, He says: 'Perfect, Most High is the Lord of the angels and the Spirit, My Mercy (Rehmah) overwhelms my wrath.'"
(Kitab Al-Sunnah by Abdullah bin Ahmad 1/468 Hadith 437)

These last words show that 'Salah' of Allah is because of His 'Overwhelming Rehmah' just as we argued above.

Do these last words give any notion of the 'prayer/supplication'? How corrupt these people are, they use a part of a tradition that suits them and change the other.
Now we venture to ask these people who are revered by Christians as ‘Fathers’ (I don’t know what that means), why the whole of the tradition was not translated as it is? Can they show us what words in the actual Arabic text of the narration have been translated as “Shh! Wait …”?
For putting the record straight let me say this narration is not authentic according to Science of Narration. For details see Silsala Ahadith Daeefa by Albani 3/386 Hadith 1387.

7- Conclusion:
a- Edward William Lane, himself a non-Muslim confirms the Muslim understanding of the word ‘salah’ when used for different subjects and that of the verse 33:56.
b- 'Rehmah', 'Salah' and 'Barakah' are related things but not exactly similar. These are subtleties of the Arabic language which may at times not be clearly differentiated in running translations for it anyway gives the general meaning correctly. Allah has used the words according to their actual meanings considering all their subtleties, as I explained 2:157 and 11:73. Translations do not clearly differentiate between their subtle differences as no language can cater for the subtleties of the other.
c- The narration from Ibn Kathir and Abdullah bin Ahmad they quote, though of dubious authority, belies their own argument.
d- And most importantly it exposes the liars whom certain Christians recognize as their religious leader. We can only sympathize for those whose supposed-to-be spiritual guides are liars. May Allah have mercy on them!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Why Muhammad married Aisha at 9yrs old?


Question:
Why Prophet Muhammad married Aisha when she was only 9
Answer:
The question of Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) marriage with Sayyidah Aisha is the one hurled against Muslims in almost every discussion. And it takes much time for people to understand the whole issue only because they fail to understand historical things in their right perspective considering the situation in those particular times. Agreed that a Prophet’s deeds should be above any question in all times and this is true indeed, but there are certain things in which change is inevitable subject to valid reasons and Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) marriage with Sayyidah Aisha is one such case. One who fails to understand the times and all the factors related to issue in hand can never understand the happenings through the history.
Islamic Law regarding age of marriage:

In Islam there is no fixed age of marriage, whenever a person reaches the age of puberty he or she is fit for marriage. Nikah, the marital contract, may be made earlier but consummation of marriage can take place only after puberty is attained.

The age of maturity through the ages and over the regions:

The wisdom behind Islam not fixing an age is evident, different people reach the age of puberty at different times. And the general trend also varies over the time and across the regions with variant climate conditions. For instance, people living in regions of low altitudes attain puberty earlier then those in high altitudes regions. Similarly people in warm climates attain puberty earlier then those in cold climates. Now keeping all this in mind consider that when Holy Prophet (PBUH) married Sayyidah Aisha while she was nine it was some 1400 years back and it happened in Arabia, a region with relatively lower altitude and hot climate as one of its most salient features.

Leaving all the history aside, even now puberty at nine is no wonderful a phenomenon. Experts now suggest that age 7 (even 6 for some races) and not 8 should be considered precocious (i.e. early) for puberty among girls. Below is a reference that a nine year old Thai girl even became a mother.
Sayyidah Aisha was fit for the marriage, considering the puberty factor and physical bearing:

It is rather erroneous to say that Sayyidah Aisha (RA) was a child bride. She was a grown up girl.
Sayyidah Aisha herself narrates; ‘Holy Prophet (PBUH) married her when she was six years old and consummated the marriage when she was nine years old…’ (Bukhari, Hadith 4738)

Having known this, let me draw your attention to another saying of Sayyidah Aisha which Al-Tirmidhi has narrated under a Hadith in his collection’s Book of Marriage, Chapter 18. It goes as:

Sayyidah Aisha said: ‘When a girl is nine years old, she is a woman (meaning, she has attained puberty).’ (Tirmidhi, Hadith 1109)

Moreover, through certain narrations we come to know of the fact she was going through her puberty. Modern science testifies that puberty causes hair loss and this is exactly what we read in a Hadith:
Narrated Sayyidah Aisha: “The Prophet engaged me when I was a girl of six (years). We went to Medina and stayed at the home of Bani-al-Harith bin Khazraj then I got ill and my hair fell down…” (Bukhari Hadith 3605)

So this makes it absolutely clear that Sayyidah Aisha’s marriage was consummated at an age, she herself says was that of puberty. The general tone of her statement also conveys that it was normal in those times and in that environment.

It also needs to be mentioned that even before the Holy Prophet (PBUH), she was engaged with Jubair bin Mut’am whose parents dissolved the engagement when her family embraced Islam.
All these details kill the argument that Holy Prophet (PBUH) had intimate marital relations with a child, for in that particular sense she was no more a child and she herself testifies that being a nine year old she was a woman then having attained puberty.

Moreover, she was quite healthy and fit. She herself says:
‘My mother intended to make me fat to send me to the (house of) the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). But nothing which he desired benefited me till she gave me cucumber with fresh dates to eat. Then I became fat as good (as she desired).’ (Abu Dawud, Hadith 3903. Albani classified it as Sahih)

About Sayyidah Aisha playing with dolls etc
Another issue concerning this marriage is the fact of Sayyidah Aisha playing with dolls and other toys. The question raised is that playing with toys is an innocent child act, and it proves that she was a child when she was married to the Holy Prophet (PBUH). This much is true but the point missed is that Holy Prophet (PBUH) did have an understanding of this fact and he did not expect or force her to behave like his other wives e.g. like aged Sayyidah Sawda (RA). Infact we find that Holy Prophet (PBUH) gave her ample chances to fulfill her desire of playing with her friends and made her feel comfortable.

Sayyidah Aisha narrates: ‘I used to play with the dolls in the presence of the Prophet, and my girl friends also used to play with me. When Allah's Apostle used to enter (my dwelling place) they used to hide themselves, but the Prophet would call them to join and play with me.’ (Bukhari, Hadith 5665)

Sayyidah Aisha reported: ‘By Allah, I remember the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) standing on the door of my apartment screening me with his mantle enabling me to see the sport of the Abyssinians as they played with their daggers in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). He (the Holy Prophet) kept standing for my sake till I was satiated and then I went back; and thus you can well imagine how long a girl tender of age who is fond of sports (could have watched it).’ (Muslim, Hadith 1481)

These two narrations show that Holy Prophet (PBUH) did care for the natural urge of his young wife for amusement. And this is also a proof that her marriage at the age of nine did not bar her from the enjoyment craved for at that age.

Holy Prophet (PBUH) consummated the marriage with Sayyidah Aisha when she was nine as she had attained puberty and, as she herself said that at nine a girl is rather a woman, but he did not burden her with tough responsibilities of a wife and provided her ample opportunities to enjoy her age.

This infact shows the wisdom of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) that he did present a role model for all the people to come to care for all the needs of a wife. She married women of all age groups, elder to him like Sayyidah Khadija (RA), of his own age like Sauda (RA), younger but mature of age like Zainab (RA) and much younger like Sayyidah Aisha (RA).

Sayyidah Aisha’s marriage and consent issue:

Next comes the issue of her consent. Her nikah, the marital contract, was made when she was six but the marriage was consummated when she was nine. Now had she showed her displeasure about this marriage when she was nine, and thus a woman according to her own testimony, then marriage would haven been null and void, but it never turned up like that. She did not show any such notion and similarly never in her later life did she ever give any such impression. She rather always showed her love for the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Wisdom behind this marriage:

We know that Sayyidah Aisha (RA) was considered the most learned among the all the Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). The following testifies to this.

Abu Musa al-Ashari says: "Never had we (the companions) any difficulty for the solution of which we approached Aisha and did not get some useful information from her". (Tirmidhi, Hadith 3883. Albani classified it as Sahih)

She narrated some 2210 Ahadith from the Prophet (PBUH) and this was possible only because she lived with him for nine years and that too at a young age when people have a sharp memory and great sense of observation. Then she lived for about 46 years after the death of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and continued to teach the people matters of religion especially those related to household affairs and marital life. No other wife of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) did the similar job that may be compared with her blessed endeavors. This shows the Divine Wisdom for it was not the Prophet himself but Allah that ordained this marriage. She herself reports;

Allah's Messenger (PBUH) said to me, ‘You were shown to me twice (in my dream) before I married you. I saw an angel carrying you in a silken piece of cloth, and I said to him, 'Uncover (her),' and behold, it was you.’ (Bukhari, Hadith 6495)

Thus do Allah’s plans work in a marvelous way!

Je, mashoga wauwawe?

Swali:
Je ni kweli kuwa kuna andiko kwenye Biblia linalodhihirisha kuwa mashoga wauwawe?.


Jibu:
Andiko hili hapa "Mambo ya walawi 20:13 "Tena mtu mume akilala pamoja na mtu mume, kama alalavyo na mtu mke, wote wawili wamefanya machukizo; hakika watauawa; damu yao itakuwa juu yao.

Friday, May 11, 2012

Kwanini Mtume alioa wake wengi?

Swali:
Mimi ni mwislamu, swali langu ni "Kwanini Mtume (S.A.W) alioa wake wengi (zaidi ya wanne), kuna hekima gani behind that?


Jibu:
Zifuatazo ni miongoni mwa hekima za Mtume Muhammad kuoa wanawake wengi kuliko idadi waliopewa waislamu.

Hakuoa kwa sababu ya kukidhi matamanio ya mwili,bali ni kwa amri ya Allah na hekima makhususi.Na kama ingekuwa nyuma ya ndoa hizi za  Mtume,ni matamanio ya kimwili -kama wanavyodai baadhi ya makafiri-,basi engelioa wanawake mabinti wenye umri mdogo(vigoli), ambao hawajawahi kuolewa na kufiwa na waume zao.Kinyume na wanavyodhani makafiri,Mtume hakuoa mwanamke bikra ila A’isha,na hakuoa mwanamke mwengine ila baada ya kufiwa na bi Khadija, Mtume akiwa na umri wa miaka khamsini(50).Maana yake,Mtume aliishi na bi Khadija miaka  ishirini na tano(25),mwanamke aliyemzidi miaka kumi na tano(15),aliyeolewa na wanaume wawili kabla yake;hakutamani wala kuhitaji mke mwingine katika kipindi chote alichoiishi na bi Khadija.Wala hakuoa idadi hiyo ya wanawake,ila baada ya kufikisha umri zaidi ya miaka khamsini na tano(55),kipindi ambacho vita vimeacha wanawake wakiwa wajane.


Hekima ya Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam), kuoa wanawake
Wanachuoni wa kiislamu, wameelezea sababu na hekima nyingi zilizomsukuma Mtume Muhammad kuoa wake zaidi ya wanne,kwa ufupi nizitaje nne, kama ifuatavyo:-
  1. Hikmatut Taalimiyyah.
  2. Hikmatut Tashri’iyyah.
  3. Hikmatul Ijtimaai’yyah.na
  4. Hikmatus Siyaasiyya.
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  1. Hikmatut taalimiyyah(hekima ya kielimu).
Bila shaka,lilikuwa lengo la msingi la mtume Muhammad kuoa wake ni; kutoa sehemu ya walimu wa wanawake wa kiislamu,watakao wafundisha Ahkaamu shari’ia(hukmu za kisheria),na mambo mengine yanayokhusu Uislamu wa.Wanawake ni sehemu ya jamii,na wamefaradhishiwa yaliyo ya lazima sawa na walivyo faradhishiwa wanaume.Kwa mantiki hiyo basi,wanawake wengi waliona haya kumuuliza Mtume baadhi ya mambo ya kisheria na khasa yanayowakhusu,kama vile hukmu za hedhi,nifasi,janaba na mambo ya ndoa.Na alikuwa mwanamke akizidiwa na haya anapotaka kumuuliza Mtume baadhi ya mas-ala haya.
Kama ambavyo pia, miongoni mwa tabia za Mtume ni ukamilifu wa haya.Vinasimulia vitabu vya hadith;alikuwa Mtume ni mwenye haya kuliko msichana kigoli(mwanamwali).Haikuwa rahisi kwa Mtume, kujibu baadhi ya maswali anayoulizwa kwa uwazi -unaokidhi haja ya muulizaji- yanayogusa upande wa wanawake.Wakati mwingine akitumia mafumbo,hali iliyopelekea mwanamke kutofahamu nini kusudio la Mtume.
Anasimulia bi Aisha(radhiya llaahu anha),kuwa:
Mwanamke wa kiansar,alimuuliza Mtume kuhusu kuoga hedhi.Mtume akamuelekeza namna ya kuoga,kisha akamwambia;(chukua kipande cha pamba,chenye manukato,jisafishe kwacho)akasema-mwanamke-:Nijisafishe vipi ee Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu?Mtume akamjibu:(jisafiche kwacho),akauliza tena:nijisafishe vipi yaa rasuulallaa?Mtume akasema:(subhaanallaah,jisafishe kwacho)!!
Bi A’isha anasema: “nikamvuta pembeni,nikamwambia kiweke sehemu kadha na kadha na fuatishia athari ya damu”.Akamfanunulia kwa uwazi,namna na sehemu anayopaswa kuweka pamba hiyo.
Utaona namna Mtume alivyoona haya kumfahamisha mwanamke huyu kwa uwazi eneo na namna ya kujisafisha.
Aidha walikuwepo wanawake wachache pia,walioweza kuzishinda nafsi zao na haya,wakamuuliza Mtume waziwazi kuhusu yanayowatokea.Tuchukue mfano wa hilo,wa hadithi ya Ummu Salama(mke wa Mtume),anasema:
Alikuja Ummu Sulaym (mke wa abuu Talha),kwa Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu,akasema: ewe Mtume, hakika Mwenyezi Mungu haoni haya katika jambo la haki,je ni wajibu kwa mwanamke kuoga(janaba)akijiotelea?Mtume akamwambia: (ndiyo, atakapoona maji !).Ummu Salama,akasema: “hakika wamefedheheka wanawake,hivi na wanawake hutokwa maji”? Mtume akamjibu,kwa kusema:(ikiwa si hivyo, -unadhani- ni kwa sababu gani mtoto hufana na mama yake?)
Kusudio lake Mtume ni kuwa: huzaliwa mtoto kutokana na maji ya mwanaume na mwanamke,na kwa ajili hii hutokea mtoto kufanana na mamake.
Ni kama alivyoseama Allaah(subhaanahu wataala)katika suratul Insaan/2:
إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
Hakika Sisi tumemuumba mtu kutokana na mbegu ya uhai iliyo changanyika, tumfanyie mtihani. Kwa hivyo tukamfanya mwenye kusikia, mwenye kuona.
Ibn Abbaas anasema; “yaani maji ya mwanaume na mwanamke yakikutana na kuchanganyika katika mfuko wa uzazi wa mwanamke”.
Naam, mfano wa maswali haya na mengine, alikuwa Mtume akiyaelekeza kwa wakeze baada ya kuoa.Na kwa ajili hii,anasema bi Aysha(radhiyallaahu anha):
Mwenyezi Mungu awarehemu wanawake wa kiansar, haikuwazuia haya kuifahamu dini
Alikuwa mwanamke akienda kwa bi Aysha katika giza,ili amuulize kuhusu baadhi ya mambo ya dini na hukumu ya hedhi,nifaas na janaba,na mengineyo.
Pia inafahamika kwamba,sunna si kauli tu za Mtume,bali imegusa kauli,matendo na yaliyo fanyika mbele yake na akakaa kimya.Yote hayo, ni miongoni mwa mambo ya kisheria ambayo umma wake unapaswa kuyatambua na kuyafuata.Ni nani basi anayeweza kutueleza khabari na matendo yake ya nyumbani tofauti na wakeze,ambao Allaah amewakirimu, wakawa ni mama wa waislamu na wakeze Mtume dunianu na akhera?
Hakuna shaka,wakeze Mtume(radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yao),wana fadhila kubwa kwa kunakili hali na matendo ya nyumbani ya Mtume.
Hakika wengi walikuwa ni waalimu na wataalamu wa hadithi, wamefikisha muongozo wake Mtume(alayhi salaam) kwa Masahaba, na wamekuwa mashuhuri kwa uwezo wao mkubwa wa akili na kuhifadhi.
2.  Hikmatut Tashrii’yyah.(hekima ya kisheria).
Tuzungumzie hekima hii,ambayo ni sehemu ya hekima za Mtume kuoa wanawake wengi.
Hekima hii, ilikuwa ni kuvunja na kubatilisha baadhi ya mila na sheria mbovu za kijaahili.Nitoe mfano wa mila ya kujipanga kwa mtoto.Mila ambayo walikuwa Waarabu wakiidumisha kabla ya Uislam(ujio wa Mtume Muhammad).Ulikuwa ni mfumo wenye kurithika baina yao,mtu akimpanga mtoto ambaye si wake na kumfanya sawa na mwanawe wa kuzaa, katika haki zote; mirathi,ndoa,talaka, kuharamisha yote yanayoharamishwa katika nasabu na mengineyo.Mmoja wao akimpanga mtoto,humwambia:”wewe ni mwanangu,nitakurithi na utanirithi”.
Uislamu kwa upande wake,haukukubaliana na batili hii,na haukutaka kuwaacha wakihangaika katika giza la ujinga huu.Hivyo ukaandaa utaratibu mapema,kwa kumpa ilham(msukumo wa kufanya jambo) Mtume Muhammad,ampange mtoto -ilikuwa kabla hajapewa utume- ,akampanga Zaid ibn Haaritha,kama ilivyokuwa ada ya waarabu.
Na sababu ya Mtume(alayhi salaam),kumpanga Zaid kuwa mwanawe,ni kisa katika visa vyenye kupendeza,na  simulizi nzuri yenye kusisimua.Wamesimulia wafasiri na watu wa sira. Nikupe kwa urefu wake ili uende sambamba nami katika hekima hii:-
Haaritha ibn Sharaahiyl(babake Zaid),aliandaa safari ya mkewe Sa’adaa,kwenda kuwatembelea wazazi wake wa bani mui’n. Akatoka kumsindikiza mkewe,mikononi akiwa kambeba mtoto wao mdogo wa miaka minane Zaid ibn Haarith.Kila alipokusudia kuaga msafara huu,ili arudi nyumbani na kuendelea na kazi zake,anapata huruma na huzuni.Lakini hatimaye shaka na wasiwasi vikamtoka na msafara ukaanza safari. Haarith akimuaga mwanawe na mama yake hali machozi yakimtiririka! Akasimama kwa muda mrefu alipokuwa kasimama, mpaka msafara ukatoweka machoni mwake, akahisi moyo wake haujarudi sehemu yake umesafiri pamoja nao.
Sa’adaa(mamake Zaid),kakaa kwa wazazi wake muda aliyopenda Mwenyezi mungu akae.Ghafla mji wao ukavamiwa na makabila dhalimu,wakashindwa vita banu mui’n. Miongoni mwa mateka waliyochukuliwa ni Zaid ibn Haaritha.Akarejea mama yakeke Zaid pekee bila mwanawe.Na hakumaliza kumsimulia mumewe juu ya kilichotokea, ila Haaritha akianguka na kuzirai!!
Haaritha akabeba fimbo yake begani,akipita miji na kuvuka majangwa,akiuliza makabila na misafara kuhusu mwanawe bila mafanikio.Akiiliwaza nafsi huku akiongoza farasi wake,kwa kusema:
Kabila likachukua mateka moja kwa moja mpaka Makka katika soko la U’kaadh,lililokuwa gulio kubwa wakati huo, na kuwauza mateka. Zaid akangukia mikononi mwa Hakiim ibn Hizaam,baada ya kumnunua akamzawadia shangazi yake Khadija bint Khuwaylid mke wa Mtume Muhammad(alayhi salaam).Wakati huo ni Muhammad na si nabii,bado wahyi haujateremka kwake,pamoja na sifa zote zinazostahiki yeye kuwa nabii.Khadija akamzawadia Muhammad mumewe,mtumishi wake(Zaid),akampokea kwa furaha na kisha akamwacha huru,akimfanyia huruma na upole kwa moyo wake wote!Ukafika msimu Hijja,watu wa mji wa Zaid wakakutana naye Makka,wakamfikishia mateso na huzuni za baba yake.Zaid akawapa salamu,mapenzi na shauku aliyonayo kwa baba na mama yake,na akawaambia:”mwambieni baba asiwe na khofu,mimi huku nimepata mzazi bora”!
Haarith alipopata taarifa za alipo mwanawe,akafunga safari yeye pamoja na nduguye Ka’abu mpaka Makka.Walipofika wakamuulizia Muhammad Al-amiin(kama alivyokuwa akijulikana),na walipokutana na naye,wakamwambia:”ewe ibn Khataab,enyi watu wa Haram(Makka),watu msaidiao wenye shida na mlishao watumwa;tumepata taarifa mwanetu yupo kwako,na tumesikia pia uzuri wa tabia yako.Lakini wewe unajua nafasi ya mtoto ndani ya moyo wa mzazi,tunakuomba utusaidie kwa kutupa mwanetu, nasi tuko tayari kukupa fidia ya chochote utakacho“! Mtume(s.a.w)anajua mapenzi ya Zaid kwake,na wakati huo anapima haki ya mzazi kwa mwanawe.Akawaambia:(tumpeni  Zaid nafasi ya kuchagua,akikuchagueni nyinyi sintahitaji kutoka kwenu chochote,na akinichagua mimi,basi wallaahi siwezi kuchagua fidia kuliko yule aliyenichagua).Ukameremeta uso wa Haaritha kwa furaha,na akasema:”umetufanyia uadilifu kwa (kumlea mtoto) na umetuzidishia uadilifu(kwa kutohitaji fidia).Akaitwa Zaid kisha Mtume akamuuliza:(unawajua hawa ni akina nani ewe Zaidi?)Akajibu:”ndiyo! huyu ni baba yangu na huyu ni a’mi yangu”. Mtume akamuuliza:(ni yupi kati yao na mimi unayemchagu?)Zaid akainua kichwa akamtazama baba yake na a’mi yake, yakambubujika machozi,akasema maneno yenye kusisimua:”siwezi kumchagua yeyote juu yako,wewe ni baba na a’mi”!!  Yakabubujika macho ya Mtume machozi  ya shukurani na mapenzi,kisha akamshika Zaid mkono, akatoka naye mpaka kwenye uwanja wa Al-ka’aba walipokuwa Makureyshi wameketi, na akanadi:(shuhudieni enyi makureyshi,kuwa;Zaid ni mwanangu, nitamrithi na atanirithi…) Moyo wa Haaritha ukakaribia kupasuka kwa furaha;mwanawe si tu anahesabika kuwa huru kama alivyozaliwa,bali ni mtoto wa mtu ambaye Makurayshi wanamwita “aswaadiqul amiin” (mkweli na muaminifu),mtoto wa banu Haashim,ukoo wenye kuheshimika Makka nzima.Haaritha  akarejea yeye na nduguye,mioyoni mwao wakiwa na utulivu juu ya mtoto wao,kwani wamemuacha kwa bwana wa Makka.
Anasimulia bukhari na muslim,kwa hadithi ya Abdillaahi ibn Umar(radhiyallaahu anhuma),anasema:
((Hakika Zaid ibn Haarith,kipenzi cha Mtume,Hatukumwita ila Zaid ibn Muhammad.mpaka ilipoteremka Qur-an:(…..Waiteni kwa baba zao, maana huo ndio uadilifu zaidi mbele ya Mwenyezi Mungu…….) Basi Mtume akasema:(wewe ni Zaid ibn Haaritha ibn Sharaahiyl).
Turudi katika nukta yetu.
Mtume Muhammad(alayhi salaam),alimuozesha Zaid binti wa shangazi yake Zainabu bint Jahshi Al-asadiyya.Lakini ndoa yao haikuchukua muda mrefu,kutokana na uhusiano mbaya baina yao.Zainabu akimtolea Zaid maneno makali,kwa kujiona yeye ni bora kuliko Zaid,kwa sababu,akimuona Zaid ni mtumwa asiyejulikana familiya wala ukoo wake pale Makka.
Kwa hekima aliyokusudia Mwenyezi Mungu;Zaid akamtaliki mkewe. Allah akumuamrisha Mtume Muhammad amuoe Zainab,ili kuvunja mila ya kutomuoa aliyekuwa mke wa mtoto wa kupanga.Lakini Mtume Muhammad akakhofia ndimi za makafiri na wanafiki,wasijesema:’Muhammad kamuoa mke wa mtoto wake”.Akasita kutekeleza amri hii(ya kumuoa Zainab),mpaka alipolaumiwa na Allaah(subhaanahu wataala),kwa kitendo hicho:
وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَنْ تَخْشَاهُ فَلَمَّا قَضَى زَيْدٌ مِنْهَا وَطَراً زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا لِكَيْ لا يَكُونَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِي أَزْوَاجِ أَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَراً وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ مَفْعُولاً
33|37 ………nawe ukawachelea watu, hali Mwenyezi Mungu ndiye mwenye haki zaidi kumchelea. Basi Zaid alipo kwisha haja naye tulikuoza wewe, ili isiwe taabu kwa Waumini kuwaoa wake wa watoto wao wa kupanga watapo kuwa wamekwisha timiza nao shuruti za t’alaka. Na amri ya Mwenyezi Mungu ni yenye kutekelezwa )).
Sheria hii ya kutooa mke wa mtoto wa kupanga baada ya kumuuacha, ilimalizika rasmi baada ya Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) kumuoa Zainabu bint Jahshi,na Allaah akateremsha aya, kusisitiza alichokifanya Mtume uhalali wake na kuvunja hoja za makafiri na wanafiki waliohoji kwanini Muhammad amuoe mke wa Zaid?Anasema Allaah katika Qur-an:
مَا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِنْ رِجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيماً
33|40|Muhammad si baba wa yeyote katika wanaume wenu, bali ni Mtume wa Mwenyezi Mungu na Mwisho wa Manabii, na Mwenyezi Mungu ni Mjuzi wa kila kitu.))
Hivyo basi,ndoa hii ya Mtume Muhammad(alayhi salaam) na Zainab,ilikuwa ni kwa Amri ya Mwenyezi Mungu,na haikuwa kwa sababu ya kukidhi matamanio ya mwili,kama wanavyodai baadhi ya makafiri na maadui wa Uislam.Ilikuwa ni kwa lengo na makusudio makhsusi,kuvunja sheria na mila za kijahili,na amelielezea wazi Mwenyezi Mungu lengo hilo  na kwa ufasaha mkubwa,aliposema:
زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا لِكَيْ لا يَكُونَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِي أَزْوَاجِ أَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَراً 
……….tulikuoza wewe, ili isiwe taabu kwa Waumini kuwaoa wake wa watoto wao wa kupanga watapo kuwa wamekwisha timiza nao shuruti za t’alaka…….))
Hakika alitawalia Mwenyezi Mungu kumuoza nabii wake Zainab,mke wa mtoto wake wa kupanga.Na kwa sababu hii,Zainab akijifakharisha kwa wakeze  wa Mtume.
Anasimulia Bukhaar ya kuwa:
((“Alikuwa Zainab akijifakharisha kwa wakeze Mtume,akisema:”wamekuozesheni familia zenu,nami amenioza Allaah kutoka juu ya mbingu ya saba”.))
Hivyo ndivyo ilivyokuwa ndoa hii,kwa sababu ya kuweka sheria mpya,inayoruhusu kuoa wake wa watoto wa kupanga,baada ya kuachika,na isiwe tabu tena kwa waislamu kuwaoa kwa kigezo hicho.
3.  Hikmatul ijtimaai’yya.(hekima ya mahusiano ya kijamii).
Ama hekima hii, inadhihirika kwa uwazi kabisa,kwa Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam),kumuoa bint ya Abu bakri siddiq(radhiyallaahu anhu),na kumuoa bint ya  U’mar ibn Khattaab(radhiyallaahu anhu).Kisha kutafuta uhusiano wa kuoleana na Makureysh, kwa kuoa wanawake miongoni mwao.Kitu kilichopelekea uhusiano  madhubuti kati ya familiya na makabila ya kikureishi,na kugeuza nyoyo zao kwake.
Mtume alimuoa bi A’isha binti wa aliyekuwa kipenzi na mwenye thamani zaidi kwake. Naye si mwengine ila ni Abu bakri siddiyq, ambaye ni miongoni mwa waislamu wa mwanzo katika Uislam,aliyetoa mali,nafsi na roho yake kwa sababu ya kuinusuru dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu.Aliyevumilia aina mbalimbali za adha katika kuupigania Uislamu,mpaka Mtume Muhammad akasema kuelezea ubora wake:
(( Hakuna yeyote aliyetoa msaada kwetu,ila tumemlipa kwao,ispokuwa Abu bakr,msaada wake kwetu atamlipa Allah siku ya kiyama.Haikunifaa mali ya yeyote kabisa,kama ilivyonifaa mali ya Abu bakr.Sikumfikishia yeyote Uislamu ila alisita,ispokuwa Abu bakr hakurudi nyuma.Na lau ningekuwa na uwezo wa kumfanya mtu khaliyl(kipenzi),hakika ningemfanya Abu bakri kuwa khaliyl.Fahamuni kuwa; sahibu yenu ni khalili wa Mwenyezi Mungu mtukufu!)).
Kwa maana hiyo,Mtume hakuona malipo ya Abu bakri katika dunia hii,zaidi ya kuburidisha macho yake kwa ndoa hii ya bint yake,na uwepo kati yao ukwe na udugu,utakao zidisha urafiki na uhusianao wao madhubuti.
Kama alivyo muoa bi Hafsat bin U’mar,ilikuwa ni kumsatarehesha U’mar kwa; Uislam, imani ya kweli, ikhlasi na kupambana kwake katika dini hii.U’mar ndiye shujaa wa Uislamu,ambaye Mwenyezi aliuupa nguvu Uislam na Waislamu kwa sababu yake, na kuiinua bendera ya dini.Ukawa uhusiano kati ya Mtume na U’mar kwa njia hii ya kuoa binti yake, ni malipo bora, kwa kujitolea kwake katika dini ya Uislamu.
Hiki ni kisa kifupi cha Hafsa mpaka kuolewa na Mtume:
Hafsa bint U’mar(radhiyallahu anhuma),alizaliwa  miaka mitano (5) kabla ya Mtume kupewa utume.Alikuwa mke mwema wa sahaba Khunays ibn Hadhaafa assahmiy,ambaye alikuwa ni miongoni mwa masahaba waliohama mara mbili.Alihama mara ya kwanza kwenda Habasha (Ethiopia),kisha Madina kumnusuru Mtume(alayhi salaam).Khunays alihudhuria vita vya Badr,kisha Uhud.Akafa kutokana na majeraha aliyoyapata katika vita Uhud,akimuacha mkewe Hafsa nyuma yake akikaa eda , hali yakuwa ni binti mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini na tano(25).
Mtume kumuoa Hafsa
U’mar,alipata uchungu na maumivu kwa binti yake kuondokewa na mumewe,akiumia zaidi kwa kumuona bado ni binti mdogo katika upweke wa gereza kumbwa la ujane.Binti ambaye alikuwa akineemeka kwa kufurahia ya maisha ya ndoa. Akaanza kufikiria; ni nani atakayekuwa mume wa binti yake, baada ya kumalizika eda?Siku zikapita mfululizo,hakuna aliyejitokeza kumposa,naye hajui kuwa,tayari Mtume kaonesha nia ya kumuoa na kampa siri hiyo Abu bakri.
Muda ulipokuwa mrefu,binti yake akiwa katika machungu ya ujane,akamtangazia Abu bakr amuoe.Abu bakri hakumjibu chochote. Hakukata tamaa akamfuata U’thmaan ibn A’ffaan,akimtaka amuoe Hafsa.U’thmaan akamjibu:”sihitaji kuoa kwa sasa”! U’mar akawakasirikia,na akalalamika kwa Mtume,kuhusu ahali aliyonayo kwa binti yake.Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam),akamwambia:((atamuoa Hafsa -mwanaume-bora kuliko U’thmaan,na ataolewa na U’thmaan -mwanamke- bora kuliko Hafsa)).Mtume akamuozesha Uthmaan binti yake Ummu Kulthuum,baada ya kifo cha dada yake Ruqqayya binti Rasuul. Baada ya Mtume kumuoa Hafsa,Abu bakri akakutana na U’mar,akatoa udhuru na kusema:”Usinikasirkie ewe U’mar,nilimsikia Mtume akimtaja Hafsa,nisingeweza kutoa siri ya Mtume, na kama Mtume angemuacha basi ningemuoa”.
Kadhalika, katika kutumia ndoa kama sehemu muhimu ya kuimarisha mahusiano na sahaba zake, Mtume aliwaoza mabinti zake wawili(Ruqqayya na Ummu kulthuum) kwa  U’thmaan ibn A’ffaan, na Fatma kwa  A’liy ibn abiy Twaalib.
4.  Hikmatus siyaasiyyat(hekima ya kisiasa).
Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) alioa baadhi ya wanawake,kwa ajili ya kuziunganisha nyoyo kwake,na kuyavuta makabila upande wake.Inafahamika kuwa,mwanadamu anapooa katika kabila au familiya yoyote ile,hupatikana uhusiano wa udugu,utakaotoa msaada, nusra na ulinzi kwa aliyeoa ndani ya kabila au familiya hiyo.Na hiyo ndiyo tabia ya ndoa.
Tuchukue baadhi ya mifanoya hilo,ili iwe wazi hekima hii:-
1. Mtume alimuoa bi Juwayriyya bint Al-haarith,kutoka banu mustwalaq. Juwayriyya,alikuwa ametekwa yeye, qaumu na familiya yake.Baada ya kuingia katika mateka,akataka kujikomboaAkaja kwa Mtume ili apate msaada wa mali,ajikomboe kutoka mikononi mwa Waislamu.Mtume akamuekea wazi;amtolee fidia na amuoe,akakubali hilo kisha Mtume akamuoa. Masahaba walipoona hivyo,wakasema: “wakweze Mtume wawe mikononi mwetu(haiwezekani),Masahaba wakawaacha huru wote.Banu mustalaq walipoona wema,utu na heshima hii waliyopewa,wakasilimu wote na wakaingia katika dini ya Allah,na wakawa waumini wazuri wa dini hii.
Ndoa hii ya Juwayriyya,ikawa ni baraka kwake,qaumu na familiya yake kwa ujumla.Kwa kuwa ilikuwa ni sababu ya kuachiwa huru na kusilimu kwao.
2. Kadhaalika,Mtume alimuoa bi Safiyya bint Huyyay ibn Akhtab,ambaye alitekwa baada ya kufa mumewe katika vita vya Khaybari na akaingia katika mgao wa baadhi ya Masahaba.Watu wa rai na shuura,wakasema: “Safiyya ni bi mkubwa (anayeheshimika) wa banu Quraydha(mayahudi wa Madina),haitakuwa vizuri kuwa chini ya mtu,ila kwa Mtume”.Wakamueleza Mtume juu ya ushauri huu.Mtume akamwita Safiyya na kumwambia achague kati ya mambo mawili:-
a) Ama amuache huru,kisha amuoe awe mkewe,aub) Amuache huru na arudi kwao.
Juwayriyya akachagua kuachwa huru kisha aolewe na Mtume.Alikubali kuolewa na Mtume,baada ya kuona hadhi,utukufu na muamala mzuri wa Mtume Muhammad(alayhi salaam).Akasilimu na wakasilimu idadi kubwa ya ukoo wake.
Inasimuliwa kuwa:
(( Safiyya alipoingia kwa Mtume, Mtume akamwambia:<<Hakuacha baba yako kuwa ni adui yangu mkubwa mpaka alipouawa na Mwenyezi Mungu>>,Safiyya akasema: “hakika Mwenyezi Mungu anasema katika kitabu chake:”wala habebi mbebaji mzigo wa mwengine“.Mtume akamwambia:<<chagua: ukichagua Uislamu nitakuchukua mwenyewe,na ukichagua uyahudi hakika nitakuacha huru na urudi kwa watu wako>>.Akasema: ” Nimeupenda Uislamu,na nimekuamini kabla hujaniita katika dini yako.Na sina haja ya uyahudi,na katika uyahudi sina mzazi wala ndugu.Umenipa khiyari kati ya ukafiri na Uislamu,basi Allah na Mtume wake nawapenda zaidi ya kuachwa huru na kurudi kwetu”)). Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam),akamuoa.
3. Pia Mtume Muhammad alimuoa Ummu Habiba(Ramla bint abu Sufiyaan),ambaye -abu Sufyaan- alikuwa kwa wakati huo amebeba bendera ya Ushirikina,na adui mkubwa wa Mtume.Alisilimu ummu Habiba katika mji wa Makka,kisha akahamia Habasha pamoja na mumewe(U’baydullaahi ibn Jahsh) akikimbiza dini yake.Huko akafa mumewe -baada ya kuritad na kuingia katika unasara-,na akabaki mpweke ,yeye na mtoto yatima(Habiba).Baada ya Mtume kupata taarifa hizo,akatuma ujumbe kwa Abraha(mfalme wa habasha)amuoze. Kwa sababu,kama ummu Habiba angerejea kwa baba yake au familia yake; wangemlazimisha ukafiri au kumuadhibu adhabu kubwa.
Abraha alipopata ujumbe huu akafurahi sana,hakuna ajuaye kipimo cha furaha hiyo ila Allah(subhaanahu wataala). Akatoa dinaari mia nne(400) za mahari kwa niaba ya Mtume Muhammad,pamoja na zawadi zenye thamani kubwa.Ummu Habiba alipofika Madina,akaolewa na Mtume Muhammd(sallaallaahu alayhi wasallam).
Zilipomfikia abuu Sufyaan khabari za ndoa hii,akaikubali na kusema:’Hilo ni dume lisiloguswa pua yake”.Akajifakhari kwa Mtume na haukipanga chochote kwa Mtume mpaka Mwenyezi Mungu ilipomwongoza katika Uislamu.
Hapa tunapata picha ya hekima ya Mtume kumuoa binti wa abu Sufyaan; ndoa hii ilikuwa sababu ya kupunguza adha kwake Mtume na kwa Sahaba zake,khasa baada ya kuwepo uhusiano huu wa kuoleana na nasabu.Pamoja na kuwa abuu Sufyaan wakati huo, ndiye aliyekuwa adui mkubwa katika banu Umaaya kwa Mtume na Waislam.Ikawa ndoa hii ni sababu ya kuutia mapenzi moyo wa abu Sufiyaani na jamaa zake kwa Mtume.Kama ambavyo Mtume alivyomchagua ummu habiba kwa sababu ya kuheshimu imani yake,kwani alikosana na wazazi na jamaa zake, na akahama Makka kuinusuru imani na dini yake.Radhi za Mwenyezi Mungu ziwe juu yake na juu ya wakeze  wote wa Mtume Muhammad(sallallaahu alayhi wasallam).

Are there murders in the Bible?


Question:
Hi "Majibu Yetu",
Am writting from Uganda, Muslims claims that there are murders in the Bible but when we ask them they don't give out the reference (the writings) which are in the Bible, Could you please outline some references in the bible that allows killings/murders?

Answer:
Thanks for the question.

Here in below are some of the reference in the bible;

-Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests
    Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death.  Such evil must be purged from Israel.  (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)

-Kill Witches
    You should not let a sorceress live.  (Exodus 22:17 NAB)

-Kill Homosexuals
    "If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives."  (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)

-Kill Fortunetellers
    A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death.  (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)

-Death for Hitting Dad
    Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death.  (Exodus 21:15 NAB)

-Death for Cursing Parents
    1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness.  (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)
    2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death.  They are guilty of a capital offense.  (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)

-Death for Adultery
    If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death.  (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)

-Death for Fornication
    A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death.  (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)

-Death to Followers of Other Religions
    Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed.  (Exodus 22:19 NAB)

-Kill Nonbelievers
    They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.  (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)

-Kill False Prophets
    If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord."  When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through.  (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)

-Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God
    Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.  In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully.  If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.  Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it.  Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God.  That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.  Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction.  Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you.  He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors.  "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him."  (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)

-Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
    But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house.  Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst.  (Deuteronomy  22:20-21 NAB)

-Kill Followers of Other Religions.
    1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him.  Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you.  You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery.  And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst.  (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)

    2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden.  When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death.  (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)

-Death for Blasphemy
    One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men.  During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name.  So the man was brought to Moses for judgment.  His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.  They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear.  Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head.  Then let the entire community stone him to death.  Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished.  Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel.  Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die.  (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)

-Kill False Prophets
    1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles,  and the predicted signs or miracles take place.  If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them.  The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul.  Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone.  Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.  The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt.  Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you.  (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)

    2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.'  You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?'  If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message.  That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared.  (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)

-Infidels and Gays Should Die
    So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired.  As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's bodies.  Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies.  So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever.  Amen.  That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires.  Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.  And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other.  Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved.  When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done.  Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.  They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful.  They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents.  They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving.  They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway.  And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.  (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)

-Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle
    For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites.  You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment.  They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it.  Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again.  Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.'  (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)

-Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
    The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever.  It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.  Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy.  Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community.  Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest.  I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.'  (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
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