Surah 17:33

"Do not kill the person whom God has forbidden (to be killed), except by right. Whoever is killed in an evil manner – We have given authority to his ally, but he should not be excessive in the killing, (for) surely he has been helped."

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Tafsir of Surah Al-Isra, Verse 33 Verses 17:33

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Verse 33

وَلَا تَقۡتُلُواْ ٱلنَّفۡسَ ٱلَّتِي حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظۡلُومٗا فَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا لِوَلِيِّهِۦ سُلۡطَٰنٗا فَلَا يُسۡرِف فِّي ٱلۡقَتۡلِۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مَنصُورٗا

Do not kill the person whom God has forbidden (to be killed), except by right. Whoever is killed in an evil manner – We have given authority to his ally, but he should not be excessive in the killing, (for) surely he has been helped.

pleased with him, and Mu'awiyah did eventually take power, as Ibn 'Abbas said on the basis of this Ayah. This is one of the stranger of matters.

But let him not exceed limits in the matter of taking life.

They said: this means the heir should not go to extremes in killing the killer, such as mutilating the body or taking revenge on persons other than the killer.

Verily, he is helped: means, the heir is helped against the killer by the Shari'ah and by divine decree.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 5, Page 619)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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