Islam the religion to enslave mankind Part 3, Islam allows beheading of war captives
Islam the Religion that places mankind into slavery, Part 3, slam allows beheading of war captives
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Islamic propaganda always present Islam as merciful and good for mankind, but the more examine Quran, hadith and history of Muhammad there more that we see that this is an absurd claim
Last time in part 1 of this series of articles we talked about how Islam imposes religion of slavery forcibly and Muhammad admitted that his commission is by the sword, following is the article link
Let us study Surah Al Anfal 8:67 and go through Tafaseer for it
مَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ ۥۤ أَسۡرَىٰ حَتَّىٰ يُثۡخِنَ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱللَّهُ يُرِيدُ ٱلۡأَخِرَةَۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ۬
It is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre in the land. Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
Tafser Al Qurtubi for Surah Al Anfal 8:67
الثَّانِيَة : هَذِهِ الْآيَة نَزَلَتْ يَوْم بَدْر , عِتَابًا مِنْ اللَّه عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِأَصْحَابِ نَبِيّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ . وَالْمَعْنَى : مَا كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا هَذَا الْفِعْل الَّذِي أَوْجَبَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَسْرَى قَبْل الْإِثْخَان . وَلَهُمْ هَذَا الْإِخْبَار بِقَوْلِهِ ” تُرِيدُونَ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا ” . وَالنَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمْ يَأْمُر بِاسْتِبْقَاءِ الرِّجَال وَقْت الْحَرْب , وَلَا أَرَادَ قَطُّ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا , وَإِنَّمَا فَعَلَهُ جُمْهُور مُبَاشِرِي الْحَرْب , فَالتَّوْبِيخ وَالْعِتَاب إِنَّمَا كَانَ مُتَوَجِّهًا بِسَبَبِ مَنْ أَشَارَ عَلَى النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِأَخْذِ الْفِدْيَة . هَذَا قَوْل أَكْثَر الْمُفَسِّرِينَ , وَهُوَ الَّذِي لَا يَصِحّ غَيْره .
The Descension of this ayah came on the day of Badr Battle as a reproach from Allah to the Sahaba of the Prophet (pbuh). And the meaning is: You should not have done this deed that the prophet (pbuh) kept captives before inflicts a massacre in the land. And for that is the say “Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter”. And the prophet did not want to keep those men alive during the battle and never wanted the commodities of this world, but this was done by the war executives, so the reproach was toward whom advised the prophet (pbuh) to ransom the captives for money. This is exactly is the opinion of the majority of the interpreters (Mofasereen) and nothing else can be true
رَوَى مُسْلِم مِنْ حَدِيث عُمَر بْن الْخَطَّاب , وَقَدْ تَقَدَّمَ أَوَّله فِي ” آل عِمْرَان ” وَهَذَا تَمَامه . قَالَ أَبُو زَمِيل : قَالَ اِبْن عَبَّاس فَلَمَّا أَسَرُوا الْأُسَارَى قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَبِي بَكْر وَعُمَر : ( مَا تَرَوْنَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأُسَارَى ) ؟ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْر : يَا رَسُول اللَّه , هُمْ بَنُو الْعَمّ وَالْعَشِيرَة , أَرَى أَنْ تَأْخُذ مِنْهُمْ فِدْيَة , فَتَكُون لَنَا قُوَّة عَلَى الْكُفَّار , فَعَسَى اللَّه أَنْ يَهْدِيَهُمْ لِلْإِسْلَامِ . فَقَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( مَا تَرَى يَا بْن الْخَطَّاب ) ؟ قُلْت : لَا وَاَللَّه يَا رَسُول اللَّه , مَا أَرَى الَّذِي رَأَى أَبُو بَكْر , وَلَكِنِّي أَرَى أَنْ تُمَكِّنَنَا فَنَضْرِب أَعْنَاقهمْ
prophet of Allah (pbuh) said: What do you say in those captives?
Abu Bakr said: Oh prophet of Allah, those are your people and family, keep them and be patient, maybe Allah make them Repent!
And Omar ben Kattab said: Oh prophet of Allah, they accused you as a liar and expelled you, bring them and smite their neck!
ِArabic Reference
http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&BookID=14&Page=185
So Muhammad kept them alive meanwhile Allah reproached that opinion. And here we ask is Mohammad trying to convey to everyone that he is more merciful and kind than Allah himself?????
Now someone will say because you are biased against Islam you are sticking to one tafsir and that is Qurtubi and Qurtubi is full of Israelite influence, and who said that it is the only Tafsir that expose islam as a religion to enslave and kill mankind on the war captives subject? Actually you will find very similar info in and others, actually in Tabari it gets even worse
Tafser Al Tabari for Surah Al Anfal 8:67
الْقَوْل فِي تَأْوِيل قَوْله تَعَالَى : { مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُون لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِن فِي الْأَرْض تُرِيدُونَ عَرَض الدُّنْيَا وَاَللَّه يُرِيد الْآخِرَة } يَقُول تَعَالَى ذِكْره : مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَحْتَبِس كَافِرًا قَدْر عَلَيْهِ وَصَارَ فِي يَده مِنْ عَبَدَة الْأَوْثَان لِلْفِدَاءِ أَوْ لِلْمَنِّ . وَالْأَسْر فِي كَلَام الْعَرَب : الْحَبْس , يُقَال مِنْهُ : مَأْسُور , يُرَاد بِهِ : مَحْبُوس , وَمَسْمُوع مِنْهُمْ : أَنَالهُ لِلَّهِ أَسْرًا . وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ اللَّه جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ لِنَبِيِّهِ مُحَمَّد صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُعَرِّفهُ أَنَّ قَتْل الْمُشْرِكِينَ الَّذِينَ أَسَرَهُمْ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْم بَدْر ثُمَّ فَادَى بِهِمْ كَانَ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ مِنْ أَخْذ الْفِدْيَة مِنْهُمْ وَإِطْلَاقهمْ . وَقَوْله : { حَتَّى يُثْخِن فِي الْأَرْض } يَقُول : حَتَّى يُبَالِغ فِي قَتْل الْمُشْرِكِينَ فِيهَا
In regards to the ayah, Allah is saying to the prophet it is not for a prophet to offer for ransom or release a Kafir who he managed to confine as captive of war, meaning Allah talked to the prophet Mohammad (pbuh) to let him know in regards to the polytheists he got as captives of war and then he ransomed them saying “it was more sound to kill them instead of releasing them as ransomed by money”
12648 – حَدَّثَنِي الْمُثَنَّى , قَالَ : ثنا عَبْد اللَّه بْن صَالِح , قَالَ : ثَنِي مُعَاوِيَة , عَنْ عَلِيّ , عَنْ اِبْن عَبَّاس , قَوْله : { مَا كَانَ لِنَبِيٍّ أَنْ يَكُون لَهُ أَسْرَى حَتَّى يُثْخِن فِي الْأَرْض } وَذَلِكَ يَوْم بَدْر وَالْمُسْلِمُونَ يَوْمئِذٍ قَلِيل ; فَلَمَّا كَثُرُوا وَاشْتَدَّ سُلْطَانهمْ , أَنْزَلَ اللَّه تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى بَعْد هَذَا فِي الْأُسَارَى : { فَإِمَّا مَنًّا بَعْدُ وَإِمَّا فِدَاء } 47 4 فَجَعَلَ اللَّه النَّبِيّ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي أَمْر الْأُسَارَى بِالْخِيَارِ , إِنْ شَاءُوا قَتَلُوهُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا اِسْتَعْبَدُوهُمْ وَإِنْ شَاءُوا فَادَوْهُمْ .
Hadith # 12648, reported by Al Mathna, from Thanna ben Salih, from Moawiah, from Ali from Ibn Abbas about this ayah, this is the day of Badr battle and the muslims that time where thin in numbers but when they became many and their influcence increased, Allah Taalla descended after that about the captives of war in Surah Muhammad 47:4 “and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom” So Allah made for the Prophet and the believers the matter of captives {what will happen to them} by choice either:
1- Kill them
2- If they want enslave them
3- If they want release them for a Ransom {Money Ransom}
Is not that what ISIS is applying today???? Looks like ISIS is more Muslim than all other muslims
So the fate of the war captives are in the hands and mercy of the Jihadists and all the 3 options behead, enslave or Ransom is allowed
12655 – حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو السَّائِب , قَالَ : ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَة , قَالَ : ثنا الْأَعْمَش , عَنْ عَمْرو بْن مُرَّة , عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَة , عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه , قَالَ : لَمَّا كَانَ يَوْم بَدْر وَجِيءَ بِالْأَسْرَى , قَالَ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ” مَا تَقُولُونَ فِي هَؤُلَاءِ الْأَسْرَى ؟ ” فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْر : يَا رَسُول اللَّه قَوْمك وَأَهْلك , اِسْتَبْقِهِمْ وَاسْتَأْنَ بِهِمْ , لَعَلَّ اللَّه أَنْ يَتُوب عَلَيْهِمْ ! وَقَالَ عُمَر : يَا رَسُول اللَّه كَذَّبُوك وَأَخْرَجُوك , قَدِّمْهُمْ فَاضْرِبْ أَعْنَاقهمْ ! وَقَالَ عَبْد اللَّه بْن رَوَاحَة : يَا رَسُول اللَّه , اُنْظُرْ وَادِيًا كَثِير الْحَطَب فَأَدْخِلْهُمْ فِيهِ , ثُمَّ أَضْرَمَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَارًا !
Hadith # 12655 – ٌReported by Abu Al Sayeb, from Thanna Bo Maawiah, from Thanna Al Aamash, from Amro ben Morrah, from Abu Obidah from Abdul Allah said:
When it was the day of Badr Battle and came to those war captives, prophet of Allah (pbuh) said: What do you say in those captives?
Abu Bakr said: Oh prophet of Allah, those are your people and family, keep them and be patient, maybe Allah make them Repent!
And Omar ben Kattab said: Oh prophet of Allah, they accused you as a liar and expelled you, bring them and smite their neck!
And Abd Allah ben Rawahah said: Oh prophet of Allah, find a valley where there’s a lot Firewood and burn them up!
ِArabic Reference
http://quran.al-islam.com/Page.aspx?pageid=221&BookID=13&Page=185
And maybe you do not like my translation for Tafsir and you do not want to refer to Arabic reference yourself and you want an explicit English resource, then for sure here is one reference directly in english
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi for Surah Al Anfal 8:67
(It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land…) [8:67-69]. Said Mujahid: “It happened that some of that which was revealed from heaven agreed with many of ‘Umar’s opinions. When the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, consulted the Muslims about the prisoners of Badr, they said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, they are your cousins, so free them in exchange for a ransom’. ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab said: ‘No, O Messenger of Allah, you should kill them’. Then this verse was revealed (It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land)”. Said Ibn ‘Umar: “The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, consulted Abu Bakr regarding the prisoners of Badr, and the latter said: ‘They are your people and clan, let them go!’ But when he consulted ‘Umar, the latter said: ‘Kill them’. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, freed them in exchange for a ransom. Allah, exalted is He, then revealed (It is not for any prophet to have captives until he hath made slaughter in the land) up to his words (Now enjoy what ye have won, as lawful and good…) [8:69]. When the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, met ‘Umar, he said to him: ‘We almost incurred a misfortune as a result of opposing your view!’ ” Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Hiri informed us> Hajib ibn Ahmad> Muhammad ibn Hammad> Abu Mu’awiyah> al-A’mash> ‘Amr ibn Murrah> Abu ‘Ubaydah> ‘Abd Allah who said: “When the prisoners were brought on the Day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: ‘What do you think we should do with these prisoners?’ Abu Bakr said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, these are your people and kin, spare them and wait that haply Allah, glorious and majestic is He, may relent on them’. ‘Umar, on the other hand said: ‘They have given you the lie and expelled you, bring them forward and chop their heads off’. ‘Abd Allah ibn Rawahah said: ‘Look for a valley with abundant wood and burn them there’, upon which al-‘Abbas commented: ‘You have severed your ties of kinship!’ The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, did not answer them and then went in.
At least in regards to the Sahabah if your conscious is still alive and eye of your mind is not blind, you can never miss that the Sahaba of Muhammad looks like ISIS warmongers! War thugs that can easily ignite a crime against humanity and genocides
Another important aspect, what was Korish crime from Omar bin Khattab point of view???? According to Omar admission, did Korish inflect any torture or intimidation on Muhammad that gives him the right to fight back or wage war? No, they just did not believe him and sent him away, that is all!!!
And hey, if you do not want to take that from us, take it from the Muslim scholars himself, here is an example from the mouth of Sheikh Wagdy Ghoneim
War captives slaughtered by Muhammad
As just one example Muhammad killed all the male war captives of Banu Qurayza tribe
Reference
Ibn Hisham page 446
Stay tuned for the coming articles on the same topic “Islam the religion that enslaves mankind”
References
https://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur’an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Terrorism
https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/muhammad/captives-kill.aspx
https://wikiislam.net/wiki/List_of_Killings_Ordered_or_Supported_by_Muhammad
