What are Muslim's beliefs on killing when is it alright?

Question

I have heard it is alright to kill or exile a convert but when else

If the Koran teaches not to kill then why did Muhammad kill many he was the one true prophet of Allah and why do I hear about Muslims killing converts is it because those are the radicals and not all of the Muslims believe that. I mean no offense I just I am wondering

Answer 1

Go to a renowned Muslim Scholar and seek guidance from him.
Killing is allowed in the case of self defence i.e. when some one is trying to kill you. There can be other reasons but due to less of knowledge I can't tell u.
Try fol site and ask from Dr Zakir Naik,
God bless you

Answer 2

The Muslim religion is actually quite mistunderstood. The Holy Quran teaches to smite only those who smite you. Murder is actually looked down upon my Allah..

....anyone who murders any person who had not committed murder or horrendous crimes, it shall be as if he murdered all the people. (5:32)
"You shall not kill any person - for God has made life sacred - except in the course of justice. If one is killed unjustly, then we give his heir authority to enforce justice. Thus, he shall not exceed the limits in avenging the murder, he will be helped."(17:33)

Answer 3

A Buddhist would like to contribute ok?It is alright to kill greed,hatred and ignorance.

Answer 4

NO, that`s incoorect

please visit this website to see for yourself that killing is allowed in one case ONLY IN ISLAM, when you have to defend yourself & you have no other choice

http://www.the-heroes.co.nr/

remember Saladin, he didn`t kill any unramed Christian not even prisoners, did he???

Answer 5

all i can tell u is- get educated

Answer 6

in self defense.

Answer 7

Satan told me ye shall not surely die, buahahahahahahaha

Answer 8

If you want a short answer, then killing is justified in Islam only in self-defense and when fighting oppression.

As for the Islamic view on killing backed up by qur'anic verses:
“Do not kill each other, for God is merciful to you”;4:29
“Never should a believer kill another believer, except by mistake […]. If anyone kills a believer deliberately, the punishment for him is Hell, and there he will remain: God is angry with him, and rejects him, and has prepared a tremendous torment for him.”4:91-92
“On account of [his deed], We decreed […] that if anyone kills a person – unless in retribution for murder or spreading corruption in the land – it is as if he kills all mankind, while if any saves a life it is as if he saves the lives of all mankind.” 5:32
“If God did not drive some back by means of others the earth would be completely corrupt, but God is bountiful to all.” 2:251


If you want a thorough explanation of Islam's attitude on war - i.e. though the clearing of many misinterpreted quranic verses - then plz read the paragraphs below:

Sometimes fighting is necessary: “Those who have been attacked are permitted to take up arms because they have been wronged – God has the power to help them – those who have been driven unjustly from their homes only for saying, ‘Our Lord is God.’ If God did not repel some people by means of others, many monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, where God’s name is much invoked, would have been destroyed. God is sure to help those who help His cause – God is strong and mighty.” 22:39-40

Fighting oppression – or aiding those who cannot defend themselves – and self-defense are the only justifiable reasons for war. Yet, when the word Jihad is mentioned, it is automatically associated with terrorism and violence. The meaning of the word Jihad is to ‘strive’, or ‘make effort [in the way of God]’. It can be both peaceful and physical. Muhammad PBUH said, “The best Jihad is when a person strives against his own self for the sake of God.” This is when a person strives in resisting and avoiding temptations to remain pure.

However, it is the physical Jihad which has been subjected to many negative criticisms. In the Qur’an, it says, “Why should you not fight in God’s cause and for those oppressed men, women, and children who cry out, ‘Lord, rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors! By Your grace, give us a protector and helper!’?”4:75 “Fighting is ordained for you, though you dislike it. You may dislike something although it is good for you, or like something although it is bad for you: God knows and you do not.”2:216

With a dangerous resort such as War, however, rules and guidelines have to be instilled in order for people not to overstep the bounds of justice and become the very oppression they were fighting against. “Fight in God’s cause against those who fight you, but do not overstep the limits” – prohibition of starting hostilities, fighting non-combatants, disproportionate response to aggression, killing children, women, the sick, or the elderly – “God does not love those who overstep the limits. Slay them wherever you find them and drive them out from where they drove you out, for persecution is more serious than killing. Do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque unless they fight you there. If they do fight you, kill them – this is what such disbelievers deserve – but if they stop, then God is most forgiving and merciful. Fight them until there is no more persecution, and your worship is devoted to God. If they cease hostilities, there can be no further hostility, except towards aggressors. A sacred month for a sacred month: violation of sanctity [calls for] fair retribution. So if anyone commits aggression against you, attack him as he attacked you, but be mindful of God, and know that He is with those who are mindful of Him. Spend in God’s cause: do not contribute to your destruction with your hands , but do good, for God loves those who do good” (2:190-5).

Both non-Muslims eager to criticize Islam and some Islamic extremists have repeatedly used qur’anic verses to put them out of context and give them new meaning. They distort what the verses say by omitting parts and masking further explanations. This technique has been frequently used to justify erroneous views, especially for the previously mentioned verses. ‘Slay them wherever you find them’ taken out of context implies that Muslims may kill non-Muslims wherever they find them. As mentioned above, the only situations where the Qur’an allows Muslims to fight are in self-defense or the defense of the oppressed who call for help; but even then, this is restricted to those with whom the Muslims do not have treaty obligations. “If they seek help from you against persecution, it is your duty to assist them, except against people with whom you have a treaty: God sees all that you do” 8:72 Not even breaking treaties is permissible in Islam, so how can people claim that murder is?

(Back to the verses 2:190-5) “The pronoun ‘them’ refers to the words ‘those who fight you’. Here, Muslims are here being allowed to fight the Meccans who attacked them. ‘Wherever you find them’ or ‘come up against them’ is also misunderstood. As exegetes and commentators explain, the Muslims were anxious that if their enemies attacked them in Mecca, which was and is a sanctuary – in which no Muslim is allowed to fight, or kill even an animal or plant – and they retaliated and killed, they would be breaking the law. The Qur’an simply reassured the Muslims that they could defend themselves when attacked, even if they killed their attackers, whether within the sanctuary or outside it. However, the six verses that concern war (2:190-5) contain many restrictions and are couched in restraining language that appeals strongly to the Muslims’ conscience. In six verses we find four prohibitions; seven restrictions (one ‘until,’ four ‘if,’ two ‘who fight you’); as well as such cautions as ‘in God’s cause,’ ‘be mindful of God,’ ‘God does not love those who overstep the limits,’ ‘He is with those who are mindful of Him,’ ‘loves those who do good,’ and ‘God is most forgiving and merciful.’ ”.

“Equally misinterpreted and taken out of context is the following qur’anic verse: ‘When the [four] forbidden months are over, wherever you find the polytheists, kill them, seize them, besiege them, ambush them – but if they turn [to God], maintain the prayer, and pay the prescribed alms, let them go on their way, for God is most forgiving and merciful.’ 9:5 The hostility and bitter enmity of the polytheists and their persecution of the Muslims during the time of the Prophet PBUH became so great that the disbelievers were determined to convert the Muslims back to paganism or finish them off: ‘They will not stop fighting you [believers] until they make you revoke your faith, if they can.’ 2:217 It was these hardened polytheists in Arabia, who would accept nothing other than the expulsion of Muslims or their reversion to paganism, and who repeatedly broke their treaties, that the Muslims were ordered to treat in the same way – either to expel them or to accept nothing from them except Islam. But, even then, the Prophet PBUH and the Muslims were not simply pounce on such enemies, reciprocating by breaking the treaty themselves: an ultimatum was issued, giving the enemy notice that, after the four sacred months, the Muslims would wage war on them.”

“Yet the main clause of the sentence – ‘Kill the polytheists’ – is singled out by some non-Muslims as representing the Islamic attitude to war, even some Muslims take this view and allege that this verse abrogated many other verses, including ‘There is no compulsion in religion’ 2:256 and even, according to a possible extremist, ‘God is forgiving and merciful.’ This far-fetched interpretation isolates and decontextualizes the many reasons given in order to fight such polytheists: they continually broke their agreements and aided others against the Muslims, they started hostilities against the Muslims, barred others from becoming Muslims, expelled them from the Holy Mosque and even from their own homes. Moreover consistent with restrictions on war elsewhere in the Qur’an, the polytheists who do not break their agreements and keep the peace with the Muslims are granted security: ‘If any one of the polytheists should seek your protection [Prophet], grant it to him so that he may hear the word of God – then take him to a safe place – for they are people with no knowledge.’9:6 ”