واقتلوهم حيث ثقفتموهم وأخرجوهم من حيث أخرجوكم ۚ والفتنة أشد من القتل ۚ ولا تقاتلوهم عند المسجد الحرام حتى يقاتلوكم فيه ۖ فإن قاتلوكم فاقتلوهم ۗ كذلك جزاء الكافرين

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وَ اقْتُلُوْهُمْ حَیْثُ ثَقِفْتُمُوْهُمْ وَ اَخْرِجُوْهُمْ مِّنْ حَیْثُ اَخْرَجُوْكُمْ وَ الْفِتْنَةُ اَشَدُّ مِنَ الْقَتْلِۚ-وَ لَا تُقٰتِلُوْهُمْ عِنْدَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ حَتّٰى یُقٰتِلُوْكُمْ فِیْهِۚ-فَاِنْ قٰتَلُوْكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْهُمْؕ-كَذٰلِكَ جَزَآءُ الْكٰفِرِیْنَ(191)

English translation of Kanz-ul-Irfan

And ˹during Jihad,˺ slay the disbelievers wherever you may find[1] them and expel them from where they had expelled you; discord is worse than killing. Do not fight them near the Sacred House as long as they do not fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the retribution of the disbelievers.[2]

Commentary

[1]

This specifically refers to killing disbelievers in the context of war and is not an unrestricted command to indiscriminately kill in every situation without regard for peace or war.

[2]

Muslims are not allowed to fight within the Sacred Precinct as this opposes the sanctity of the region. However, if disbelievers initiate a war against Muslims in this sacred area, it is permissible to retaliate.

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