The righteous predecessors in Islam stressed the inviolability of shedding innocent blood and warned of a grievous punishment for those who intentionally murder. This is supported by the Quran and the Sunnah. On the authority of Salem bin Abi al-Ja’d said: We were with Ibn Abbas and a man came to him and called him: O Abdullah ibn Abbas, what do you see in a man who killed a believer intentionally? He said: “He is in eternal hell, and the wrath of Allah upon him, and His curse, and a great punishment awaits him.” He said: “What if he repented and did good deeds, would he be saved from punishment?” Ibn Abbas said: O his mother, what is there for him of repentance and guidance? by He who in His Hands is my life! I have heard the Prophet (PBUH) say: “O his mother, whoever killed a believer deliberately on the Day of Resurrection will be taken by his right or left hand and will be crying blood before the Throne of the Beneficent. The person he killed will be on his right asking, O Allah ask this person why he killed me?” This verse was