...he correct to do so? ?Ibn Kathir says in his tafsir :
Since Jihad involves killing and shedding the blood of men, Allah indicated that these men (the non muslims who are killed) are committing disbelief in Allah, associating with Him (in the worship) and hindering from His path, and this is a much greater evil and more disastrous than killing. Abu Malik commented about what Allah said:
(And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing.) Meaning what you (disbelievers) are committing is much worse than killing.'' Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that what Allah said:
(And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing.) "Shirk (polytheism) is worse than killing.'' [Tafsir ibn Kathir]
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This verse was revealed when a non muslim non combatant was killed it the Nakhla raid. So allah revealed this verse to justify the killing of the non combatant, because non-muslims do Fitnah... this is a graver crime in the eyes of allah...than killing the non-combatant disbelievers
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Usama Bin Laden also used this in his interviews to justify killing non combatants.
“to turn men away from Allah, and to disbelieve in Him ...is a greater with Allah; for Al-Fitna is worse than killing” – [Surah Baqarah]
Since Jihad involves killing and shedding the blood of men, Allah indicated that these men (the non muslims who are killed) are committing disbelief in Allah, associating with Him (in the worship) and hindering from His path, and this is a much greater evil and more disastrous than killing. Abu Malik commented about what Allah said:
(And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing.) Meaning what you (disbelievers) are committing is much worse than killing.'' Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas said that what Allah said:
(And Al-Fitnah is worse than killing.) "Shirk (polytheism) is worse than killing.'' [Tafsir ibn Kathir]
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This verse was revealed when a non muslim non combatant was killed it the Nakhla raid. So allah revealed this verse to justify the killing of the non combatant, because non-muslims do Fitnah... this is a graver crime in the eyes of allah...than killing the non-combatant disbelievers
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Usama Bin Laden also used this in his interviews to justify killing non combatants.
“to turn men away from Allah, and to disbelieve in Him ...is a greater with Allah; for Al-Fitna is worse than killing” – [Surah Baqarah]