Would you forgive a murderer?

Question: while I agree that every situation is different, does it generally matter in Islam whether or not the killer is a Muslim? rebecca
 
Aprender said:
I have. It took some time and it wasn't easy. A young boy in a gang shot a friend of mine in the back of the head so he could take the car she was in.

The friend later died at the hospital. The police searched and searched but they weren't able to find him. After a while the case went cold. Then about 2 and a half years later, he confessed and turned himself in to the police.

To me the fact that he turned himself in showed that it really must have been eating him up inside after what he had done. He was 17 when he did it. He could have easily just fled the country by then and no one would have heard from him again but he didn't do that. I figure if he was able stand up and show courage for it then the least I could do is forgive him for taking my friends life. But it wasn't easy. Lots of questions and a lot of anger had to go away first and that took a lot of time...
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Salaam,

I still wouldn't forgive him.
 
Those who have a very high iman should be able to forgive a murderer if he repentance and sincerely asks forgivness from Allah. Even if the murderer killed someone close to the person. It requries a level of Iman that is very hard to achieve. Its very difficult to forgive someone if the murderer killed for example ones sister/brother/mother etc. OP, it also depends who the murderer killed. The closer the murdered person is one, the harder is it to forgive.

If I go by my state of Iman I will be honest and say no. I wouldnt been able to forgive a murderer if he/she killed someone close to me.
 

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