فَدلَّSo he indicatedعَلَىtoعَالِمٍ،a scholar,فَقَالَso he saidإِنَّهُIndeed heقَتَلَkilledمِئَةًone hundredنَفْسٍ؛souls;فَهَلْSo does heلَهُhave for himمِنْanyتَوْبَةٍ؟repentance?
So he indicated to a scholar, and said: Indeed he killed one hundred souls; does he have for him any repentance?
قَالَ:He said:نَعَم؛Yes;وَمَنand whoيَحَارِبُhindersبَيْنَكَbetween youوَبَيْنَand betweenالتَّوْبَةِ؟!repentance?!
He said: Yes; and who hinders between you and repentance?!
وَلَكِنَّButهَذِهِthisالْقَرْيَةَvillageظَالِمَةٌis oppressiveأَهْلُهَا؛its people;فَاذْهَبْSo goإِلَىtoالْقَرْيَةِthe villageالْمُعَيَّنَةِsuch and suchفِيْهَاIn itأَهْلٌpeopleخَيْرٌgoodnessوَصَلَاحٌ،and righteousness,
But this village is oppressive to its people; so go to such and such village, in it are people of goodness and righteousness.
فَسَافَرَSo the man traveled,الرَّجُلُ،the man,وَهَاجَرَand migratedمِنْfromبَلَدِهِhis homelandإِلَىtoبَلَدٍa landالْخَيْرِof goodnessوَالصَّلاحِ،and righteousness,فَوَافَتْهُbut death caught himالْمَنِيَّةُdeathفِيinأَثْنَاءِthe midst ofالطَّرِيقِ،the way,فَاخْتَصَمَتِthe angels disputedفِيهِover himمَلَائِكَةُAngels ofالرَّحْمَةِmercyوَمَلَائِكَةُand Angels ofالْعَذَابِ،punishment,حَتَّىuntilأَنزَلَhe decreedبَيْنَهُمْamong themحُكْمًا،a judgment,وَقَالَ:and said:قِيسُواMeasureمَاwhatبَيْنَbetweenالْقَرِيَتَيْنِ،the two villages,فَإِلَىso toأَيَّتِيهُمَاwhichever of themكَانَwasأَقْرَبَ؛closer;فَهُوَhe isمِنْofأَهْلِهَا؛its people;فَكَانَSo he wasأَقْرَبَcloserإِلَىtoأَهْلِthe peopleالْقَرْيَةِthe villageالصَّالِحَةِ،righteous,فَقَبَضَتْهُso the Angels of mercy took himمَلَائِكَةُAngels ofالرَّحْمَةِ(۱).Mercy (1).
So the man traveled, and migrated from his homeland to a land of goodness and righteousness, but death caught him in the midst of the way, the angels disputed over him, until he decreed among them a judgment, and said: Measure what is between the two villages; whichever of them was closer; he is of its people; he was closer to the people of the righteous village, so the Angels of mercy took him (1).
فَانظُرْSo lookكَيْفَhowكَانَit wasمِنَfromبَنِيthe sons ofإِسْرَائِيلَ؛Israel;فَقَبِلَتْSo acceptedتَوْبَتَهُhis repentanceمَعَwithأَنْthatاللَّهَGodجَعَلَmadeعَلَيْهِمْupon themأَصَارًاbondsوَأَغْلَالًا،and chains,وَهَذِهِand thisالأُمَّةُnationرَفَعَتْhas liftedعَنْهُمَاfrom them;الأَصَارَthe bondsوَالأَغْلَالَ؛and chains;فَتَوْبَةٌSo repentanceفِيinحَقِّهَاits rightأَسْهَلُ؛is easier;فَإِذَاSo ifكَانَit wasهَذَاthisفِيinبَنِيthe sons ofإِسْرَائِيلَ؛Israel;فَكَيْفَhow aboutبِهَذِهِthisالأُمَّةِ؟nation?
So look how it was from the sons of Israel; they accepted his repentance, although God made upon them bonds and chains; and this nation has had the bonds and chains lifted from it; so repentance in its right is easier; so if this was the case for the sons of Israel; how about this nation?
فَإِنْIf you say:قُلْتَ:You say:مَاذَاWhatتَقُولُdo you sayفِيْمَاabout that whichصَحَّis authenticatedعَنْfromابْنِIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasرَضِيَmay God be pleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمَاwith both of them:أَنْthatالْقَاتِلَthe killerلَيْسَis notلَهُfor himتَوْبَةٌ (٢)؟repentance (2)?
If you say: What do you say about that which is authenticated from Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with both of them: that the killer does not have for him any repentance (2)?
فَالْجَوَابُ:The answer:مِنْis one ofأَحَدَtwoالْوَجْهَيْنِ:possibilities:١ - إِمَّا1 - EitherأَنْthatابْنَIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbas isرَضِيَmay God be pleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمَاwith both of themاسْتَبْعَدَrejectedأَنْthatيَكُونَthere isلِلْقَاتِلِfor the killerعَمْدًاintentionallyتَوْبَةٌrepentanceوَرَأَىand sawأَنَّهُthat heلَاdoes notيُوَفَّقُbe assistedلِلْتَّوْبَةِ،to repent,وَإِذَاand ifلَمْhe did notيُوَفَّقْbe assisted,لِلْتَّوْبَةِ؛to repent;فَإِنَّهُthen heلَاdoes notيَسْقُطُfall offعَنْهُfrom him;الإِثْمَ،the sin,بَلْbutيُؤَاخَذُhe will be held accountableبِهِ .for it.
The answer: is one of two possibilities: 1 - Either Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with both of them, rejected that the killer had repentance intentionally and saw that he would not be assisted to repent; and if he is not assisted to repent; then he does not have the sin dropped off him, but he will be held accountable for it.