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Sura 17
Aya 33
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وَلا تَقتُلُوا النَّفسَ الَّتي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلّا بِالحَقِّ ۗ وَمَن قُتِلَ مَظلومًا فَقَد جَعَلنا لِوَلِيِّهِ سُلطانًا فَلا يُسرِف فِي القَتلِ ۖ إِنَّهُ كانَ مَنصورًا

(Saheeh International)

And do not kill the soul [i.e., person] which Allāh has forbidden, except by right.1 And whoever is killed unjustly – We have given his heir authority,2 but let him not exceed limits in [the matter of] taking life. Indeed, he has been supported [by the law].
  • i.e., through legal justice or during jihād.
  • Grounds for legal action.