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4. Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) said that the murderer of a believer will have the option to die as a Jew, Christian or as a Magian (he will not die a Muslim).
حَدَّثَنِی مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ مَاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَمِّهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ الْأَزْرَقِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِی رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُؤْمِناً یُقَالُ
لَهُ مُتْ أَیَّ مِیتَهٍ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ یَهُودِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ مَجُوسِیّاً.
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