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Muhammad had said to his followers “Whoever curses a prophet kill him,” (Tabarani, Daraqutni)<ref>[http://www.khilaafah.com/Articles/07/sep/REVELATION%20FOR%20BELIEVERS.html Revelation for Believers concerning those who Insult prophets] - Khilaafah</ref> and there are many examples of people during his time who were guilty of blaspheming Islam and its Prophet. Most of these people were assassinated with Muhammad's blessing, and no punishment or compensation was imposed on the murderer. | Muhammad had said to his followers “Whoever curses a prophet kill him,” (Tabarani, Daraqutni)<ref>[http://www.khilaafah.com/Articles/07/sep/REVELATION%20FOR%20BELIEVERS.html Revelation for Believers concerning those who Insult prophets] - Khilaafah</ref> and there are many examples of people during his time who were guilty of blaspheming Islam and its Prophet. Most of these people were assassinated with Muhammad's blessing, and no punishment or compensation was imposed on the murderer. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_.60Abdullah_bin_Ubayy_bin_Salul_al-.60Aufi|'Abdullah bin Ubai (bin Salul)]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making "evil" statements about Muhammad's family. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_Abu_.60Afak|Abu `Afak]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for making negative remarks about Muhammad and Islam. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Assassination_of_Ka.E2.80.99b_bin_Ashraf|Ka’b bin Ashraf]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this man for writing inflammatory poetry about Muhammad and Muslim women. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Murder_of_.60Asma.27_Bint_Marwan|Asma Bint Marwan]]''' - Muhammad asked his followers to kill this woman for composing inflammatory poetry about Islam and Muslims. | ||
*'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#Blind_Man.27s_Slave-Mother|Blind Man's Slave-Mother]]''' - When Muhammad learned that one of his followers had stabbed and killed his slave (other sources refer to her as a freed concubine: ''Umm walad'') for making derogatory remarks about Muhammad, he declared that "'''no retaliation is payable for her blood.'''" | ||
*'''[[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars: | *'''[[Qur'an,_Hadith_and_Scholars:Muhammad_and_Mass_Murder#The_Murder_of_Al-Nadr_Bin_Al-Harith|Al-Nadr Bin Al-Harith]]''' - Al Nadir, a storyteller and poet who had mocked him. He was a prisoner of war who was not allowed to be ransomed by their clans and was executed on Muhammad's orders. | ||
Some Muslims claim Muhammad had a Jewish neighbor who threw rubbish at him, and that one day the person became ill and Muhammad visited her. This story is not present in any Islamic texts, nor is it mentioned by any scholars of the past. Thus, this incident in Muhammad's life is most likely a [[List of Fabricated Hadith|fabrication]]. In addition, it contradicts Muhammad's nature as found in the copious amount of sahih (authentic) Islamic texts, mentioned above. | Some Muslims claim Muhammad had a Jewish neighbor who threw rubbish at him, and that one day the person became ill and Muhammad visited her. This story is not present in any Islamic texts, nor is it mentioned by any scholars of the past. Thus, this incident in Muhammad's life is most likely a [[List of Fabricated Hadith|fabrication]]. In addition, it contradicts Muhammad's nature as found in the copious amount of sahih (authentic) Islamic texts, mentioned above. | ||