Rejoicing upon death of enemies of Islam

9-3-2017 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalaamu alaykum. Is it allowed to say 'Alhamdulillah' or become glad upon hearing the news of the death of a disbeliever who had enmity with the Muslims or that of a dangerous innovator who spread many forms of polytheism, disbelief, innovations, and misconceptions among the ordinary Muslims?
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

Praising Allah (saying Alhamdulillah) and becoming glad upon the death of the enemies of Islam and the people of serious innovation is permissible, and it is a favor from Allah on His slaves and on the plants and animals. Indeed, the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) was glad upon the killing of Abu Jahl and Ka‘b ibn Al-Ashraf, as they played a notorious role in fighting against Islam and the Muslims.

Ibn Sa'd narrated in his book At-Tabaqaat, “Abdul Hameed ibn Abdur-Rahmaan Al-Himmaani reported to us from Abu Haneefah, from Hammaad, who said, 'I gave the good news of the death of Al-Hajjaaj to Ibraaheem An-Nakhai, so he prostrated to Allah, and I saw him weeping with joy.”

Besides, Al-Khallaal may Allaah have mercy upon him said in As-Sunnah, “Abu Abdullah – i.e. Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal – was asked, ‘A man rejoices when he hears about the calamities that befell the people of Ibn Abu Du'aad (a notorious advocate of Mu'tazilite doctrines); is he sinful for this?’ He replied, ‘And who does not rejoice with that.’”

Allah knows best.

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