Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ash-Shura, Ayah 41
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And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged that is to say after the wrongdoer has wronged him — for such there will be no course of action against them no blame on them.
Related Hadiths
"(The burden of) what is said by the two who vilify each other is upon the one who initiated it, as long as the one who was wronged does not transgress."
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever supplicates against the one who wronged him has triumphed.”
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never took revenge for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah's limits were exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake.
when two men abuse one another, what they say is laid to the charge of the one who began it, so long as the one who is wronged does not go over the score.
"Whoever fears their vengeance is not one of us."
He who disapproves is guiltless, and he who disapproves is safe. Qatadah said : it means one who feels its disapproval in his heart, and one who expresses disapproval in his heart.
"If a person were to look at you without permission and you were to throw a stone at him and put out his eye, there would be no blame on you."
“No person will be punished because of another's crime.”
Ibn Jamil is taking revenge but for this that he was destitute and Allah made him rich. As regards Khalid, you are unjust to Khalid, for be reserved his armours and weapons for the sake of Allah, and ...
"Whoever has relations with beast, then there is no legal punishment for him."
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(And whoso defendeth himself) and he who reclaims his right through the law of retaliation (after he hath suffered wrong for such, there is no way (of blame) against them) i.e. by applying the law of retaliation against them.