Killing disbelievers

Question

Does Islam support the killing of disbelievers when they hurt your feelings? Is Islam truly a religion of peace?

Answer 1

I think the question needs more explanation and details. What do you mean by "hurt your feelings"?

In general, you cannot kill a non-Muslim or Atheist or any human being unless there is a justified cause according to Islamic law. This is because Allah (the Most High) has commanded in Qur'an:

وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّ‌مَ اللَّـهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

... kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause (according to Islamic law). This He has commanded you that you may understand. [Al-A'nam:151]

In the tafsir of this Ayah, Ibn Kathir (Rahimahullah) mentions several hadith where the Prophet (sal'allahu alayhi wassalam) prohibited, warned and threatened against killing a Mu`ahid, i.e., non-Muslims who have a treaty of peace with Muslims. One such hadith is:

Narrated Abdullah bin `Amr:

The Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Whoever killed a Mu'ahid (a person who is granted the pledge of protection by the Muslims) shall not smell the fragrance of Paradise though its fragrance can be smelt at a distance of forty years (of traveling).

حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُجَاهِدٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا مُعَاهَدًا لَمْ يَرَحْ رَائِحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَإِنَّ رِيحَهَا يُوجَدُ مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ عَامًا ‏"‏‏.‏

In another hadith, he (sal'allahu alayhi wassalam) says :

... The asylum (pledge of protection) granted by any Muslim (even of the) lowest status is to be honoured and respected by all other Muslims, and whoever betrays a Muslim in this respect (by violating the pledge) will incur the Curse of Allah, the angels, and all the people; and Allah will accept from him neither repentance nor a ransom on the Day of Resurrection.

Now, you haven't mentioned in your question if the "non-muslim" has a treaty or agreement with Muslims or not. You haven't even mentioned what crime the non-muslim has done. "Hurting the feelings" could mean a lot of things. My feelings could get hurt if my boss scolds me. That is not a crime.

Islam is not what you think or I think or anyone thinks. Islam is what came through revelation and what was instructed by the Prophet (sal'allahu alayhi wassalam). And yes, Islam is a place for peace.