Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments

Thawāb al-Aʿmāl wa ʿiqāb al-Aʿmāl - Punishments Chapter: Punishment of murdering someone َّدُ بْنُ عَلِیٍّ ٠َاجِیلَوَیْهِ عَنْ عَ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِی الْقَاسِ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ الْأَزْرَقِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِی رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا ٠ِناً یُقَالُ لَهُ ٠ِیتَهٍ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ یَهُودِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِیّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ ٠4.

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).