“…Do not shed your [i.e., each other’s] blood…Then, you are those [same ones who are] killing one another…”
Prior to Islam entering Medina the different tribes of the people of the book would fight each other for the sake of worldly gain and out of loyalty to the different idol worshipping tribes of Medina even though they were forbidden from doing so according to the teachings of their divine scriptures. This has been discussed in Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Volume 1, Pages 284-285.
Even though the shedding of blood refers to the people of the book killing each other yet Allah, the Exalted, described it as killing oneself. This indicates that harming others is in reality harming oneself.
In a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6579, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that the bankrupt muslim is the one who accumulates many righteous deeds, such as fasting and prayer, but as they mistreated people their good deeds will be given to their victims and if necessary their victim’s sins will be given to them on Judgement Day. This will lead to them being hurled into Hell.
It is important to understand that a muslim must fulfil two aspects of faith in order to achieve success. The first are the duties in respect to Allah, the Exalted, such as the obligatory prayer. The second aspect is in respect to people which includes treating them kindly. In fact, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, has declared in a Hadith found in Sunan An Nasai, number 4998, that a person cannot be a true believer until they keep they physical and verbal harm away from the life and possessions of others.
It is important to understand that Allah, the Exalted, is infinitely forgiving meaning, He will forgive those who sincerely repent to Him. But He will not forgive the sins which involve other people until the victim forgives first. As people are not so forgiving a muslim should be fearful that those who they have wronged will exact revenge on them by taking away their precious good deeds on Judgment Day. Even if a muslim fulfils the rights of Allah, the Exalted, they may still end up in Hell simply because they have wronged others. It is therefore important for muslims to strive to fulfil both aspects of their duties in order to obtain success in both worlds.
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