"Because of that, We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone kills a person, unless it be for murder or for spreading corruption in the land"—meaning: for which he deserves to be killed—"it is as if he had killed all mankind, and if anyone saves a life, it is as if he had saved the lives of all mankind." Al-Hasan said: Saving a life means to rescue it from
﴿مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الأَرْض﴾ يَعْنِي: مَا تَسْتَوْجِبُ بِهِ الْقَتْلَ ﴿فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا﴾ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ: مِنْ إِحْيَائِهَا أَنْ يُنَجِّيَهَا مِنَ
