Transliteration:( Fatawwa'at lahoo nafsu hoo qatla akheehi faqatalahoo fa asbaha minal khaasireen )
 104. By this is meant Qabeel placed the head of Habeel on one stone and crushed it with another, a method which the devil had taught him. This murder took place either in Makkah or Basrah. At this point in time Habeel was twenty years old.
105. From this emerge a few issues:
1 The crime committed by man was murder.
2. Envy is a terrible vice. It was envy that caused the downfall of the devil.
3. The very first mischief that took place in the world was over a woman. Woman is indeed the root of rebellion and mischief. The causes of mischief are three: Woman, riches and estate.
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The tafsir of Surah Maidah verse 30 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Maidah ayat 27 which provides the complete commentary from verse 27 through 31.
(5:30) At last his evil soul drove him to the murder of his brother, and he killed him, whereby he himself became one of the losers.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
[256]- i.e., the killer allowed himself.
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