Sahih al-Bukhari 6921

Book 88: Apostates · Hadith 4

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنُؤَاخَذُ بِمَا عَمِلْنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ لَمْ يُؤَاخَذْ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ أُخِذَ بِالأَوَّلِ وَالآخِرِ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we be punished for what we did in the pre-Islamic Period of ignorance?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever does good in Islam will not be punished for what he did in the Pre-Islamic Period of ignorance and whoever does evil in Islam will be punished for his former and later (bad deeds)

Ibn Masud bataate hain: Ek shaks ne kaha, 'Aye Allah ke Rasool! Kya humein Jaahiliyat (Islam se pehle) ke daur mein jo humne kiya uski saza milegi?' Nabi (SAW) ne kaha, 'Jo koi Islam mein achhaai kare, use Jaahiliyat ke daur mein kiye gunaahon ki saza nahi milegi, aur jo koi Islam mein buraai kare, use apne pehle aur baad ke (bure amaal) ki saza milegi.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 6921 · Book 88, Hadith 4

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