The Meaning of the Hadith: If You Came to Me with Earth-Full of Sins
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Question:
The Shaykh's issue: Allah informs you. It is mentioned in the Qudsi hadith: "If you came to Me with sins as vast as the earth, and you sought Me,Sahih al-Bukhari 6557 I would forgive you." What does that mean? And how do we reconcile it with the saying of Allah, the Exalted: [An-Nisa 4:93]? And is it possible that the forgiveness mentioned in the hadith may come after being disciplined by the Fire, or by His grace?
Answer:
Yes, if you came to Me with earth-full of sins, the forgiveness includes killing; Allah, Glorified and Exalted, forgives it through repentance. It includes killing and other things; Allah forgives it through repentance, and He forgives it by avoiding shirk (associating partners with Allah). So the one who has tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is forgiven for everything less than shirk,[An-Nisa 4:48] that killing. So there is no contradiction between the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The Shaykh's issue: Allah informs you. It is mentioned in the Qudsi hadith: "If you came to Me with sins as vast as the earth, and you sought Me,
not to worship others besides Me
لا تشرك بي شيئاBut whoever kills a believer intentionally - his recompense is Hell, wherein he will abide eternally
وَمَن يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِنًا مُّتَعَمِّدًا فَجَزَاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ خَالِدًا فِيهَاAnswer:
Yes, if you came to Me with earth-full of sins, the forgiveness includes killing; Allah, Glorified and Exalted, forgives it through repentance. It includes killing and other things; Allah forgives it through repentance, and He forgives it by avoiding shirk (associating partners with Allah). So the one who has tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is forgiven for everything less than shirk,
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills. And
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 9من13/شرح لمعة الاعتقاد/عقيدة/بداية الدرس فضل الايمان/الشيخ صالح الفوزان/مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:08:34)
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