The Meaning of the Hadith: "When a Servant Embraces Islam and His Islam Is Good..."
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Question:
The hadith of Abu Sa'id mentioned earlier, which al-Bukhari recorded in the wording:Sahih al-Bukhari 41 The Hafiz mentioned in the commentary that the hadith is worded: Then he said: And it is established in all narrations what was omitted from al-Bukhari's narration, which is the recording of the good deeds done before Islam.
Answer:
In the other wording:Sahih Muslim 123a When a disbeliever embraces Islam, Allah grants him his past good deeds and forgives his past bad deeds, except if he remains upon a bad deed from his past bad deeds; he will be held accountable for the first and the last, as in the other narration, Sahih Muslim 120b.
Q: But may Allah reward you, it was said in the commentary: It was said that the author intentionally omitted what others narrated because it is problematic according to the principles, and al-Maziri said: A disbeliever's approach to Allah is not valid, so he is not rewarded for a good deed.
The Shaykh: No, in the authentic hadith:Sahih Muslim 123a The narrations explain one another.
Q: But is this expression sound?
The Shaykh: Allah knows best. The point is that the reliance is on the hadiths:Sahih Muslim 123a As for al-Bukhari, Allah knows best his intention.
The hadith of Abu Sa'id mentioned earlier, which al-Bukhari recorded in the wording:
If a person embraces Islam sincerely, then Allah shall forgive all his past sins
إذا أسلم العبد فحَسُن إسلامُه يكفّر الله عنه كل سيئة كان زَلَفَهاThere is no servant who embraces Islam and his Islam is good except that Allah records for him every good deed he committed and erases from him every sin he committed
ما من عبد يُسلم فيحسن إسلامُه إلا كتب الله له كل حسنة زَلَفَها ومحا عنه كل خطيئة زَلَفَهاAnswer:
In the other wording:
You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised.
أسلمت على ما أسلفت من خيرbut he who committed evil (after having come within the fold of Islam) would be held responsible for his previous and later deeds.
فإن أساء في الإسلام أُخذ بالأول والآخِرQ: But may Allah reward you, it was said in the commentary: It was said that the author intentionally omitted what others narrated because it is problematic according to the principles, and al-Maziri said: A disbeliever's approach to Allah is not valid, so he is not rewarded for a good deed.
The Shaykh: No, in the authentic hadith:
You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised.
أسلمت على ما أسلفت من خيرQ: But is this expression sound?
The Shaykh: Allah knows best. The point is that the reliance is on the hadiths:
You accepted Islam with all the previous virtues that you practised.
أسلمت على ما أسلفت من خير
Source
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