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O Messenger of Allah, I left no minor or major sin without committing it." He said: "Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?
O Messenger of Allah, I left no minor or major sin without committing it." He said: "Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: A man came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I left no minor or major sin without committing it." He said: "Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?" He repeated the question three times. He replied: 'Yes.' The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This prevails over that."
Translations
العربية မြန်မာ Svenska Čeština ગુજરાતી አማርኛ Yorùbá Nederlands اردو Español Bahasa Indonesia ئۇيغۇرچە বাংলা Türkçe Bosanski සිංහල हिन्दी Tiếng Việt Kurdî Hausa മലയാളം తెలుగు Kiswahili ไทย پښتو অসমীয়া Shqip دری Ελληνικά Български Fulfulde Italiano ಕನ್ನಡ Кыргызча Lietuvių Malagasy or Română Kinyarwanda Српски тоҷикӣ O‘zbek नेपाली Moore Oromoo Wolof Soomaali Tagalog Français Azərbaycan Українська bmExplanation
A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I committed all sins and misdeeds and left no minor or major sin except that I did it. Can I be forgiven? The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Do you not testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? He asked the question three times. The man replied in the affirmative. Thereupon, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) told him about the merit of the two testimonies of faith and how they expiate sins, and that repentance erases past misdeeds.Benefits
The Hadīth shows the significance of the two testimonies of faith and that they outweigh sins, if one utters them sincerely from his heart.
Islam blots out the sins committed before embracing it.
Sincere repentance eliminates past sins.
Repeating the speech is part of the Prophet's approach to educating.
The Hadīth points out the merit of the two testimonies of faith and that they lead to salvation from the eternal stay in Hellfire.
Categories
Excellence of Monotheism