Hadith #4
Chapter: Apostates
Apostates
Arabic 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 ".
Isnad Chain
خلاد بن يحيى
سفيان
منصور، والأعمش
أبو وائل
ابن مسعود ـ
English Translation
Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that 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)
Quran References
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Apostates, Hadith 4
Sunnah.com ref: bukhari:6977
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-06977