Hadith 2622

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ ، أَنْبَأَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي الصِّدِّيقِ النَّاجِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : أَلَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِمَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَمِعَتْهُ أُذُنَايَ وَوَعَاهُ قَلْبِي : " إِنَّ عَبْدًا قَتَلَ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ نَفْسًا ثُمَّ عَرَضَتْ لَهُ التَّوْبَةُ ، فَسَأَلَ عَنْ أَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ ، فَدُلَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ نَفْسًا ، فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ ؟ قَالَ : بَعْدَ تِسْعَةٍ وَتِسْعِينَ نَفْسًا ، قَالَ : فَانْتَضَى سَيْفَهُ فَقَتَلَهُ فَأَكْمَلَ بِهِ الْمِائَةَ ، ثُمَّ عَرَضَتْ لَهُ التَّوْبَةُ ، فَسَأَلَ عَنْ أَعْلَمِ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ ، فَدُلَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ فَأَتَاهُ ، فَقَالَ : إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ مِائَةَ نَفْسٍ ، فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ ؟ فَقَالَ : وَيْحَكَ ! وَمَنْ يَحُولُ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ التَّوْبَةِ ، اخْرُجْ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الْخَبِيثَةِ الَّتِي أَنْتَ فِيهَا إِلَى الْقَرْيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ قَرْيَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَاعْبُدْ رَبَّكَ فِيهَا ، فَخَرَجَ يُرِيدُ الْقَرْيَةَ الصَّالِحَةَ ، فَعَرَضَ لَهُ أَجَلُهُ فِي الطَّرِيقِ ، فَاخْتَصَمَتْ فِيهِ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ وَمَلَائِكَةُ الْعَذَابِ ، قَالَ إِبْلِيسُ : أَنَا أَوْلَى بِهِ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْصِنِي سَاعَةً قَطُّ ، قَالَ : فَقَالَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ : إِنَّهُ خَرَجَ تَائِبًا " ، قَالَ هَمَّامٌ : فَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدٌ الطَّوِيلُ ، عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي رَافِعٍ ، قَالَ : " فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مَلَكًا فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا فَقَالَ : انْظُرُوا أَيَّ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ كَانَتْ أَقْرَبَ فَأَلْحِقُوهُ بِأَهْلِهَا " ، قَالَ قَتَادَةُ : فَحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ ، قَالَ : " لَمَّا حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ احْتَفَزَ بِنَفْسِهِ فَقَرُبَ مِنَ الْقَرْيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ ، وَبَاعَدَ مِنْهُ الْقَرْيَةَ الْخَبِيثَةَ فَأَلْحَقُوهُ بِأَهْلِ الْقَرْيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ ".
´It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al Khudri said:` “Shall I not tell you what I heard directly from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)? I heard it and memorized it: 'A man killed ninety-nine people, then the idea of repentance occurred to him. He asked who was the most knowledgeable of people on earth, and he was told of a man so he went to him and said: “I have killed ninety-nine people. Can I repent?” He said: “After ninety-nine people?!” He said: 'So he drew his sword and killed him, thus completing one hundred. Then the idea of repentance occurred to him (again), so he asked who was the most knowledgeable of people, and he was told of a man (so he went to him) and said: “I have killed one hundred people. Can I repent?” He said: “Woe to you, what is stopping you from repenting? Leave the evil town where you are living and go to a good town, such and such town and worship your Lord there.” So he went out, heading for the good town, but death came to him on the road. The angels of mercy and angels of punishment argued over him. Iblis (Satan) said: “I have more right to him, for he never disobeyed me for a moment.” But the angels of mercy said: “He went out repenting.” (One of the narrators) Hammam said: “Humaid At-Tawil narrated to me from Bakr bin Abdullah that Abu Rafi said: 'So Allah (SWT) sent an angel to whom they referred (the case). He said: “Look and see which of the two towns was he closer, and put him with its people.” (One of the narrators) Qatadah said: “Hasan narrated to us: 'When death came to him he strove and drew closer to the good town, and farther away from the evil town, so they put him with the people of the good town.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الديات / 2622
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح دون قوله الحسن لما حضره الموت ق  |  زبیر علی زئی: متفق عليه
Hadith Takhrij «حدیث أبي رافع تفر د بہ ابن ماجہ ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 19505 ) ، وحدیث أبي بکر بن أبي شیبة أخرجہ صحیح البخاری/احادیث الانبیاء 54 ( 3470 ) ، صحیح مسلم/التوبة 8 ( 6766 ) ، ( تحفة الأشراف : 3973 ) ، وقد أخرجہ : مسند احمد ( 3/20 ، 72 ) ( صحیح ) » ( حسن کے قول «لما حضره الموت ......» کے علاوہ بقیہ حدیث صحیح ہے )
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:


Both fear of Allah’s displeasure and His punishment, and hope in Allah’s mercy, are included in faith.


The heart of the person contained fear of Allah, which is why he tried to find out how his repentance could be accepted.


If a person is feeling fear of Allah, then the scholar should instill in him certainty of Allah’s mercy, so that he does not become deprived of repentance by losing hope in mercy. However, if someone, due to a mistaken concept of mercy, has become reckless in committing sins, then he should be reminded of Allah’s wrath and punishment. It is necessary for the scholar to give an appropriate fatwa, taking into account the circumstances of the questioner.


Through sincere repentance (tawbah), even major sins (kabirah), including the sin of murder, are forgiven.


One method of reform is also to abandon a corrupt environment and adopt a pure environment.


The statement made by Iblis probably means an expression of joy that this criminal will certainly go to Hell; therefore, in response, the angels mentioned his repentance, expressing hope for his forgiveness.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2622