Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I would not love to have the world and everything in it in exchange for this verse: (Allah Almighty says:) 'O My servants who have wronged themselves! Do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.'" A man said: "And whoever commits shirk?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Except the one who commits shirk; his case is different."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and Ahmad recorded something similar, in which he narrated these words: "Except the one who commits shirk; his case is different", and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times. Its chain contains Ibn Lahi'ah, in whom there is weakness, and his hadith is hasan (good).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التفسير / 11313
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الاوسط (176) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 21857، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 1911»