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Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 11314

وَعَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ : بَعَثَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - إِلَى وَحْشِيِّ بْنِ حَرْبٍ قَاتِلِ حَمْزَةَ يَدْعُوهُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ، فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ كَيْفَ تَدْعُونِي وَأَنْتَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ مَنْ قَتَلَ أَوْ أَشْرَكَ أَوْ زَنَى ( يَلْقَ أَثَامًا يُضَاعَفُ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا ) وَأَنَا صَنَعْتُ ذَلِكَ فَهَلْ تَجِدُ لِي مِنْ رُخْصَةٍ ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا فَأُولَئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا فَقَالَ وَحْشِيٌّ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ هَذَا شَرْطٌ شَدِيدٌ إِلَّا مَنْ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَلَعَلِّي لَا أَقْدِرُ عَلَى هَذَا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ فَقَالَ وَحْشِيٌّ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، هَذَا أَرَى بَعْدَ مَشِيئَةٍ فَلَا أَدْرِي يُغْفَرُ لِي أَمْ لَا ؟ فَهَلْ غَيْرُ هَذَا ؟ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ قَالَ وَحْشِيٌّ : هَذَا نَعَمْ ، فَأَسْلَمَ ، فَقَالَ النَّاسُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّا أَصَبْنَا مَا أَصَابَ وَحْشِيٌّ ؟ قَالَ : " هِيَ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عَامَّةً " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ ، وَفِيهِ أَبْيَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ ضَعَّفَهُ الذَّهَبِيُّ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to Wahshi bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him), inviting him to Islam. He is the one who had martyred Sayyiduna Hamzah (may Allah be pleased with him). Wahshi sent a message to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! How can you invite me, when your claim is that whoever kills, or commits shirk, or commits fornication, incurs sin, and his punishment will be doubled on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide in it in humiliation? And I have done these things. So do you find any concession for me?" Then this verse was revealed concerning it: "Except the one who repents, believes and does righteous deeds; for them Allah Almighty will replace their evil deeds with good deeds, and Allah Almighty is Forgiving, Merciful." Wahshi said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! This is a hard condition, that the case of the one who repents, believes and does righteous deeds is different. Perhaps I will not be able to do this." Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse concerning it: "Indeed, Allah Almighty does not forgive that partners be associated with Him, and He forgives whatever is less than that for whomever He wills." Wahshi said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! I see that this too depends on the will of Allah, so how do I know whether He will forgive me or not? Can there be something other than this?" Then Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "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." Wahshi said: "This is right." Then he accepted Islam. The people said: "O Messenger of Allah! We too have committed the same kind of deeds that Wahshi committed." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This ruling is general for the Muslims."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Abyan bin Sufyan, whom al-Dhahabi declared da'if (weak).
Hadith Reference مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التفسير / 11314
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