It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked a man: "Did you do such-and-such?" He said: "No, by the One besides whom there is no true deity, I did not do it." Then Sayyiduna Jibril (peace be upon him) said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): "He certainly did it, but Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has forgiven him merely by the blessing of his saying 'La ilaha illallah' (There is no deity except Allah)." Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Thabit (may Allah have mercy on him) did not hear this report directly from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both); rather, there is another narrator between them, which technically indicates a break (inqita') in its chain.
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / مسند عبد الله بن عمر / 5690
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
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