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Sahih al-Jami al-Saghir — Hadith 2076

"إن رجلا قتل تسعة وتسعين نفسا ثم عرضت له التوبة فسأل عن أعلم أهل الأرض؟ فدل على راهب فأتاه فقال: إنه قتل تسعة وتسعين نفسا فهل له من توبة؟ فقال: لا فقتله فكمل ¤ به مائة ثم سأل عن أعلم أهل الأرض؟ فدل على رجل عالم فقال: إنه قتل مائة نفس فهل له من توبة؟ قال: نعم ومن يحول بينه وبين التوبة؟ انطلق إلى أرض كذا وكذا فإن بها أناسا يعبدون الله فاعبد الله معهم ولا ترجع إلى أرضك فإنها أرض سوء فانطلق حتى إذا نصف الطريق أتاه الموت فاختصمت فيه ملائكة الرحمة وملائكة العذاب فقالت ملائكة الرحمة: جاء تائبا مقبلا بقلبه إلى الله تعالى وقالت ملائكة العذاب: إنه لم يعمل خيرا قط فأتاهم ملك في صورة آدمي فجعلوه بينهم فقال: قيسوا بين الأرضين فإلى أيتهما كان أدنى فهو لها فقاسوا فوجدوه أدنى إلى الأرض التي أراد فقبضته ملائكة الرحمة"
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"Indeed, a man killed ninety-nine people, then the thought of repentance came to him, so he asked about the most knowledgeable person on earth, and he was directed to a monk. He came to him and said that he had killed ninety-nine people; was there any repentance for him? He said: 'No!' So he killed him as well, completing a hundred. Then he asked about the most knowledgeable person on earth, and he was directed to a scholar. He said that he had killed a hundred people; was there any repentance for him? He said: 'Yes! And who can come between him and repentance? Go to such-and-such a land, for there are people there who worship Allah; worship Allah with them and do not return to your land, for it is an evil land.' So he set off, until, when he had reached halfway, death came to him. The angels of mercy and the angels of punishment disputed over him. The angels of mercy said: 'He came repenting, turning with his heart towards Allah Almighty.' And the angels of punishment said: 'He never did any good.' Then an angel came to them in human form, and they made him judge between them. He said: 'Measure between the two lands; whichever of them he is closer to, he belongs to it.' They measured and found him closer to the land he had intended, so the angels of mercy took his soul."
Hadith Reference صحیح الجامع الصغیر / حرف الألف / 2076
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح
Hadith Takhrij [حم م هـ] عن أبي سعيد.