- (مَن أحسنَ في الإِسلام، لم يُؤاخَذ بما عمِلَ في الجاهليّةِ، ومن أساءَ في الإِسلام؛ أُخِذَ بالأوّل والآخرِ) .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: A man said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will we be held accountable for the evils we committed during the time of ignorance?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever beautifies his Islam, there will be no questioning regarding the evils committed during the time of ignorance. But whoever continues to commit evils even after accepting Islam, he will be questioned about both the former and the latter (all) sins."