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Sahih Muslim 2765 (Book 50, Hadith 53) #14072
The Power of Forgiveness

SUMMARY: A person asked the Prophet to impose a punishment on him for his sin, but the Prophet instead forgave him and told him that Allah had already forgiven him.

Abu Umama reported: We were sitting in the mosque in the company of Allah's Messenger ﷺ. A person came there and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed an offence which deserves the imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. Allah's Messenger ﷺ kept silent. He repeated it and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed an offence which deserves the imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. He (the Holy Prophet) kept silent, and it was at this time that Iqama was pronounced for prayer (and the prayer was observed). And when Allah's Apostle ﷺ had concluded the payer that person followed Allah's Messenger ﷺ. Abu Umama said: I too followed Allah's Messenger ﷺ after he had concluded the prayer, so that I should know what answer he would give to that person. That person remained attached to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said: Allah's Messenger, I have committed an offence which deserves imposition of hadd upon me, so impose it upon me. Abu Umama reported that Allah's Messenger ﷺ said to him: Didn't you see that as you got out of the house, you performed ablution perfectly well. He said: Allah's Messenger, of course. I did it. He again said to him: Then you observed prayer along with us. He said: Allah's Messenger, yes, it is so. Thereupon Allah's Messenger ﷺ said to him: Verily, Allah has exempted you from the imposition of hadd, or he said. From your sin.
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِزُهَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِكْرِمَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَدَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَنَحْنُ قُعُودٌ مَعَهُ إِذْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَعَادَ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏ فَسَكَتَ عَنْهُ وَأُقِيمَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ فَاتَّبَعَ الرَّجُلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ حِينَ انْصَرَفَ وَاتَّبَعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْظُرُ مَا يَرُدُّ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فَلَحِقَ الرَّجُلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ - قَالَ أَبُو أُمَامَةَ - فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ أَرَأَيْتَ حِينَ خَرَجْتَ مِنْ بَيْتِكَ أَلَيْسَ قَدْ تَوَضَّأْتَ فَأَحْسَنْتَ الْوُضُوءَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ثُمَّ شَهِدْتَ الصَّلاَةَ مَعَنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ غَفَرَ لَكَ حَدَّكَ - أَوْ قَالَ - ذَنْبَكَ
TOPICS
forgiveness  *  punishment  *  mercy  *  ablution  *  maghfirah  *  uqubat  *  wudu

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask for repentance from Allah when you have done something wrong; perform ablution perfectly well before praying; remember how powerful Allah's mercy can be in your life; take responsibility for your actions.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of forgiveness. It tells us that even if we have done something wrong, Allah will forgive us if we repent and ask for His forgiveness. In this particular case, a man came to the Prophet asking for punishment for his sins, but instead of punishing him, the Prophet told him that Allah had already forgiven him because he had performed ablution perfectly well before coming to pray in the mosque with them. This teaches us that even though it is important to take responsibility for our actions and seek repentance when we have done something wrong, it is also important to remember that Allah's mercy and forgiveness are always available if we sincerely ask Him for it. We should never forget how powerful His mercy can be in our lives.

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