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Sunan an-Nasai 1957 (Book 21, Hadith 140) #16568
Repentance of a Sinner

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a woman who committed zina and repented for her sins. The Prophet (PBUH) accepted her repentance and offered the funeral prayer for her.

It was narrated from "Imran bin Husain that: a woman from Juhainah came to the Messenger of Allah sand said: "I have committed Zina". And she was committed Zina". And She was pregnant. He handed her over to her guardian and said: "Look after her, and when she gave birth, he brought her to him. He ordered that her garment be wrapped around her, then he offered the funeral prayer for her'.Umar said to him: "Are you praying for her even though she committed Zina?" he said: "She has repented in a manner that, if it were to be shared among seventy of the people of Al-Madinah it would suffice them. Have you ever seen repentance better than the one who sacrificed herself for the sake of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime?"
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ أَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ وَهِيَ حُبْلَى فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَى وَلِيِّهَا فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَحْسِنْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ فَائْتِنِي بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا وَضَعَتْ جَاءَ بِهَا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا فَشُكَّتْ عَلَيْهَا ثِيَابُهَا ثُمَّ رَجَمَهَا ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ أَتُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا وَقَدْ زَنَتْ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ لَقَدْ تَابَتْ تَوْبَةً لَوْ قُسِمَتْ بَيْنَ سَبْعِينَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ لَوَسِعَتْهُمْ وَهَلْ وَجَدْتَ تَوْبَةً أَفْضَلَ مِنْ أَنْ جَادَتْ بِنَفْسِهَا لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ

TOPICS
repentance  *  sacrifice  *  mercy  *  forgiveness

QUICK LESSONS:
Sacrificing oneself for Allah's sake; Accepting sincere repentance; Showing mercy towards sinners; Offering funeral prayers even after knowing someone has committed major sins.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the mercy and forgiveness that Allah has bestowed upon us, as He accepts our repentance even if we have committed major sins. It also speaks of the importance of sacrificing oneself for Allah's sake, as this woman sacrificed herself to repent for her sin. Furthermore, it shows us how much our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) valued repentance, as he offered the funeral prayer for this woman despite knowing she had committed zina. This teaches us that no matter what we have done in life, if we sincerely repent to Allah then He will forgive us and accept our repentance.

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