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Sunan an-Nasai 4834 (Book 45, Hadith 129) #19367
Responsibility for Sins

SUMMARY: No one is responsible for the sins of another.

It was narrated that Tha'1abah bin Zahdam said: "Some people from Banu Tha'labah came to the Prophet when he was delivering a speech and a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, these are Banu Tha'labah bin Yarbu' who killed so and so' - one of the Companions of the Prophet . The Prophet said: 'No soul is affected by the sin of another"'.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ بْنِ أَبِي الشَّعْثَاءِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ، عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ زَهْدَمٍ، قَالَ انْتَهَى قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي ثَعْلَبَةَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَؤُلاَءِ بَنُو ثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ يَرْبُوعٍ قَتَلُوا فُلاَنًا رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏ "‏ لاَ تَجْنِي نَفْسٌ عَلَى أُخْرَى

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responsibility  *  sin  *  affected

QUICK LESSONS:
Take ownership over your actions, strive towards righteousness & justice.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the idea that no one is responsible for the sins of another. It was narrated by Tha’labah bin Zahdam, who reported that some people from Banu Tha’labah came to the Prophet Muhammad when he was delivering a speech and a man said that they were responsible for killing someone. The Prophet Muhammad responded by saying “No soul is affected by the sin of another”, meaning that no one should be held accountable or punished for something they did not do themselves. This hadith teaches us an important lesson about responsibility and accountability; we are only responsible for our own actions and should not be judged or blamed based on what others have done. We must take ownership of our own mistakes and strive to make better choices in order to lead a life of righteousness and justice.

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