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Sunan Ibn Majah 4242 (Book 37, Hadith 143) #33598
Accountability After Accepting Islam

SUMMARY: A person will not be held accountable for their actions before they accepted Islam, but will be held accountable for any evil deeds done after accepting Islam.

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, will we be taken to task for what we did in the Ignorance period?’ The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever does good in Islam (ie, after becoming a Muslim) he will not be taken to task for what he did in the Ignorance period, but whoever does evil (ie, after entering Islam) he will be taken to task for both the former and the latter.’"
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، وَأَبِي، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ شَقِيقٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قُلْنَا ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنُؤَاخَذُ بِمَا كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ لَمْ يُؤَاخَذْ بِمَا كَانَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ أُخِذَ بِالأَوَّلِ وَالآخِرِ

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accountability  *  period  *  deeds  *  istighfr  *  islm

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds and stay away from evil ones once you have accepted the teachings of Islām.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that a person's actions before they accepted Islam are not taken into account when it comes to accountability. However, if a person does something wrong after accepting Islam, then they will be held responsible for both the wrongdoings of the past and present. This hadith teaches us that we should strive to do good deeds and stay away from evil ones once we have accepted the teachings of Islam. It also encourages us to repent for our sins and ask Allah for forgiveness so that we can start anew with a clean slate.

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