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Sunan Abi Dawud 4381 (Book 40, Hadith 31) #24672
The Power of Forgiveness

SUMMARY: A man committed a crime and asked the Prophet to punish him, but the Prophet instead forgave him.

Abu 'Umamah said : A man came to the prophet and said : Messenger of Allah ! I have committed a crime which involves prescribed punishment so inflict it on me . He said : Have you not performed ablution when you came? He said : Yes, He said: Have you not prayed with us when we prayed ? He said : Yes .He then said : Go off, for Allah, the Exalted, forgave you.
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أُمَامَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ حَدًّا فَأَقِمْهُ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ تَوَضَّأْتَ حِينَ أَقْبَلْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ صَلَّيْتَ مَعَنَا حِينَ صَلَّيْنَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى قَدْ عَفَا عَنْكَ

TOPICS
forgiveness  *  mercy  *  ablution  *  prayer

QUICK LESSONS:
Be forgiving towards others; Perform ablution before prayer; Pray regularly; Ask Allah for forgiveness sincerely; Have faith in Allah's mercy .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of forgiveness and mercy. It tells us that even if someone has done something wrong, Allah will forgive them if they have performed ablution and prayed with others. The Prophet also showed mercy by not punishing the man who asked for it, instead he forgave him. This teaches us that we should always be forgiving and merciful towards others, no matter what they have done wrong in the past. We should also remember that Allah is always willing to forgive us if we ask for it sincerely and perform our religious duties properly.

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