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Sahih Muslim 131b — Allah May Wipe Out Evil
If a person thinks of doing a good deed it will be recorded for him, and if he thinks of doing a bad deed it will not be recorded for him
Allah Wipes Out Evil Hadith: Mercy in the Record of Deeds
Sahih Muslim : 131b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 131b
وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنِ الْجَعْدِ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ . وَزَادَ " وَمَحَاهَا اللَّهُ وَلاَ يَهْلِكُ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلاَّ هَالِكٌ " .
This hadith has been narrated with another chain of transmitters with the addition of these words: Allah would even wipe out (the evil committed by a man) and Allah does not put to destruction anyone except he who is doomed to destruction.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 131bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 246USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 238
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 131b
This report is another chain for the same hadith about the recording of good and evil. It adds the words that Allah would even wipe out the evil committed by a person, and that no one is put to destruction except the one who is doomed to destruction. The explanation should stay close to the wording. The hadith points to mercy in how deeds are recorded, how good is multiplied, and how evil may be erased by Allah. It is not a reason to take sin lightly. It is a reason to turn back, choose good, and not lose hope in Allah’s mercy when a person has done wrong.
What we learn from this hadith
- This report carries the same meaning through another chain.
- It adds that Allah may wipe out an evil.
- The added wording warns that ruin belongs only to one truly ruined.
- The core teaching remains mercy in the recording of deeds.
