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Sunan an-Nasai 4869 — Faith and Sin
What Is Mentioned In The Book Of Retaliation From Al-Mujtaba Which Is Not Contained In The Sunan: Interpreting The Saying Of Allah, The Mighty And Sublime: "And Whoever Kills A Believer Intentionally, His Recompense Is Hell To Abide Therein"
Hadith About Faith During Sin
Sunan an-Nasai : 4869
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4869
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الأَزْرَقُ، عَنِ الْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَزْنِي الْعَبْدُ حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ حِينَ يَشْرَبُهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يَقْتُلُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'No one who commits Zina is a believer at the moment when he is committing Zina, and no one who drinks wine is a believer at the moment when he is drinking it, and no thief is a believer at the moment when he is stealing, and no killer is a believer at the moment he is killing
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4869In-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 164English translation : Vol. 5, Book 45, Hadith 4873
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4869
This hadith about faith during sin warns about what happens at the very moment a person commits certain acts. The Messenger of Allah says that no one commits zina while being a believer at that moment, no one drinks wine while being a believer at that moment, no thief steals while being a believer at that moment, and no killer kills while being a believer at that moment. The narration focuses on the time of the act itself. It is not a general life story of the person before or after; it is a warning about how these sins clash with the state of iman at that moment. The teaching is meant to make the heart afraid of sin.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zina, drinking wine, theft, and killing are treated as serious sins.
- The narration focuses on the person’s state at the moment of sin.
- Faith should make a person pull back before committing such acts.
