46/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 4872 — Repentance
The Seriousness of Theft
Hadith About Allah Accepting Repentance After Sin
Sunan an-Nasai : 4872
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 4872
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْمَرْوَزِيُّ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ - عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لاَ يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلاَ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَذَكَرَ رَابِعَةً فَنَسِيتُهَا فَإِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ خَلَعَ رِبْقَةَ الإِسْلاَمِ مِنْ عُنُقِهِ فَإِنْ تَابَ تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
No one who commits Zina is a believer at the moment when he is committing Zina; no one who steals is a believer at the moment when he is stealing; no one who drinks wine is a believer at the moment when he is drinking it. - And he mentioned a fourth but I (the narrator) have forgotten it - "When he does that the yoke of Islam is shed from his neck, but if he repents, Allah accepts his repentance."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 4872In-book reference : Book 46, Hadith 3English translation : Vol. 1, Book 10, Hadith 4876
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 4872
This hadith about Allah accepting repentance after sin reports Abu Hurairah saying that no one commits zina while being a believer at that moment, no one steals while being a believer, and no one drinks wine while being a believer. The narrator says a fourth matter was mentioned but forgotten. The report then says that when a person does that, the yoke of Islam is shed from his neck, but if he repents, Allah accepts his repentance. The wording is severe, yet it ends with hope. The message is to take sin seriously, not to feel safe while doing it, and to return to Allah through repentance after falling.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration warns strongly against zina, theft, and drinking wine.
- It describes a serious loss connected to committing these sins.
- The report clearly says that Allah accepts repentance if the person repents.
