Hadith on Shirk: Allah may forgive any sin but idolatry and murder

Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah might forgive any sin except for one who died as an idolater or a believer who killed another believer on purpose.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4270

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّ ذَنْبٍ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَهُ إِلَّا مَنْ مَاتَ مُشْرِكًا أَوْ مُؤْمِنٌ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا

4270 سنن أبي داود كتاب الفتن والملاحم باب في تعظيم قتل المؤمن

511 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في السلسلة الصحيحة

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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