Hadith on Sins: Five major sins have no expiation, only full repentance

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Five sins cannot be expiated: idolatry with Allah, killing a soul without a just cause, slandering a believer, fleeing the battlefield, and bearing false witness to consume the wealth of another without right.

Source: Musnad al-Shāmiyyīn lil-Ṭabarānī 1161

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi (fair due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَمْسٌ لَيْسَ لَهُنَّ كَفَّارَةٌ الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّهِ وَقَتْلُ النَّفْسِ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ وَبَهْتُ مُؤْمِنٍ وَفِرَارٌ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ وَيَمِينٌ صَابِرَةٌ يَقْتَطِعُ بِهَا مَالا بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ

1161 مسند الشاميين للطبراني

2846 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن لغيره في صحيح الترغيب

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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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