Hadith on Bid’ah: Repentance not accepted until heresy abandoned

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah veils repentance from the practitioner of any heresy.

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Awsaṭ lil-Ṭabarānī 4204

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ حَجَبَ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ صَاحِبِ كُلِّ بِدْعَةٍ

4/281 المعجم الأوسط للطبراني

54 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح الترغيب

author avatar
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.
Scroll to Top