Hadith on Kufr: Allah may forgive anything but murder and disbelief

Mu’awiyah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah might forgive any sin except for a man who kills a believer on purpose or a man who dies as an unbeliever.

Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3984

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لُّ ذَنْبٍ عَسَى اللهُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَهُ إِلَّا الرَّجُلُ يَقْتُلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُتَعَمِّدًا أَوِ الرَّجُلُ يَمُوتُ كَافِرًا

3984 سنن النسائي كتاب تحريم الدم باب تحريم الدم

2445 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح 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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