Hadith on Jihad: Forgiveness for acts of cowardice

‘Abdur Rahman reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “No man says three times, ‘I seek forgiveness from Allah, besides whom there is no God, the Living, the Sustainer, and I repent to Him,’ except that he will be forgiven, even if he fled from battle.”

Source: al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr lil-Ṭabarānī 8541

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَا يَقُولُ رَجُلٌ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ فَرَّ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ

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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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