Hadith on Iman: No faith in adulterer, thief, drunkard, or killer

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The servant does not commit adultery while he is a believer. He does not steal while he is a believer. He does not drink wine while he is a believer. He does not murder while he is a believer.”

‘Ikramah said, “I said to Ibn Abbas: How is faith taken from him?” Ibn Abbas said, “Like so,” and he clasped his fingers together and separated them, “If he repents, it returns like so,” and he clasped his fingers together.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6809

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَزْنِي الْعَبْدُ حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَسْرِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَشْرَبُ حِينَ يَشْرَبُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَقْتُلُ وَهْوَ مُؤْمِنٌ

قَالَ عِكْرِمَةُ قُلْتُ لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ كَيْفَ يُنْزَعُ الْإِيمَانُ مِنْهُ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا فَإِنْ تَابَ عَادَ إِلَيْهِ هَكَذَا وَشَبَّكَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ

6809 صحيح البخاري كتاب الحدود وما يحذر من الحدود باب إثم الزناة

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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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