Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Khallad bin Yahya bin SafwanfromSufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-ThawrifromMansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-SalmifromSulaiman al-A'mashfromShaqayq bin Salmah al-Asadifromibn Mas'ud
Hadith text · Matn
مَنْ أَحْسَنَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ لَمْ يُؤَاخَذْ بِمَا عَمِلَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ، وَمَنْ أَسَاءَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ أُخِذَ بِالأَوَّلِ وَالآخِرِ
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English translation
Narrated Ibn Mas`ud:
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ! Shall we be punished for what we did in the Prelslamic Period of ignorance?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever does good in Islam will not be punished for what he did in the Pre-lslamic Period of ignorance and whoever does evil in Islam will be punished for his former and later (bad deeds).
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنُؤَاخَذُ بِمَا عَمِلْنَا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 88, Hadith 4
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 9, Book 84, Hadith 56 (deprecated numbering scheme)