B i s m i l l a a h i r R a h m a a n i r R a h e e m As Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barkaatuh! ~ Hadith ~ Deeds committed in the state of ignorance Hadith - Sahih Bukhari Narrated Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him): A man said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we be punished for what we did in the Prelslamic Period of ignorance?" The Prophet (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Whoever does good in Islam will not be punished for what he did in the Pre-lslamic Period of ignorance (before embracing Islam) and whoever does evil in Islam (after having come within the fold of Islam) will be punished for his former and later (bad deeds)." (Sahih Bukhari: Book #84, Hadith #56) *** Hadith - Sahih Muslim It is narrated on the authority of Abdullah b. Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that Some people said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace & blessings of Allah be upon him): Messenger of Allah, would we be held responsible for our deeds committed in the state of ignorance (before embracing Islam)? Upon this he (Prophet peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) remarked: He who amongst you performed good deeds in Islam, He would not be held responsible for them (misdeeds which he committed in ignorance) and he who committed evil (even after embracing Islam) would be held responsible or his misdeeds that he committed in the state of ignorance as well as in that of Islam. (Sahih Muslim: Book #001, Hadith #0217) My Lord! Grant me that I should be grateful for Thy favor which Thou hast bestowed on me and on my parents, and that I should do good such as Thou art pleased with, and make me enter, by Thy mercy, into Thy servants, the good ones. Aameen, Ya Rabb-ul-Aalameen! ~Please click here to join_Precious_Teachings_Of_Islam~ http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/Precious_Teachings_Of_Islam/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
