مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَتَأَلَّى عَلَىَّ أَنْ لاَ أَغْفِرَ لِفُلاَنٍ
Who is he who adjures about Me that I would not grant pardon to so and so;
Sahih Muslim 2621 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih Muslim 2621
Book 45, Hadith 178
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What It Means: Reading in Context
Jundub reports the Prophet relating a man’s oath that Allah would not forgive another person. This excerpt quotes Allah’s response as conveyed in the narration; the first-person speaker is Allah. The full report says the other person was forgiven and the oath-taker’s deeds were nullified. Its chapter warns against making people despair of Allah’s mercy. It does not authorise a judgment about any particular person’s final standing. This entry comes from Sahih Muslim 2621. The displayed text is an excerpt, not the complete narration. Follow the source link to read the narrator, full wording and in-book reference together. A hadith number identifies the source used here; numbering systems can differ between editions. Being able to inspect a source is important when a short statement is shared outside its original setting. The accompanying reflection is an editorial prompt for everyday conduct. It is not part of the hadith and does not replace explanation from qualified scholarship. Avoid extending a short reminder into a religious ruling that the entry itself does not establish.
REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Avoid speaking as though another person is beyond forgiveness. Address wrongdoing without claiming to know the limits of Allah’s mercy for someone.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.