أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْلَی عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ نَاسًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الشِّرْکِ أَتَوْا مُحَمَّدًا فَقَالُوا إِنَّ الَّذِي تَقُولُ وَتَدْعُو إِلَيْهِ لَحَسَنٌ لَوْ تُخْبِرُنَا أَنَّ لِمَا عَمِلْنَا کَفَّارَةً فَنَزَلَتْ وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَهًا آخَرَ وَنَزَلَتْ قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَی أَنْفُسِهِمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4019
It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that some of the people of Shirk came to Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: “What you say and call people to is good, if only you could tell us that there is any expiation for what we have done.” Then the Verses: “And those who invoke not any other ilah (god) along with Allah, or kill such person as Allah has forbidden, except by right.” and “Say: Ibadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)” were revealed. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020