أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ الدُّهْنِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ سُئِلَ عَمَّنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِنًا مُتَعَمِّدًا ثُمَّ تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَی فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَنَّی لَهُ التَّوْبَةُ سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّکُمْ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ يَجِيئُ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِالْقَاتِلِ تَشْخَبُ أَوْدَاجُهُ دَمًا يَقُولُ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي ثُمَّ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَنْزَلَهَا وَمَا نَسَخَهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4881
It was narrated from Salim bin Abi Ja’d that Tbn ‘Abbas was asked about someone who killed a believer deliberately then he repented, believed and did righteous deeds, and followed true guidance. Ibn ‘Abbas said: “There is no way he could repent! I heard your Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم say: He (the victim) will come hanging onto his killer, with his jugular veins flowing with blood and saying: “Ask him why he killed me.” Then he said: “By Allah, Allah revealed it and never abrogated anything of it.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020