حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُثْمَانَ عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَی النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَکَرَ أَنَّهُ أَصَابَ مِنْ امْرَأَةٍ قُبْلَةً فَجَعَلَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ کَفَّارَتِهَا فَلَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُ شَيْئًا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَأَقِمْ الصَّلَاةَ طَرَفَيْ النَّهَارِ وَزُلَفًا مِنْ اللَّيْلِ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ ذَلِکَ ذِکْرَی لِلذَّاکِرِينَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلِي هَذِهِ فَقَالَ هِيَ لِمَنْ عَمِلَ بِهَا مِنْ أُمَّتِي
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4254
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud that a man came to the Prophet P.B.U.H and said that he kissed a woman, and he started to ask about expiation, but he (the Prophet P.B.U.H) did not say anything to him. Then Allah revealed the Verse: “And perform prayers at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.” The man said: “0 Messenger of Allah, is this (the Verse) just for me?” He said: “It is for whoever acts upon it among my nation.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020