Can a Muslim be forgiven after committing shirk?
Question
My last question is can you please show me hadith where it says a Muslim has been/can be forgiven for Shirk, and also from Quranic verses, JazakAllah? Not for a Non-Muslim but for a Muslim.
Answer
Refer to Surah Zumar Ayah number 53. In the Hadith the incident of the uterine brother of Hazrat Usmaan (Radiyallahu Anhu) Hazrat Abdullah bin Sarah is mentioned. After accepting Islam at the hands of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) he left the fold of Islam (through committing shirk and kufr). Later on he sincerely repented to Allah Ta'ala and Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) accepted his Islam. The details of this incident is recorded in Abu Dawood Shareef. You may refer to it.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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