Question

I would like to know if this statement is sahih or not:

“لاَ صَغِيَرَةَ مَعَ الإِصْرَارِ، وَلاَ كَبِيرَةَ مَعَ الاسْتِغْفَارِ”

 

Answer

Translation: With persistence, a minor sin doesn’t remain minor (it becomes major) and with repentance, no major sin remains a sin (it gets forgiven)

This Hadith is recorded with a weak chain by Imams Daylami and Al-‘Askari (rahimahumallah) on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) as a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).

(Al-Maqasidul Hasanah, Hadith: 1308)

However, others have recorded it as the statement of the Sahabi; ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma), and not as a Hadith.

(Shu’abul Iman, hadith: 6882)

It is more cautious to quote it as his statement, although it is understood that he ultimately would have heard this from Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,

 

Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar

 

Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar