Will One Gain Rewards for His Good Deeds Before Islām and Can Sinfulness After Islām Negate This?
Imām Muslim ibn Ḥajjāj (رحمه الله) reported in his Ṣaḥīḥ:
On the authority of ʿAbdullāh (رضي الله عنه) who said: A group of people once asked the Messenger of Allāh (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying: “O’ Messenger of Allāh! Will we be taken to account for the evil we used to engage in during the (pre-Islamic) time of ignorance?” He replied: “As for those among you who have embraced Islām in an exemplary manner, they shall not be punished for such actions. As for those who engage in evil after embracing Islām, they shall be taken to account for their evil actions during the (pre-Islamic) time of...