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her. One day I called her, so she followed me happily. We reached a well nearby. Grabbing her hand, I threw her into the well! ‘Father! Father!’ she cried tearfully (but I returned.) Listening to this, the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was moved to tears. He صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم then said, ‘Islam removes the sins committed in the era of ignorance.’ (Sunan Dārimī, vol. 1, pp. 14, Ḥadīš 2)
A person humbly said: Yā Rasūlallāĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Ever since I have become a Muslim, I have not been blessed with the sweetness of Islam. In the era of ignorance, I had a daughter. I ordered my wife to beautify the daughter (by dressing her in finery). I then took her with me to a deep pit. As I was about to throw her into the pit, she said (anxiously crying): يَا اَبَتِ قَتَلۡتَنِيۡ؟ i.e. father! Are you killing me? But I threw her into the pit (paying no attention to her weeping and wailing).
Yā Rasūlallāĥ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم! Whenever the sentence of my daughter (i.e. father! Are you killing me?) occurs to me, (I become anxious) and do not enjoy anything. The Renowned and Revered Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘Islam removes the sins committed in the era of ignorance, whereas Istighfār removes the sins committed (by a Muslim) in the state of Islam.’
(Tafsīr Kabīr, vol. 7, pp. 225)
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