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ahmad:70Yaʿlá b. ʿUbayd > Ismāʿīl

[Machine] Abu Bakr said, "O Messenger of Allah, how can one achieve righteousness after this verse 'Whoever does evil will be rewarded for it'?" So, he mentioned the hadith.  

أحمد:٧٠حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الثَّقَفِيِّ

قَالَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ الصَّلاحُ بَعْدَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ {مَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا يُجْزَ بِهِ} ؟ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ