[Machine] He (the narrator) heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "Indeed, a man exceeded the limits upon himself, so he went to someone and said, 'The other person killed ninety-nine souls all unjustly. Is there any chance for me to repent?' The person replied 'No,' and so he killed him. Then he went to another person and said, 'The other person killed a hundred souls all unjustly. Is there any chance for him to repent?' The person replied 'If I tell you that Allah does not accept the repentance of those who repent, then I would be lying to you. Go and worship Allah with them.' So he headed towards them for worship, but he died on his way. The angels of mercy and the angels of punishment disputed over him. Allah sent an angel to them who said, 'Measure the distance between the two lands, whichever land is closer, he is from its people.' They measured and found him closer to the land of repentance by a hand-span, so he was forgiven." And the wording is from the hadith of Al-Walid.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَجُلًا أَسْرَفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَأَتَى رَجُلًا فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْآخَرَ قَتَلَ تِسْعَةً وَتِسْعِينَ نَفْسًا كُلُّهُمْ يَقْتُلُهَا ظُلْمًا فَهَلْ لِي مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ؟ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَتَلَهُ وَأَتَى آخَرٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْآخَرَ قَتَلَ مِائَةَ نَفْسٍ كُلُّهَا ظُلْمًا فَهَلْ لَهُ مِنْ تَوْبَةٍ؟ قَالَ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكَ أَنَّ اللهَ لَا يَتُوبُ عَلَى مِنْ تَابَ فَقَدْ كَذَبْتُكَ هَهُنَا مَكَانٌ فِيهِ قَوْمٌ يَتَعَبَّدُونَ فَائْتِهِمْ تَعْبُدِ اللهَ مَعَهُمْ فَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَمَاتَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَاخْتَصَمَتْ مَلَائِكَةُ الرَّحْمَةِ وَمَلَائِكَةُ الْعَذَابِ فَبَعَثَ اللهُ إِلَيْهِمْ مَلَكًا قَالَ قِيسُوا بَيْنَ الْمَكَانَيْنِ فَأَيُّهُمْ كَانَ أَقْرَبَ فَهُوَ مِنْهُمْ فَوَجَدُوهُ أَقْرَبَ إِلَى دَيْرِ التَّوَّابِينَ بِأَنْمُلَةٍ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ «» وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ الْوَلِيدِ