It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). Sa'id bin Jubayr says: Abd al-Rahman bin Abza instructed me to ask Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about these two verses, what their ruling is: one that is in Surah al-Furqan, "And those who do not invoke another deity along with Allah, nor kill the soul which Allah has made sacred except by right" [Surah al-Furqan: 68] , and the other that is in Surah al-Nisa, "And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell" [Surah al-Nisa: 93] . He said: I asked Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, and he said: When the verse of Surah al-Furqan was revealed, the polytheists of Makkah began to say: "We have killed souls which Allah had made sacred, we have invoked other deities along with Allah, and we have committed indecencies as well (so what will become of us?)." Then this verse was revealed: "Except the one who repents, believes and does righteous deeds" [Surah al-Furqan: 70] . So this (room for repentance) was for those people. But as for the verse of Surah al-Nisa, "And whoever kills a believer intentionally," it concerns the man who has come to know Islam and acts upon the teachings of Islam, and then kills a believer intentionally; his recompense is Hell and there is no repentance for him. Sa'id bin Jubayr says: I mentioned this to Imam Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him), and he said: "Except the one who (sincerely) regrets." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Some people from among the polytheists (who had committed a great deal of killing and a great deal of fornication) said: "O Messenger of Allah! The religion to which you invite us is very good; if only you would tell us that there is also an expiation for the sins we have committed (in the past)!" So Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, revealed this verse: "And those who do not invoke another deity along with Allah" [Surah al-Furqan: 68] , and this verse was also revealed: "Say: O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah" [Surah al-Zumar: 53] . This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.