Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: As bin Wa'il made a vow in the days of ignorance that he would slaughter one hundred camels (but he died before fulfilling the vow). His son Hisham bin As slaughtered fifty camels from his share, and the other son, Sayyiduna Amr, asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If your father had affirmed the oneness of Allah and you had fasted or given charity on his behalf, it would have benefited him."

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Husayn came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "A man used to maintain ties of kinship and host guests, but he died before you (accepted Islam). (What will become of his good deeds now)?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "My father and your father are both in Hell." Not even twenty days had passed before he died in a state of shirk.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah! Ibn Jud'an used to maintain ties of kinship during the days of ignorance and feed the poor; will these good deeds benefit him? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, Aisha! He never said, even for a single day: O my Lord! Forgive my sins on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a person accepts Islam and his Islam becomes good, then whatever good deed he had done, Allah Almighty writes it down (and preserves it), and whatever sin he had committed is erased. Then (after that, from Allah Almighty) the further reward is that one good deed takes the form of ten to seven hundred times, and as for the matter of a sin, it remains only one, unless Allah Almighty also forgives that."

Lady Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): Hisham bin Mughirah used to maintain ties of kinship, host guests, free slaves, feed people, and if he had lived in the time of Islam, he would have become a Muslim as well. Will these deeds benefit him? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, he used to do so for worldly purposes, for his fame and reputation, and for flattery and praise. He never said even for a single day: O my Lord! Forgive my sins on the Day of Resurrection."

Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have accepted Islam along with all the good deeds you have done."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When a person accepts Islam and his Islam becomes good, then whatever good deed he had done, Allah Almighty writes it down (and preserves it), and whatever sin he had committed is erased. Then (after that, from Allah Almighty) the further reward is such that one good deed takes the form of ten to seven hundred times, and as for the matter of sin, it remains only one, unless Allah Almighty forgives that as well."

Sayyiduna Hakim bin Hizam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "You have accepted Islam along with all the good deeds you have done before."

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever maintains goodness in his (Islam) for the remainder of his life, his past (sins) will be forgiven, and whoever continues to commit evil in the remainder of his life, he will be questioned about both his past and future (sins committed in both periods of his life)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reports: A man said, "O Messenger of Allah! Will we be held accountable for the evils we committed during the time of ignorance?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever beautifies his Islam, there will be no questioning regarding the evils committed during the time of ignorance. But whoever continues to commit evils even after accepting Islam, he will be questioned about both the former and the latter (all) sins."