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“There was a man from a nation before you who had killed ninety-
nine people, he inquired who was the most learned person on earth,
and was directed to a monk. He went to the monk and said, 'I have
killed ninety-nine people, is there any chance that my repentance
will be accepted?' The monk answered, 'No.' So he killed the monk
who then became his hundredth victim. He inquired again who was
the most learned person on earth, and was directed to a wise man.
He went to the wise man and said, 'I have killed a hundred people,
is there a chance my repentance will be accepted?' The wise man
replied, 'Yes, what can stand between you and repentance? Go to
such and such a land, in it are people who worship Allah. Join them
in the worship of Allah but do not return to your own land, because it
is an evil place.
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“There was a man from a nation before you who had killed ninety-
nine people, he inquired who was the most learned person on earth,
and was directed to a monk. He went to the monk and said, 'I have
killed ninety-nine people, is there any chance that my repentance
will be accepted?' The monk answered, 'No.' So he killed the monk
who then became his hundredth victim. He inquired again who was
the most learned person on earth, and was directed to a wise man.
He went to the wise man and said, 'I have killed a hundred people,
is there a chance my repentance will be accepted?' The wise man
replied, 'Yes, what can stand between you and repentance? Go to
such and such a land, in it are people who worship Allah. Join them
in the worship of Allah but do not return to your own land, because it
is an evil place.
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