Hadith #39: What is Pardoned for This Ummah
إِنَّ اللهَ تَجَاوَزَ لِي عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ، وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ
حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ مَاجَه وَالْبَيْهَقِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُمَا
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Ibn Abbas, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:
"Truly Allah has for my sake pardoned the mistakes and forgetfulness of my community, and for what they have done under force or duress."
[A fine hadith related by Ibn Majah, Al-Baihaqi and others]