Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2361
وَعَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى لَيَغْفِرُ لِعَبْدِهِ مَا لَمْ يَقَعِ الْحِجَابُ» . قَالُوا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا الْحِجَابُ؟ قَالَ: «أَنْ تَمُوتَ النَّفْسُ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَةٌ» رَوَى الْأَحَادِيثَ الثَّلَاثَةَ أَحْمَدُ وَرَوَى الْبَيْهَقِيُّ الْأَخِيرَ فِي كِتَابِ الْبَعْثُ والنشور
Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘God Most High forgives His servant so long as the veil has not fallen.’ They asked, ‘Messenger of God, what is the veil?’ He replied, ‘That the soul dies while associating others with God.’ Ahmad transmitted the three reports; al-Bayhaqi transmitted the last one in Kitab al-Ba‘th wa al-Nushur. The Arabic source marks it as not studied by al-Albani.