An Investigation of the Removal of Punishment (Jabb) Rule from the Previous Sins under the Sunnites in Comparison with the Imamiyyeh's Views.

One of the most interesting and solvable rules for the unbelievers and infidels converting into Islam is the’’ Rule of Jabb’’ It is a symbolic sign of Divine blessing and mercy to forgive the profanes’ sins and punishments of their previous time when converting into the religion of Islam. This rule is one of the popular jurisprudential rules, including the following:Beliefs: the words and deeds, having bad effects in Islam, when committed before accepting Islam and where the unbeliever’s creed had had no blames on them, are ignored and forgiven when accepting Islam. Conditional Cases: If an action is the condtion of another action in Islam, when the remover of condition is at the time of unbelief, is not included in this rule and is necessary for the condition to be acquired. Titles: Titles and some additions made at the time of disbelief are not involved in this rule and those titles and additions still possess their power and influence.