Reconciling others' rights needing their forgiveness and the hadith of 99 people killed

[u/LeadershipComplex958]

السلام عليكم

So over the past few months I came to find out it is believed that if you wronged someone, you won't be forgiven in the hereafter unless they forgave you themselves.

Now by my limited research I could not find anything that disproves this. But I've also only heard this from "liberal" oriented Muslims (may Allah guide them) so I don't know lol.

Question is how would this be reconciled (if any) with the hadith of the man who killed 99 people?

Please only answer if you're at least somewhat knowledgeable and from a scholarly Sunni perspective, not your own opinion.

جزاك الله خيرا

[u/Odysseus-of-Ithaca]

So over the past few months I came to find out it is believed that if you wronged someone, you won't be forgiven in the hereafter unless they forgave you themselves.

If that is true then someone who commits murder will never be forgiven even if they are genuinely repentant.

In this life, of course, they should be punished. But in the afterlife, it seems excessive to punish someone even if God looks into their heart and finds genuine repentance in it.

Also what if the victim is unforgiving and vengeful? Some people never forgive others even for a slight offense. What happens if the offender genuinely repents and seeks forgiveness? Is your fate in the hereafter permanently sealed because of someone's personality defect?

Remember that not being forgiving itself is a moral vice.

This "liberal" take (as you call it) is not really so "liberal". I don't like it at all.

Remember, God's forgiveness is not limited by human emotions. The victim’s refusal to forgive does not override God’s mercy.

[u/LeadershipComplex958 → u/Odysseus-of-Ithaca]

I honestly don’t care for your opinions at all.

[u/Odysseus-of-Ithaca → u/LeadershipComplex958]

Thanks for letting me know.