How sound is the saying: "There is no one from the children of Adam who has not sinned or intended to sin, except for Yahya ibn Zakariyya (John the son of Zechariah)," and what is its degree if it is a hadith?
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The statement that all humans err, except for John the son of Zechariah (Yahya ibn Zakariyya), was reported in a Marfu‘ Hadith (a narration directly attributed to the Prophet, peace be upon him) by Imam Ahmad and Al-Tabarani. Some scholars authenticated it, while others deemed it weak. Its wording is: "There is no one from the descendants of Adam but has erred or intended to err, except for John the son of Zechariah." Al-Albani authenticated it with this wording.
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