Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said,
"Allah, the Exalted, smiles at two men, one of them killed the other and
both will enter Jannah. The first is killed by the other while he is fighting
in the Cause of Allah, and thereafter Allah will turn in mercy to the second
and guide him to accept Islam and then he dies as a Shaheed (martyr)
fighting in the Cause of Allah.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
Commentary: Even the greatest sins, including those which one has
committed before embracing Islam, are forgiven by repentance.
Smiling is also one of the Attributes of Allah, although
we are unaware of the nature of it.
