عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا أَوْ قَالَ عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ عَبْدِي عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Indeed, a man committed a sin and said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin, so forgive me. Allah Almighty said: My servant has committed a sin and he has also realized that he has a Lord who can forgive sins and can also seize because of them. Verily, I have forgiven My servant. Then that servant committed another sin and said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin, so forgive it. Thereupon Allah Almighty said: My servant has realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and also seizes because of them. Verily, I have forgiven My servant. Then he committed another sin and said: O my Lord! I have committed a sin, so forgive me. Allah Almighty said: My servant has realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and also seizes because of them. Verily, I have forgiven My servant; let him do as he wishes.