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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الإيمان و الإسلام
Book of Faith and Islam
بَابٌ فِي فَضْلِ الْمُؤْمِنِ وَصِفَتِهِ وَمِثْلِهِ
Chapter on the virtue of the believer, his description, and his likeness
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 163 — on the virtue of the believer
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: ((مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ كَمَثَلِ الْفَرَسِ عَلَى آخِيَّتِهِ يَجُولُ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ عَلَى آخِيَّتِهِ، وَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ يَسْهُو ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْإِيمَانِ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The example of a believer is like that of a horse tied with a ringed rope; it wanders around, but eventually returns to its rope. Indeed, a believer forgets, but then returns to faith."
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Its meaning is that a believer, due to sins, does become distant from his Lord, but since the essence of faith remains within him, he becomes remorseful and, repenting and seeking forgiveness, once again draws near to his Lord.
