Hadith 4248

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ الْمَدِينِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ , عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَصَمِّ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " لَوْ أَخْطَأْتُمْ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ خَطَايَاكُمُ السَّمَاءَ , ثُمَّ تُبْتُمْ لَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “If you were to commit sin until your sins reach the heaven, then you were to repent, your repentance would be accepted.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الزهد / 4248
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ It is necessary that a person repents as soon as possible after committing a sin.
However, if due to the deception of the self (nafs) and Satan (shaytan), or due to heedlessness of the heart, immediate repentance is not possible, then whenever one becomes aware, one should repent.
One should not think that so many sins have been committed that they will not be forgiven.
However, repentance is that which is from the heart,
not merely from the tongue.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 4248