Chapter: Repentance

´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Allah rejoiced more over the repentance of anyone of you, then you rejoice over your lost animal when you find it.”

´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.”

´It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Allah rejoices more over the repentance of His slave, than a man who loses his mount in a barren land, and he searches for it until he gets tired and covers his face with his garment, and while he is like that, he heard the footsteps of his mount where he lost it, so he lifts the garment from his face and there is his mount.”

´It was narrated from Abu ‘Ubadah bin ‘Abdullah, that his father said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.’”

´It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Every son of Adam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.’”

´It was narrated that Ibn Ma’qil said:` “I entered with my father upon ‘Abdullah, and I heard him say: ‘The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Regret is repentance.” My father said: ‘Did you hear the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “Regret is repentance?” He said: ‘Yes.’”

´It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:` “Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.”

´It was narrated from Ibn Mas’ud that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said that he had kissed a woman, and he started to ask about expiation, but he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) did not say anything to him. Then Allah revealed the Verse:` “And perform prayers at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.” [11:114] The man said: “O Messenger of Allah, is this (the Verse) just for me?” He said: “It is for whoever acts upon it among my nation.”

´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “A man went to extremes in committing sins. When death came to him, he left instructions to his sons, saying: ‘When I die, burn me, then grind me into powder, then scatter me in the wind and in the sea, for by Allah, if my Lord has power over me, He will subject me to a punishment that He has never subjected anyone to.’ So they did that to him, then (Allah) said to the earth: ‘Return what you have taken,’ and there he was, standing. He said to him: ‘What made you do what you have done?’ He said: ‘Fear of You, O Lord.’ So He forgave him because of that (fear).”

´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “A woman entered Hell because of a cat which she tied up and did not feed, or let it loose to eat of the vermin of the earth, until it died.”

´It was narrated from Abu Dharr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Allah the Blessed and Exalted says: ‘O My slaves, all of you are sinners except those whom I have saved. So ask Me for forgiveness, I will forgive you. Whoever among you knows that I have the power to forgive and asks Me to forgive by My power, I will forgive him. All of you are astray except those whom I guide. Ask Me for guidance and I will guide you. All of you are poor except those whom I enrich (make independent of means). Ask of Me and I will grant you provision. Even if your living and your dead, your first and your last, your fresh and your dry, were all as pious as the most pious among My slaves, that would not increase my dominion as much as a gnat’s wing, and if they were to be as evil as the most evil among My slaves, that would not detract from My dominion as much as a gnat’s wing. Even if your living and your dead, your first and your last, your fresh and your dry, were to join together and each of them were to ask for all that he wishes for, that would only detract from My dominion as much as if one of you were to pass by the edge of the sea and dip a needle in it and withdraw it. That is because I am the Most Generous, Majestic. I give with a word; when I will something, all I do is say to it “Be!” – and it is.’”