Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Iblis said in the court of his Lord: By Your might and Your majesty, I will continually try to lead the children of Adam astray as long as their souls are in their bodies. The Lord said to him: By My might and My majesty, as long as they keep seeking My forgiveness, I will continually forgive them."
Ahmad recorded it, and Abu Ya'la recorded something similar, but he recorded these words: "I will continually try to lead Your servants astray."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. The narrators of one of Ahmad's two chains are the narrators of the Sahih, and the same is true of the narrators of one of Abu Ya'la's two chains.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب التوبة / 17573
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