Musnad Abi Ya'la 5100 — Al-Harith bin Suwayd (may Allah have mercy on)

Al-Harith bin Suwayd (may Allah have mercy on him) relates that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated two hadiths to us, one of them from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the other his own saying. He said: "The believer perceives his sins as if he were sitting beneath a mountain, fearing that it might fall upon him, whereas the wicked sinner regards his sins as trivial, like a fly that passed by his nose and he waved it away with his hand like this." And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty rejoices more at the repentance of His servant than a man who halted in a deadly desert, having with him his mount carrying his food and water. He laid down his head and slept, and when he awoke, his mount had gone, along with his food and water. He set out searching for it until severe thirst or hunger overcame him (the narrator Abu Shihab (may Allah have mercy on him) was unsure which). Then he said: I will go back to my place and die there. So he returned to his place and laid down his head, and when he awoke, behold, his mount was right there beside him, with his food and water on it."