Hadith 7952

حَدَّثَنَا صَفْوَانُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَجْلَانَ ، عَنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَذْنَبَ كَانَتْ نُكْتَةٌ سَوْدَاءُ فِي قَلْبِهِ ، فَإِنْ تَابَ وَنَزَعَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ ، صُقِلَ قَلْبُهُ ، وَإِنْ زَادَ زَادَتْ ، حَتَّى يَعْلُوَ قَلْبَهُ ذَاكَ الرَّيْنُ الَّذِي ذَكَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي الْقُرْآنِ : كَلَّا بَلْ رَانَ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ مَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَ سورة المطففين آية 14 " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a sin is committed by a Muslim, a black spot appears on his heart. If he repents and seeks forgiveness, his heart becomes clean and bright again. Otherwise, as the sins increase, so do the black spots, until rust overtakes his heart, as Allah has mentioned in the Noble Qur’an with these words: "Nay! But on their hearts is the rust of that which they used to earn."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7952
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