Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Allah Almighty is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than that person who, upon waking up, finds his camel which he had lost in a barren, waterless land."
Hadith Referenceصحیح ابن حبان / كتاب الرقائق / 617
Hadith Gradingفضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيصحيح - «مختصر مسلم» (1917): ق.فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوطإسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين.