Hadith 618

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ يُوسُفَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ الْقَطَّانُ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اللَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بِأَرْضٍ دَوِّيَّةٍ مَهْلَكَةٍ ، وَمَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ ، فَأَضَلَّهَا ، فَخَرَجَ فِي طَلَبِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَدْرَكَهُ الْمَوْتُ ، قَالَ : أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي فَأَمُوتُ فِيهِ ، فَرَجَعَ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ الَّذِي أَضَلَّهَا فِيهِ ، فَبَيْنَمَا هُوَ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ غَلَبَتْهُ عَيْنُهُ ، فَاسْتَيْقَظَ ، فَإِذَا رَاحِلَتُهُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ عَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَمَا يُصْلِحُهُ ، فَاللَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ " .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah is more pleased with the repentance of any one of you than that person who is in a deserted, desolate place that brings about destruction. He has his mount with him, upon which are his provisions, his food, and his necessities. Then that person loses his mount. He searches for it until he is overtaken by death, so he thinks, ‘I will return to my place and die there.’ So he returns to the place where he lost his mount, and while in that state, he falls asleep. Then when he wakes up, his mount is present by his head, upon which are his provisions and belongings. Allah is more pleased with the repentance of any one of you than that person is (upon finding his lost mount).”
Hadith Reference صحیح ابن حبان / كتاب الرقائق / 618
Hadith Grading فضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألباني صحيح - «صحيح سنن الترمذي» (2628): ق. فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوط إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين.
Hadith Takhrij «رقم طبعة با وزير 617»