Sahih Muslim, 6958

Nu'man b. Bashir reported:Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a believing servant than of a person who set out on a journey with a provision of food and drink on the back of his camel. He went on until he came to a waterless desert and he felt like sleeping. So he got down under the shade of a tree and was overcome by sleep and his camel ran away. As he got up he tried to see (the camel) standing upon a mound. but did not find it. He then got upon the other mound, but could not see anything. He then climbed upon the third mound but did not see anything until he came back to the place where he had been previously. And as he was sitting (in utter disappointment) there came to him the camel, till that (camel) placed its nosestring in his hand. Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than the person who found (his lost camel) in this very state. Simak reported that Sha'bi was of the opinion that Nu'min traced it to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). Simak, however, did not hear that himself

Rapporté par Nu'man b. Bashir : Allah est plus heureux du repentir de Son serviteur croyant que ne l’est une personne qui part en voyage avec de la nourriture et de l’eau sur le dos de son chameau. Il continue jusqu’à arriver dans un désert sans eau et, fatigué, il s’endort à l’ombre d’un arbre. Son chameau s’enfuit. À son réveil, il cherche le chameau sur une colline, mais ne le trouve pas. Il monte sur une autre colline, mais ne voit rien. Il grimpe sur une troisième colline, sans succès, puis revient à l’endroit où il était. Alors qu’il est assis, désespéré, le chameau revient vers lui et met sa longe dans sa main. Allah est plus heureux du repentir de Son serviteur que cet homme ne l’est en retrouvant son chameau dans cet état. Simak rapporte que Sha’bi pensait que Nu’man rattachait ce récit au Messager d’Allah ﷺ. Mais Simak ne l’a pas entendu lui-même