Muslim 6965 · Book 50
Sahih Muslim, 6965
The Book of Repentance
Sahih (authentic)by the collection
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ الْجَزَرِيِّ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ وَلَجَاءَ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ " .
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned themRapporté par Abu Huraira : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Par Celui qui détient ma vie dans Sa main, si vous ne commettiez pas de péchés, Allah vous ferait disparaître et Il vous remplacerait par des gens qui commettraient des péchés, demanderaient pardon à Allah, et Il leur pardonnerait. »Grades given by scholars
Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.
Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).