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ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ تَوْبَةَ الْمَرْءِ بَعْدَ مُوَاقَعَتِهِ الذَّنْبَ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ تُخْرِجُهُ عَنْ حَدِّ الْإِصْرَارِ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ

ibnhibban:622ʿUmar b. Muḥammad b. Yūsuf > al-Ḥasan b. Muḥammad b. al-Ṣabbāḥ > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Hammām > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ , he said: "A man committed a sin and said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin.' Or he said, 'I have done a deed, so forgive me.' Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, replied, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. I have forgiven my servant.' Then the man committed another sin or did another deed and said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin. So forgive me.' And Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, replied, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. I have forgiven my servant.' Then the man committed another sin or did another deed and said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin. So forgive me.' And Allah, the Exalted and Almighty, replied, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. I have forgiven my servant. I bear witness to you all that I have forgiven my servant, so let him do whatever he wants."  

ابن حبّان:٦٢٢أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يُوسُفَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ «أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فقَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا أَوْ قَالَ عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَبْدِي عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ قَالَ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ»  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Bayhaqī
bukhari:7507Aḥmad b. Isḥāq > ʿAmr b. ʿĀṣim > Hammām > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

I heard the Prophet ﷺ saying, "If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sins).' Then he remains without committing any sin for a while and then again commits another sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for it, I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sin). Then he remains without Committing any another sin for a while and then commits another sin (for the third time) and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allah says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin), he can do whatever he likes."  

البخاري:٧٥٠٧حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَاصِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ عَبْدًا أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَصَبْتُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ أَعَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا أَوْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ أَوْ أَصَبْتُ آخَرَ فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ أَعَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا قَالَ قَالَ رَبِّ أَصَبْتُ أَوْ أَذْنَبْتُ آخَرَ فَاغْفِرْهُ لِي فَقَالَ أَعَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثَلاَثًا فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ  

muslim:2758aʿAbd al-Aʿlá b. Ḥammād > Ḥammād b. Salamah > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

O Allah, forgive me my sins, and Allah (the Exalted and Glorious) said: My servant commited a sin and then he came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins and takes to account (the sinner) for the sin. He then again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me my sin, and Allah, the Exalted and High, said: My servant committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who would forgive his sin or would take (him) to account for the sin. He again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me for my sin, and Allah (the Exalted and High) said: My servant sas committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins or takes (him) to account for sin. O servant, do what you like. I have granted you forgiveness. 'Abd al-A'la said: I do not know whether he said thrice or four times to do" what you desire".  

مسلم:٢٧٥٨aحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيمَا يَحْكِي عَنْ رَبِّهِ ﷻ قَالَ أَذْنَبَ عَبْدٌ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِي ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَبْدِي أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِي ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ وَاعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى لاَ أَدْرِي أَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ اعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ  

ahmad:9256ʿAffān > Hammām > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: "If a servant commits a sin and then says, 'O Lord, I have sinned, so forgive me,' his Lord says (to the angels), 'My servant has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive my servant.' Then he continues committing sins and says, 'O Lord, I have sinned, so forgive me,' and his Lord says (to the angels), 'My servant has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive my servant.' Then he continues committing sins and says, 'O Lord, I have sinned, so forgive me,' and his Lord says (to the angels), 'My servant has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive my servant.'"  

أحمد:٩٢٥٦حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَ كَانَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَاصٌّ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَبْدًا أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ ﷻ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ أَيْ رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ أَيْ رَبِّأَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي  

ahmad:7948Yazīd > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] "Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ that a man committed a sin and said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin' or he said, 'I have performed a sinful act, so forgive me.' Allah (may He be glorified and exalted) said, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them; I have forgiven My servant.' Then, he committed another sin or said, 'He committed another sin.' He said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me.' Allah (may He be glorified and exalted) said, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them; I have forgiven My servant.' Then, he committed another sin or said, 'He committed another sin.' He said, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me.' Allah (may He be glorified and exalted) said, 'My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them; I have forgiven My servant.' My servant has committed a sin and he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them; I have forgiven My servant.' He bears witness to you all that Allah has forgiven his servant; let him do whatever he wishes."

Note: This translation is provided for understanding purposes and may not be the exact word-to-word translation.  

أحمد:٧٩٤٨حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا أَوْ قَالَ عَمِلْتُ عَمَلًا ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ ﷻ عَبْدِي عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ قَالَ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًاآخَرَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ فَقَالَ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي ثُمَّ عَمِلَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ أَوْ قَالَ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ قَالَ عَبْدِي عَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ  

hakim:7608Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Ḥāfiẓ > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbdullāh > Yazīd b. Hārūn > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah > Kān

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If a person commits a sin and then says, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me,' his Lord says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds people accountable for them.' Then Allah forgives him. The servant remains as he pleases with the permission of Allah. Then he commits another sin and says, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me.' His Lord says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds people accountable for them. I have forgiven my servant. Let him do as he pleases.' Then he commits another sin and says, 'O Lord, forgive my sin.' Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says, 'My servant committed a sin knowing that he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds people accountable for them. Do as you please, for I have forgiven you.'"  

الحاكم:٧٦٠٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ ثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنْبَأَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَنْبَأَ هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ قَالَ كَانَ قَاصٌّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَبْدًا أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ لَهُ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْهُ لِي فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ ﷻ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِي ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ اعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ  

«هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَرْطِ الشَّيْخَيْنِ وَلَمْ يُخَرِّجَاهُ» على شرط البخاري ومسلم
bayhaqi:20764Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Naḍr al-Faqīh > Muḥammad b. Ayyūb > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > Hammām b. Yaḥyá > Isḥāq b. ʿAbdullāh b. Abū Ṭalḥah > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Abū ʿAmrah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "If a servant commits a sin and then says, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin, so forgive me,' his Lord says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive him.' Then he remains for as long as Allah wills, and then commits another sin. It is possible that he may say, 'I have committed another sin.' He says, 'O Lord, I have committed another sin, so forgive me.' His Lord says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive him.' Then he remains for as long as Allah wills, and then commits another sin. It is possible that he may say, 'I have committed another sin.' He says, 'O Lord, I have committed another sin, so forgive me.' His Lord says, 'My servant knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them, so I forgive him.' His Lord says, 'I have forgiven My servant, so let him do whatever he wishes.'"  

البيهقي:٢٠٧٦٤فَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو النَّضْرِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ أنبأ أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ سَمِعْتُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ عَبْدًا أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنِّي أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنِّي أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي قَالَ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ ثُمَّ أَصَابَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَقَالَ يَا رَبِّ إِنِّي أَذْنَبْتُ ذَنْبًا آخَرَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ عَلِمَ عَبْدِي أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِهِ فَقَالَ رَبُّهُ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي فَلْيَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ رَجَاءٍ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْوَلِيدِ