"لَوْ لَمْ يُذْنِبُوا لَخَلَقَ الله خَلقًا يُذْنِبُونَ ثُمَّ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ".
I used to conceal from you a thing which I heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Had you not committed sins, Allah would have brought into existence a creation that would have committed sin (and Allah) would have forgiven them.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ كُنْتُ كَتَمْتُ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَوْلاَ أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ لَخَلَقَ اللَّهُ خَلْقًا يُذْنِبُونَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ
Importance of sin and forgiveness in the Plan of Allah
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sins, Allah would do away with you and ˹replace you by˺ bringing a nation who would commit sins and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would then forgive them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَذَهَبَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ وَلَجَاءَ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ۔»
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 them. (Using translation from Muslim 2749)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَذَهَبَ اللهُ بِكُمْ وَلَجَاءَ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللهَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ
I used to conceal from you a thing which I heard from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Had you not committed sins, Allah would have brought into existence a creation that would have committed sin (and Allah) would have forgiven them. (Using translation from Muslim 2748a)
أَنَّهُ قَالَ حِينَ حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَدْ كُنْتُ كَتَمْتُ عَنْكُمْ شَيْئًا سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ لَخَلَقَ اللهُ قَوْمًا يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ
[AI] The Prophet (pbuh) said, "If the people did not commit sins, Allah, the Almighty, would have created a creation that sins, and then He would have forgiven them, for He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." Narrated by Shahida.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَوْ أَنَّ الْعِبَادَ لَمْ يُذْنِبُوا لَخَلَقَ اللَّهُ ﷻ خَلْقًا يُذْنِبُونَ ثُمَّ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ» أخرجه شاهدا
[AI] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "If it were not for the fact that you commit sins, Allah would have created a creation that commits sins and He would forgive them."
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «لَوْلَا أَنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُونَ لَخَلَقَ اللهُ خَلْقًا يُذْنِبُونَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you did not sin, Allah would have replaced you with people who would sin and He would forgive them."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَجَاءَ اللهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ وَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ»
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If you did not commit sins, Allah would replace you with people who would commit sins and seek His forgiveness."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَجَاءَ اللهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ»
"كَفَّارَةُ الذَّنْبِ النَّدَامَةُ، وَلَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لأَتَى الله بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ (*) ".
"لَوْ أن العِبَادَ لَم يُذْنِبُوا لَخَلَق اللهُ خَلقًا يذْنِبُونَ ثم يغْفر لهم وهو الغفور الرحيم".
"لَوْ أَنَّكُمْ لَا تخطِئُونَ وَلَا تُذْنِبُونَ، لَخَلَقَ الله أُمَّةً مِنْ بَعْدكُمْ يُخْطِئُونَ ويذْنِبُون، فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُم".
"لَوْ لَمْ يُذْنبُوا لَجَاءَ الله بقَوْمٍ يُذْنبُونَ فَيَغْفرُ لَهُمْ".
"لَوْلا أنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُون لَخَلَقَ الله خَلقًا يُذْنِبُون فَيَغْفرُ لَهُمْ".
"لَوْلا أنَّكُمْ تُذْنِبُون لَجَاءَ الله بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ الله فَيَغْفرُ لهم".
"لَوْلا أنَّكُمْ -أيتهَا الأمَّةُ- تُذْنِبُونَ لاتَّخَذَ الله عِبَادا يُذْنبونَ فيَغْفِرُ لهم".
"وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَذَهَبَ اللهُ بِكُم وَلَجَاءَ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ فَيَسْتَغْفِرونَ الله فَيَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ".
"عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ قَالَ: لَوْ لَمْ يُذْنِبُوا أَوْ يُخْطِئُوا لَجَاءَ الله بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ وَيُخْطِئُونَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ".
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