"وَاللهِ للهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فِي فَلاةٍ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، فَأَوَى إلَى ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ، فَنَامَ تَحْتَهَا واسْتَيقَظَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ رَاحِلَتَهُ، فَأَتَى شَرَفَا فَصَعِدَ عَلَيهِ، فأَشْرَفَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيئًا، ثُمَّ أَتَى آخَرَ فَأَشْرَفَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيئًا، فَقَال: أَرْجعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ فأَكُونُ فِيهِ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ، فذهبَ فَإذَا بَرَاحِلَتِه تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا، فَواللهِ للهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَة عبدهِ مِنْ هَذَا بِرَاحِلَتِه".
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Allah, Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than the joy of a man who finds his lost camel in a desert land. He took shelter under a tree and fell asleep. When he woke up, he could not find his camel, so he climbed a hill and looked around but found nothing. Then he climbed another hill and looked around but found nothing. He said, 'I will return to the place where I was and stay there until I die.' He went back and suddenly saw his camel coming towards him. Allah ﷻ is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than the joy of this man with his camel."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَاللهِ لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ فِي سَفَرٍ فِي فَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَآوَى إِلَى ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ فَنَامَ تَحْتَهَا فَاسْتَيْقَظَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ رَاحِلَتَهُ فَأَتَى شَرَفًا فَصَعِدَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشْرَفَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا ثُمَّ أَتَى آخَرَ فَأَشْرَفَ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَقَالَ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ فَأَكُونُ فِيهِ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ فَإِذَا بِرَاحِلَتِهِ تَجُرُّ خِطَامَهَا قَالَ فَاللهُ ﷻ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ هَذَا بِرَاحِلَتِهِ