"إِنَّ عبدًا أصَابَ ذَنْبًا فقال: رَبِّ أَذْنَبْتُ فاغْفِرْهُ، فقال رُبُه: أعَلِمَ عَبْدِى أنَّ له ربًا يَغْفِرُ الذنبَ ويأْخُذُ بِهِ؟ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِى، ثم مَكَثَ ما شاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ أَصابَ ذنبًا فقال: ربّ أذنَبْتُ آخَرَ فَاغْفِرْهُ لى، قال رَبُّهُ: أعَلِمَ عَبْدِى أنَّ لَهُ ربًا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ ويأْخُذُ بهِ؟ قد غفرتُ لِعَبْدِى، فَليَعْمَلْ مَا شَاءَ ".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Aḥmad, Ḥākim, Ibn Ḥibbān, Bazzār, BayhaqīI 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."
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
Committing sins and asking for forgiveness over and over again
The Prophet ﷺ related, narrating from his Lord ﷻ, that a servant committed a sin and said, "O Allah, forgive my sin." Allah said, "My servant committed a sin and knew that he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes to account for the sin." Then the servant returned and sinned again and said, "O Lord, forgive my sin." Allah said, "My servant committed a sin and knew that he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes to account for the sin." Then the servant returned once more and sinned and said, "O Lord, forgive my sin." Allah said, "My servant committed a sin and knew that he has a Lord who forgives sins and takes to account for the sin. Do whatever you wish, for I have forgiven you." 'Abd al-Ala said, "I do not know whether he said this after the third or the fourth time: 'Do whatever you wish...'"
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
[AI] "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.
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
[AI] 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.'"
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
[AI] 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.'"
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
ذِكْرُ الْخَبَرِ الدَّالِّ عَلَى أَنَّ تَوْبَةَ الْمَرْءِ بَعْدَ مُوَاقَعَتِهِ الذَّنْبَ فِي كُلِّ وَقْتٍ تُخْرِجُهُ عَنْ حَدِّ الْإِصْرَارِ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ
[AI] 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."
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»
أَنَّ النَّبِيّ ﷺ قَالَ يحكي عن ربه تبارك وتعالى أذنب عَبدي ذنبا فقال أي رب اغفرلي ذنبي فقال الله تبارك وتعالى أذنب عبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذنب ثُمَّ عاد فأذنب فقال أي رب اغفر لي ذنبي فقال الله تبارك وتعالى أذنب عَبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذنب ثُمَّ عاد فأذنب فقال أي رب اغفر لي ذنبي فقال الله تبارك وتعالى أذنب عَبدي ذنبا فعلم أن له ربا يغفر الذنب ويأخذ بالذنب اعمل ما شئت فقد غفرت لَكَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لاَ نعلمُهُ يُرْوَى عَنِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ إلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ
[AI] 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.'"
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
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