Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, were you not to commit sins, Allah would replace you with a people who would commit sins and then seek forgiveness from Allah; and Allah would forgive them".[Muslim]. (DE)
Arabic/English book reference (DE): Book 1, Hadith 422 (DE)