Hadith 18787

Chapter 1

باب 1

(1) باب فِي الْحَضِّ عَلَى التَّوْبَةِ وَالْفَرَحِ بِهَا

(1) Chapter: Exhortation To Repent And Rejoicing Therein
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حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْحِزَامِيَّ - عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant when he turns penitently towards Him than one of you would be on finding the lost camel.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2675 i

In-book reference: Book 50, Hadith 2

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 37, Hadith 6611