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Sahih Muslim 2744a (Book 50, Hadith 4) #14023
The Pleasure of Repentance

SUMMARY: Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a believer than a person who loses his riding beast and provisions of food and drink.

Harith b. Suwaid said: I went to see 'Abdullah to inquire about his health as he was sick and he narrated to us a hadith of Allahs Messenger . He heard Allah's Messenger as saying: Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His believing servant than a person who loses his riding beast carrying food and drink. He sleeps (being disappointed of its recovery) and then gets up and goes in search for that, until he is stricken with thirst. then comes back to the place where he had been before and goes to sleep completely exhausted placing his head upon his hands waiting for death. And when he gets up, lot there is before him his riding beast and his provisions of food and drink. Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than the recovery of this riding beast along with the provisions (of food and drink).
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِعُثْمَانَ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، عُثْمَانُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ، سُوَيْدٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَعُودُهُ وَهُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَحَدَّثَنَا بِحَدِيثَيْنِ حَدِيثًا عَنْ نَفْسِهِ وَحَدِيثًا عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ رَجُلٍ فِي أَرْضٍ دَوِيَّةٍ مَهْلَكَةٍ مَعَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ عَلَيْهَا طَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ فَنَامَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَتْ فَطَلَبَهَا حَتَّى أَدْرَكَهُ الْعَطَشُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَرْجِعُ إِلَى مَكَانِي الَّذِي كُنْتُ فِيهِ فَأَنَامُ حَتَّى أَمُوتَ ‏.‏ فَوَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ عَلَى سَاعِدِهِ لِيَمُوتَ فَاسْتَيْقَظَ وَعِنْدَهُ رَاحِلَتُهُ وَعَلَيْهَا زَادُهُ وَطَعَامُهُ وَشَرَابُهُ فَاللَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ الْعَبْدِ الْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ هَذَا بِرَاحِلَتِهِ وَزَادِهِ

TOPICS
repentance  *  belief  *  provision  *  beast  *  tawbah  *  iman  *  rizq  *  himayah

QUICK LESSONS:
Turn back to God sincerely through repenting your sins; Believe in God's mercy; Have hope even during difficult times; Seek help from God when you are stuck; Be grateful for what you have been given by Him
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of repentance in Islam. It tells us that Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His believing servant than a person who loses his riding beast carrying food and drink. The story goes on to explain how this person searches for his lost animal until he is so exhausted that he gives up hope and waits for death. But when he wakes up, there it is - his riding beast along with all its provisions! This hadith teaches us that Allah's pleasure at our repentance far exceeds any joy we could experience from finding something we have lost or desired. It also reminds us that no matter how difficult our situation may seem, Allah will always be there to help us if we turn back to Him in sincere repentance.

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