Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah, the Exalted, said: ‘I am as My servant thinks of Me, and I am with him when he mentions Me.
By Allah! I am more joyful over the repentance of My servant than one of you would be over finding his lost camel in the desert.
Whoever comes to Me a hand’s length, I go to him an arm’s length; whoever comes to Me an arm’s length, I go to him a fathom; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.’”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Hurayrah reported:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Allah is more joyful over the repentance of one of you than one of you would be over finding his lost camel.”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“If you did not have sins that Allah would forgive, Allah would bring a people who have sins so that He may forgive them.”

And Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said:
“By Him in Whose Hand is my soul! If you did not commit sins, Allah would remove you and bring a people who commit sins, then they seek Allah’s forgiveness and He forgives them.”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet ﷺ, conveying the words of his Lord, said:
“A servant committed a sin and said: ‘O Allah! Forgive me my sin.’
Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins.’
Then he committed it again and said: ‘O Lord! Forgive me my sin.’
Allah said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins.’
Then he committed it again and said: ‘O Lord! Forgive me my sin.’
Allah said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do as you wish, for I have forgiven you.’”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet ﷺ, conveying the words of his Lord, said:
“A servant committed a sin and said: ‘O Allah! Forgive me my sin.’ Allah, Blessed and Exalted, said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins.’ Then he committed it again and said: ‘O Lord! Forgive me my sin.’ Allah said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins.’ Then he committed it again and said: ‘O Lord! Forgive me my sin.’ Allah said: ‘My servant committed a sin, yet he knows that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do as you wish, for I have forgiven you.’”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abu Musa reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“Indeed, Allah the Exalted extends His Hand during the night for the sinner of the day to repent, and He extends His Hand during the day for the sinner of the night to repent—until the sun rises from the west.”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:
“There is no one who loves praise more than Allah; for that reason, He praised Himself. And there is no one who possesses more protective jealousy than Allah; for that reason, He has forbidden immoralities.”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud reported that a man kissed a woman and then came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed him of that.

Then the verse was revealed:
“Establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds erase bad deeds. That is a reminder for those who remember.”

The man said:
“O Messenger of Allah, is this (verse) specifically for me?”
The Prophet replied: “It is for anyone from my Ummah who acts upon it.”

Hadiths of Repentance from Sahih Muslim

Anas reported that a man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said:
“O Messenger of Allah, I have committed a sin that warrants a legal punishment, so carry it out on me.”

The time for prayer came, and he prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
When the Prophet finished the prayer, the man said:

“O Messenger of Allah, I committed a sin that deserves a prescribed punishment—carry out what is in the Book of Allah.”

The Prophet said: “Did you not pray with us?”
He said: “Yes.”
He replied: “You have been forgiven.”