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REPENTANCE

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“Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His worshiper than one of you, who, if you had lost a camel in a barren dessert suddenly found it. Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His worshiper than someone would be if he had lost his riding camel carrying his food and drink in a barren dessert. Then, when lying down in the shade of a tree he suddenly finds it standing near to him, and seizes it by the rope through its nose; then, being overwhelmed with happiness, his tongue slips and he says, 'O Allah, You are my worshiper and I am Your Lord!' (And then asks for forgiveness).”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to (Abu Hamzah) Anas son of Malik al-Ansari said, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.