Question:
Please provide the reference for this Hadith:
إن المؤمن يرى ذنوبه كأنه في أصل جبل يخاف أن يقع عليه، وإن الفاجر يرى ذنوبه كذباب وقع على أنفه
Answer:
Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has recorded this narration as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu).
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “A believer views his sins as though he is seated at the foot of a mountain fearing that it collapses upon him and a sinner regards his sins like a fly falling on his nose.” The narrator then passed his hand over his nose to illustrate this.
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2497. Also see: Musnad Ahmad, Hadith: 3627, vol. 1 pg. 383)
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has also recorded this narration with slight variation in the wording. See here
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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