Question:
Respected Mufti Saheb,
Assalamualaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,
Could you kindly send sources of these following Ahadeeth?
Allah loves those who sin and then seeks His forgiveness.
Rasoolullah [Sallallaahu alaiyhi Wasallam] said, All the children of Adam err and commit sins. However, the best of those who sin are those who repent.’
In another Hadith, Rasoolullah [Sallallaahu alaiyhi Wasallam] said that Allah will forgive your sins even though they amount to the distance between the earth and sky.
Answer:
The Hadith, “Allah loves those who sin and then seeks His forgiveness.” Was found with these words, “Allah loves that Mu’min slave who has fell in Fitnah then seeks His forgiveness.” (Mishkaat Page 206, Ibni Katheer Vol.4 Page 76, Al Jami’us Sagheer fee Ahaadithil Basheerin Natheer, Page116).
The Hadith, Rasoolullah (SAW) said: “All the children of Adam err and commit sins. However, the best of those who sin are those who repent,” can be found in Tirmidhi, Ibni Majah Page, 313, and Mishkaat Page 204.
The Hadith, Rasoolullah (S.A.W) said that “Allah will forgive your sins even though they amount to the distance between the earth and sky,” can be found in Ibni Majah Page 313, Ibni Katheer Vol.4 Page 76, and Mishkaat Page 204.
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