The Book of At-Tauba (the Repentance)

Narrated Abû Huraira رضي الله عنه : The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allâh تعالى says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if he remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than them; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and if he comes to Me walking, I go to him running.' " ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 502, Vol. 9)

'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "Allâh is more pleased with the repentance of His slave than a man who encamps at a place where his life is in jeopardy, but he has his riding animal carrying his food and water.He then rests his head and sleeps for a short while and wakes to find his riding animal gone. (He starts looking for it) and suffers exhaustion from severe heat and thirst or what Allâh wished (him to suffer from). He then says, 'I will go back to my place.' He returns and sleeps again, and then (getting up), he raises his head to find his riding animal standing beside him." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 320, Vol. 8)

Anas bin Malik Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم : "Allâh is more pleased with the repentance of His slave then anyone of you is pleased with finding his camel which he had lost in a desert." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 321, Vol. 8)

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "When Allâh completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, 'My Mercy has overcome My Anger.' " ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 416, Vol. 4)

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

I heard Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "Allâh has divided mercy into one hundred parts and He kept ninety-nine parts with Him and sent down one part on the earth, and because of that one single part, His creatures are merciful to each other, so that even the mare lifts up its hoof away from its baby animal, lest it should trample on it." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 29, Vol. 8 )

'Umar bin Al-Khattab Narrated from:

Some Saby (i.e. war prisoners, children and women only) were brought before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and behold, a woman amongst them was milking her breasts to feed and whenever she found a child amongst the captives, she took it over her chest and nursed it (she had lost her child but later she found him). The Prophet ﷺ said to us, "Do you think that this lady can throw her son in the fire?" We replied, "No, if she has the power not to throw it (in the fire)." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "Allâh is more Merciful to His slaves than this lady is to her son." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 28, Vol. 8 )

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger ﷺ said, "A man who never did any good deed, said that if he died, his family should burn him and throw half the ashes of his burnt body in the earth and the other half in the sea, for by Allâh, if Allâh should get hold of him, He would inflict such punishment on him as He would not inflict on anybody among the people. But Allâh ordered the sea to collect what was in it (of his ashes) and similarly ordered the earth to collect what was in it (of his ashes).Then Allâh said (to the recreated man), 'Why did you do so?' The man replied, 'For being afraid of You, and You know it (very well)'. So Allâh forgave him." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 597, Vol. 9 )

Abu Sa'id Narrated from:

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Amongst the people preceding your age, there was a man whom Allâh had given a lot of wealth. While he was in his death-bed, he called his sons and said, 'What type of father have I been to you?' They replied, 'You have been a good father.' He said, 'I have never done a single good deed; so when I die, burn me, crush my body, and scatter the resulting ashes on a windy day.'His sons did accordingly, but Allâh gathered (his particles) and asked (him), 'What made you do so?' He replied, 'Fear of You.' So Allâh bestowed His Mercy upon him (forgave him)." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 684, Vol. 4 )

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

I heard the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saying, "If somebody commits a sin and then says, 'O my Lord! I have sinned, please forgive me!' and his Lord says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it. I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sins).'Then he remains without committing any sin for a while and then again commits another sin and says, 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me.,' and Allâh says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it. I therefore have forgiven my slave (his sin).'Then he remains without committing another sin for a while and then commits another sin (for the third time) and says 'O my Lord, I have committed another sin, please forgive me,' and Allâh says, 'My slave has known that he has a Lord Who forgives sins and punishes for it. I therefore have forgiven My slave (his sin), he can do whatever he likes." [1] ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 598, Vol. 9 )

Abû Wâ'il Narrated from:

'Abdullâh (bin Mas'ûd) said that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "None has more sense of Ghîra (honour, self-respect etc.) than Allâh, therefore He has prohibited shameful sins (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) whether committed openly or secretly. And none loves to be praised more than Allâh does, and for this reason He praises Himself." [I asked Abû Wâ'il, "Did you hear it from Abdullâh?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Did 'Abdullâh ascribe it to Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم?" He said, "Yes."] Sahih Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 158, Vol. 6)