50/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2758a — Repeated Repentance and Forgiveness
Acceptance Of Repentance From Sin, Even If The Sin And Repentance Happen Repeatedly
Hadith About Repeated Repentance and Allah’s Forgiveness
Sahih Muslim : 2758a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2758a
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِيمَا يَحْكِي عَنْ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ قَالَ " أَذْنَبَ عَبْدٌ ذَنْبًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي . فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِي ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ . ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي . فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَبْدِي أَذْنَبَ ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ . ثُمَّ عَادَ فَأَذْنَبَ فَقَالَ أَىْ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي . فَقَالَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى أَذْنَبَ عَبْدِي ذَنْبًا فَعَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهُ رَبًّا يَغْفِرُ الذَّنْبَ وَيَأْخُذُ بِالذَّنْبِ وَاعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكَ " . قَالَ عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى لاَ أَدْرِي أَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَوِ الرَّابِعَةِ " اعْمَلْ مَا شِئْتَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A servant committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive me my sins, and Allah (the Exalted and Glorious) said: My servant committed a sin and then he came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins and takes to account (the sinner) for the sin.He then again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me my sin, and Allah, the Exalted and High, said: My servant committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who would forgive his sin or would take (him) to account for the sin. He again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive me for my sin, and Allah (the Exalted and High) said: My servant sas committed a sin and then came to realise that he has a Lord Who forgives the sins or takes (him) to account for sin. O servant, do what you like. I have granted you forgiveness.'Abd al-A'la said: I do not know whether he said thrice or four times to do" what you desire".
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2758aIn-book reference : Book 50, Hadith 33USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 37, Hadith 6642
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2758a
This hadith about repentance is one of the clearest reports in this batch on returning to Allah after sin. A servant sins, then says, “O Allah, forgive me my sin.” Allah mentions that the servant knows he has a Lord Who forgives sin and also takes account for sin. The same pattern happens again and again. The servant falls, but he returns to Allah each time. The hadith does not praise sin itself. It highlights asking forgiveness and knowing Allah as the One Who forgives and holds people accountable. For readers searching “Allah forgives sins hadith” or “repeated repentance hadith,” the key lesson is to keep turning back to Allah with real awareness of Him.
What we learn from this hadith
- When a servant sins, he should ask Allah for forgiveness.
- Knowing that Allah forgives should be joined with knowing that Allah takes account.
- Repeated falling is not a reason to stop asking forgiveness.
- The servant’s return to Allah is the repeated action emphasized in the text.
