English translation
4248. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "If you were to commit sin until your sins reach the heaven, then you were to repent, your repentance would be accepted." (Hasan)
Hadith 4248
Repentance(المعجم ٣٠) - بَابُ ذِكْرِ التَّوْبَةِ
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Darussalam · Volume 5
37. The ChaptersOn AsceticismSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 4248 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1419
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Source no. 4248 · Volume 9 · Page 248
Hasan sahih
حسن صحيح، الصحيحة (٩٠٣ و ١٩٥١)
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Arabic text
4248 - حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ الْمَدَنِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ الْأَصَمِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَوْ أَخْطَأْتُمْ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ خَطَايَاكُمُ السَّمَاءَ، ثُمَّ تُبْتُمْ، لَتَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ»
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A person after committing a sin, should repent as soon as possible. However, due to negligence or being under the influence of one's own whims or Satan, if he cannot repent immediately, then he should repent whenever he regrets on his sins. One should abstain from thinking that his sins might not be forgiven because they are huge. Nevertheless, repentance should be from one's heart and with conviction, not only by words.