"He Who Seeks Forgiveness Has Not Been Persistent In Sin..."
Darussalam · Volume 6
45. The Book Of Supplications From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 523
Source no. 3559 · Volume 8 · Page 59
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ضعيف، المشكاة (٢٣٤٠) ، ضعيف أبي داود (٢٦٧) // (٣٢٦ / ١٥١٤) ، ضعيف الجامع الصغير (٥٠٠٤) //
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3559. Abū Bakr narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "He who seeks forgiveness has not been persistent in sin, even if he does it seventy times in a day." (Hasan) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Gharīb, we only know of it as a narration of Abū Nušairah, and its chain is not strong (a narration in the chain).
٣٥٥٩ - حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْكُوفِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نُصَيْرَةَ ، عَنْ مَوْلًى لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا أَصَرَّ» مَنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ وَلَوْ فَعَلَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ سَبْعِينَ مَرَّةً. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ، إِنَّمَا نَعْرِفُهُ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي نُصَيْرَةَ، وَلَيْسَ إِسْنَادُهُ بِالْقَوِيِّ.
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Persistence in doing sins and never thinking about asking forgiveness from Allāh ﷻ is misfortunate and a sign of great wretchedness. But whoever seeks Allāh's forgiveness sincerely after doing a sin, he is not persistent in doing sins, even if he commits the sin again and asks forgiveness. Allāh ﷻ may forgive him.