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3538. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh is more delighted with the repentance of one of you, than one of you is, when finding his lost animal." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] And there are narrations concerning this topic from Ibn Mas'ūd, Nu'mān bīn Bashīr and Anas.
[He said:] This Hadīth is Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Gharīb from this route [as a narration of Abū Az-Zīnād. And this Hadīth has been related similarly by Makhūl, with a chain from him, from Abū Dharr, from the Prophet ﷺ.
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It is mentioned in a narration that he was so ovenjoyed that he said: "O Allāh ﷻ You are my slave and I am Your sustainer" The Prophet said that due to excessive happiness he made a mistake. Allāh ﷻ feels more happy than this man. (See for details Hadīth 1190 to 1199 and 6960 to 6966) Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.)
