Sunan ibn Mājah Ḥadīth [4248] – Allāh would still accept your repentance even if your sins were to reach the sky
16 November 2022 · 22 Rabīʿ II 1444 AH
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 اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: >لَوْ أَخْطَأْتُمْ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ خَطَايَاكُمُ السَّمَاءَ، ثُمَّ تُبْتُمْ، لَتَابَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْكُمْ<
Reference
Book [37]: Chapters on zuhd [asceticism]
Chapter [30]: Repentance
Translation
Ḥadīth [4248]: It is narrated on the authority of Abū Hurayrah [d. 57H] (may Allāh be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “If your sins were to reach to the heavens and then you repented, Allāh would still accept your repentance.”
Grading
Commentary
Commentary by Dārussalām (Sunan ibn Mājah)
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 shayṭān, 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.
• Reference: [4248 (5/363), Sunan ibn Mājah, Dārussalām (Eng)]
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