Numan bin Bashir reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Allah, Allah rejoices more at the repentance of His servant than a man who was traveling in a barren wilderness. He took shelter beneath the shade of a tree and slept under it. When he awoke, he found that his mount was gone. He climbed a high spot and looked out, but saw nothing. Then he climbed another and looked out, but saw nothing. He said, 'I will return to the place where I was and stay there until I die.' So he went back, and there was his mount, dragging its halter behind it. Allah rejoices more at the repentance of His servant than this man does at finding his mount."

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عن النعمان بن بشير قال

قال رسول الله ﷺ والله لله أشد فرحا بتوبة عبده من رجل كان في سفر في فلاة من الأرض فآوى إلى ظل شجرة فنام تحتها فاستيقظ فلم يجد راحلته فأتى شرفا فصعد عليه فأشرف فلم ير شيئا ثم أتى آخر فأشرف فلم ير شيئا فقال أرجع إلى مكاني الذي كنت فيه فأكون فيه حتى أموت قال فذهب فإذا براحلته تجر خطامها قال فالله عز وجل أشد فرحا بتوبة عبده من هذا براحلته