A man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, one of us commits a sin."He replied, "It is recorded against him."The man asked, "Then he seeks forgiveness for it and repents?"He answered, "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted."The man asked, "Then he returns and sins again?"He replied, "It is recorded against him."The man asked, "Then he seeks forgiveness for it and repents?"He answered, "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted. Allah does not tire until you tire."
أن رجلا أتى رسول الله ﷺ فقال: يا رسول الله، أحدنا يذنب؟ قال: يكتب عليه قال: ثم يستغفر منه ويتوب؟ قال: يغفر له ويتاب عليه قال: فيعود فيذنب؟ قال: يكتب عليه قال: ثم يستغفر منه ويتوب؟ قال: يغفر له ويتاب عليه، ولا يمل الله حتى تملوا.
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Tabarani related it in Al-Awsat (Majma Bahrain (4718)), Ruyani in his Musnad (173), and Hakim (4/257), all of them by way of Abu Salih Abdullah bin Salih, who said, Layth told me, from Yazid bin Abu Habib, from Abu Khayr, from Uqba bin Amir, and he related it.Tabarani said following it, "It is not related from Uqba with this chain except through this route, Yazid being the sole transmitter of it."I say, Yazid bin Abu Habib is trustworthy, so his being the sole transmitter does not harm the chain, and the chain is hasan because of Abdullah bin Salih, for his hadith is hasan when it has a basis. Haythami graded the chain of this hadith hasan in Majma al-Zawaid (10/200), and Hakim said, "Its chain is sahih."