Hadith About Repentance

It ‌was ‌narrated ​from ​‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Whoever drinks wine and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days, and if he dies he will enter Hell, but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. If he drinks wine again and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days, and if he dies he will enter Hell, but if he repents, Allah will accept his repentance. If he drinks wine again and gets drunk, his prayer will not be accepted for forty days, and if he dies he will enter Hell, but if he repents Allah will accept his repentance. But if he does it again, then Allah will most certainly make him drink of the mire of the puss or sweat on the Day of Resurrection.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is the mire of the pus or sweat? He said: “The drippings of the people of Hell.”

It ​was ‌narrated ‌that ‌Ibn `Umar said:"We used to count that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said one hundred times in a gathering: 'Rabbighfirli wa tub `alayya innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Rahim (O Allah forgive me and accept my repentance, for You are the Accepter of repentance, the Most Merciful)

It ​was ‌narrated ‌from ‌Ibn 'Abbas that :the Prophet (saas) used to say in his supplication: "Rabbi! A'inni wa la tu'in 'alayya, wansurni wa la tansur 'alayya, wamkurli wa la tamkur 'alayya, wahdini wa yassiril-huda li, wansurni 'ala man bagha 'alayya. Rabbij'alni laka shakkaran laka dhakkaran, laka rahhaban, laka muti'an, 'ilayka mukhbitan, 'ilayka awwahan muniba. Rabbi! Taqabbal tawbati, waghsil hawbati wa ajib da'wati, wahdi qalbi, wa saddid lisani, wa thabbit hujjati, waslul sakhimata qalbi (O Lord! Help me and do not help others against me, support me and do not support others against me, plan for me and do not plan against me, guide me and make guidance easy for me, and help me against those who wrong me. O Lord! Make me grateful to You, make me remember You much, make me fearful of You, obedient to You, humble before You and turning to You. O Lord! Accept my repentance and wash away my sins, answer my supplication, guide my heart, make my tongue speak the truth, make my proof firm and remove resentment from my heard)." (Sahih)(One of the narrators) Abul-Hasan At-Tanafisi said: "I said to Waki': 'Shall I say it in the Qunut of Witr?' He said: 'Yes

It ‌was ​narrated ​from ​Abu Hurairah that :the Messenger of Allah (saas) said: "Allah has ninety-nine names, one hundred less one, for He is One and loves the odd (numbered). Whoever learns them will enter Paradise. They are: Allah, Al-Wahid (the One), As-Samad (the Self-Sufficient Master who all creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks), Al-Awwal (the First), Al-Akhir (the Last), Az-Zahir (the Most High), Al-Batin (the Most Near), Al-Khaliq (the Creator), Al-Bari (the Inventor of all things), Al-Musawwir (the Bestower of forms), Al-Malik (the King), Al-Haqq (the Truth), As-Salam (the One free from all defects), Al-Mu'min (the Giver of security), Al-Muhaymin (the Watcher over His creatures), Al-'Aziz (the All-Mighty), Al-Jabbar (the Compeller), Al-Mutakabbir (the Supreme), Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious), Ar-Rahim (the Most Merciful), Al-Latif (the Most Subtle and Courteous), Al-Khabir (the Aware), As-Sami' (the Hearing), Al-Basir (the Seeing), Al-'Alim (the All-Knowing), Al-'Azim (the Most Great), Al-Barr (the Source of goodness), Al-Muta'al (the Most Exalted), Al-Jalil (the Sublime One), Al-Jamil (the Beautiful), Al-Hayy (the Ever-Living), Al-Qayyum (the One Who sustains and protects all that exists), Al-Qadir (the Able), Al-Qahir (the Irrestible), Al-'Ali (the Exalted), Al-Hakim (the Most Wise), Al-Qarib (the Ever-Near), Al-Mujib (the Responsive), Al-Ghani (the Self-Sufficient), Al-Wahhab (the Bestower), Al-Wadud (the Loving), Ash-Shakur (the Appreciative), Al-Majid (the Most Gentle), Al-Wajid (the Patron), Al-Wali (the Governor), Al-Rashid (the Guide), Al-'Afuw (the Pardoner), Al-Ghafur (the Forgiver), Al-Halim (the Forbearing One), Al-Karim (the Most Generous), At-Tawwab (the Acceptor of Repentance), Ar-Rabb (the Lord and Cherisher), Al-Majid (the Most Glorious), Al-Wali (the Helper), Ash-Shahid (the Witness), Al-Mubin (the Manifest), Al-Burhan (the Proof), Ar-Ra'uf (the Compassionate), Ar-Rahim (the Most Merciful), Al-Mubdi' (the Originator), Al-Mu'id (the Restorer), Al-Ba'ith (the Resurrector), Al-Warith (the Supreme Inheritor), Al-Qawi (the All-Strong), Ash-Shadid (the Severe), Ad-Darr (the One Who harms), An-Nafi' (the One Who benefits), Al-Baqi' (the Everlasting), Al-Waqi (the Protector), Al-Khafid (the Humble), Ar-Rafi' (the Exalter), Al-Qabid (the Retainer), Al-Basit (the Expander), Al-Mu'izz (the Honorer), Al-Mudhill (the Humiliator), Al-Muqsit (the Equitable), Ar-Razzaq (the Providor), Dhul-Quwwah (the Powerful), Al-Matin (the Most Strong), Al-Qa'im (the Firm), Ad-Da'im (the Eternal), Al-Hafiz (the Guardian), Al-Wakil (the Trustee), Al-Fatir (the Originator of creation), As-Sami' (the Hearer), Al-Mu'ti (the Giver), Al-Muhyi (the Giver of life), Al-Mumit (the Giver of death), Al-Mani' (the Withholder), Al-Jami' (the Gatherer), Al-Hadi (the Guide), Al-Kafi (the Sufficient), Al-Abad (the Eternal), Al-'Alim (the Knower), As-Sadiq (the Truthful), An-Nur (the Light), Al-Munir (the Giver of light), At-Tamm (the Perfect), Al-Qadim (the Earlier), Al-Witr (the One), Al-Ahad (the Lone), As-Samad [(the Self-sufficient Master, Who all creatures need, (He neither eats no drinks)]. He begets not, nor was He begotten. And there is none co-equal or comparable unto him."(One of the narrators) Zuhair said: We heard from more than one of the scholars that the first of these (names) should begin after saying: La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, bi yadihil-khair wa Huwa 'ala kulli shay-in Qadir, la ilaha illallahu lahul-asma'ul-husna [None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, with no partner or associate. His is the dominion and all praise is His. In His Hand is (all) goodness, and He is Able to do all things, none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and His are the (Most) Beautiful Names

It ​was ‌narrated ‌that ​Umm Haim bint Wadda' Al-Khuza'iyyah said:"I heard the Messenger of Allah (saas) say: 'The supplication of a father reaches the Veil (i.e. the place of repentance)

It ​was ‌narrated ‌from ‌Safwan bin ‘Assal that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Towards the west (i.e., the place of the setting of the sun) there is an open door, seventy years wide. That door will remain open for repentance until the sun rises from this direction. When it rises from this direction, faith will not benefit any soul that did not believe before or earn anything good through its faith.”

It ​was ​narrated ‌from ​Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“If the son of Adam had two valleys of wealth, he would love to have a third along with them. Nothing could satisfy him except dust. And Allah accepts the repentance of the one who repents.”

It ​was ‌narrated ‌from ​Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“Allah rejoiced more over the repentance of anyone of you, then you rejoice over your lost animal when you find it.”

It ​was ‌narrated ​from ‌Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“If you were to commit sin until your sins reach the heaven, then you were to repent, your repentance would be accepted.”

It ​was ‌narrated ​from ​Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:“Allah rejoices more over the repentance of His slave, than a man who loses his mount in a barren land, and he searches for it until he gets tired and covers his face with his garment, and while he is like that, he heard the footsteps of his mount where he lost it, so he lifts the garment from his face and there is his mount.”

It ​was ​narrated ​that ‌Ibn Ma’qil said:“I entered with my father upon ‘Abdullah, and I heard him say: ‘The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Regret is repentance.” My father said: ‘Did you hear the Prophet (ﷺ) say: “Regret is repentance?” He said: ‘Yes.’”

It ​was ​narrated ​from ​‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:“Allah accepts the repentance of His slave so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.”

Yahya ‌said ‌from ​Malik ​that he heard from Sulayman ibn Yasar and others that when they were asked whether the testimony of a man flogged for a hadd crime was permitted, they said, "Yes, when repentance (tawba) appears from him." Malik related to me that he heard Ibn Shihab being asked about that and he said the like of what Sulayman ibn Yasar said. Malik said, "That is what is done in our community. It is by the word of Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, 'And those who accuse women who are muhsan, and then do not bring four witnesses, flog them with eighty lashes, and do not accept any testimony of theirs ever. They indeed are evil-doers, save those who turn in tawba after that and make amends. Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.' " (Sura 24 ayat)

Malik ‌related ‌to ‌me ​from Nafi from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that she bought a cushion which had pictures on it. When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saw it, he stopped at the door and did not enter. She recognised disapproval on his face and said, "Messenger of Allah, I turn in repentance to Allah and His Messenger. What have I done wrong?" The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What is the meaning of this cushion?" She said, "I bought it for you to sit and recline on." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Those who make such pictures will be punished on the Day of Rising. It will be said to them, 'Bring to life what you have created'. Then he said, 'The angels do not enter a house in which there are pictures

Sa’id ‌bin ‌Abi ‌Maryam ​told us, he said: Muhammad bin Ja’far bin Abi Kathir told us, he said: Zaid bin Aslam told me, on the authority of Ata’ bin Left, on the authority of Ibn Abbas, that a man came to him and said: I proposed to a woman, but she refused to marry me, and someone else proposed to her, so she wanted to marry me. She married him, but I was jealous of her and killed her. Is there any repentance for me? He said: Is your mother alive? He said: No. He said: Repent to God Almighty. And get as close to him as you can. So I went and asked Ibn Abbas: Why did you ask him about his mother’s life? He said: I do not know of a better deed. To God Almighty for his kindness to his mother.

Allah's ‌Messenger ​(may ‌peace ‌be upon him) said, "You will covet leadership too soon. (But remember) it will be a cause of repentance on the Day of Resurrection. So how much better (in this world) and worse (in the Hereafter) is it!" (Bukhari no. 7148, Nasa'i etc.)

I ​went ​out ​to ‌at-Tur and met Ka'b al-Ahbar with whom I sat, he telling me about the Torah and I telling him about God's Messenger. One of the things I told him was that God's Messenger had said, “The best day on which the sun has risen is Friday; on it Adam was created, on it he was cast down , on it his repentance was accepted, on it he died, on it the last hour will come, on Friday every beast is on the outlook from dawn to sunrise from fear of the last hour, but not jinn and men, and it contains a time at which no Muslim will pray and ask anything from God without His giving him it." Ka'b said that was one day every year, but when I insisted that it was on every Friday Ka'b read the Torah and said that God's Messenger had spoken the truth. Abu Huraira said: I met ‘Abdallah b. Salam and told him of my meeting with Ka'b al-Ahbar and of what I had told him about Friday, telling him that Ka'b had said that was one day every year. ‘Abdallah b. Salam said that Ka'b had lied, but when I told him that Ka'b afterwards read the Torah and said that it was every Friday he said that Ka'b had spoken the truth. ‘Abdallah b. Salam then said that he knew what time it was, and when I asked him to tell me about it and not keep it to himself he replied that it was at the very end of Friday. I asked how that could be when God's Messenger had said, “No Muslim will pray in it . . . and he asked me if God’s Messenger had not said, “If anyone is seated waiting for the prayer he is engaged in the prayer until he observes it." When I replied that that was so he said that that was how it came about. Malik, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi and Nasa’i transmitted it, and Ahmad transmitted it up to the statement that Ka'b had spoken the truth.

On ​the ​authority ‌of ​Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with them both, he said: Omar used to bring me in with the sheikhs of Badr, and it was as if some of them found it within themselves and said: Why did this person enter with us? We have sons like him, and Omar said: This is from where you learned. So he called me one day and let me in with them. I did not see that he called me that day except to show them. He said: What do you say about God’s saying: When God’s victory and conquest come? Some of them said: We are commanded to praise God and ask His forgiveness when we are given victory and conquest. And some of them remained silent. فَلَمْ يَقُلْ شَيئاً فَقَالَ لي : أَكَذلِكَ تقُولُ يَا ابنَ عباسٍ ؟ فقلت : لا قَالَ : فَمَا تَقُولُ ؟ قُلْتُ : هُوَ أجَلُ رَسُولِ الله صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ And the most learned man greeted him. He said, “When God’s victory and conquest come, and that is a sign of your death, glorify the praises of your Lord and ask for His forgiveness, for he was in repentance,” and he said. Omar, I do not know anything about her except what she says. Narrated by Al-Bukhari

The ‌Messenger ‌of ​Allah ​(peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Allah, may He be exalted, says, 'I am as a servant remembers Me. I am with him when he remembers Me. By Allah! Surely Allah, the Exalted, will reward you for His servant's repentance.' More happy than the man who recovers his vehicle lost in the desert. And whoever moves towards me a cubit, I move towards him a cubit. He who moves towards me a cubit, I move towards him two cubits move on And when he walks toward me, I run toward him.” (Bukhari 7805, Muslim 7128)

The ‌Messenger ​of ‌Allah ‌(may peace be upon him) said, "Allah, the Exalted, says, I support my servant's thoughts. (That is, if he thinks that God will forgive him, accept his repentance, and deliver him from danger, then I do so.) Stay with me when he remembers me. So if he remembers Me in his mind, then I remember him in My mind, if he remembers Me in a meeting, then I remember him in the meeting of those who are better than them (angels).” (Bukhari 7405, Muslim 6981, 7008)