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Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3538

Chapter: "Allah is More Delighted With The Repentance Of One Of You..."

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3538

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ لَلَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا ‏"

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

“Allah is more delighted with the repentance of one of you, than one of you is, when finding his lost animal.”

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 3538).

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Classical commentary

Al-Mubarakfuri — Tuhfat al-Ahwadhi

قَوْلُهُ : ( لَلَّهُ أَفْرَحُ ) بِلَامِ التَّأْكِيدِ الْمَفْتُوحَةِ , وَفِي حَدِيثِ اِبْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عِنْدَ مُسْلِمٍ : لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا. قَالَ النَّوَوِيُّ : قَالَ الْعُلَمَاءُ فَرَحُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى هُوَ رِضَاهُ , وَقَالَ الْمَازَرِيُّ الْفَرَحُ يَنْقَسِمُ عَلَى وُجُوهٍ مِنْهَا السُّرُورُ , وَالسُّرُورُ يُقَارِنُهُ الرِّضَا بِالْمَسْرُورِ بِهِ , قَالَ فَالْمُرَادُ هُنَا أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَرْضَى بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ أَشَدُّ مِمَّا يَرْضَى وَاجِدُ ضَالَّتِهِ بِالْفَلَاةِ , فَعَبَّرَ عَنْ الرِّضَا بِالْفَرَحِ تَأْكِيدًا لِمَعْنَى الرِّضَا فِي نَفْسِ السَّامِعِ وَمُبَالَغَةً فِي تَقْرِيرِهِ اِنْتَهَى. قُلْت : لَا حَاجَةَ إِلَى التَّأْوِيلِ , وَمَذْهَبُ السَّلَفِ فِي أَمْثَالِ هَذَا…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3538
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim The hadith No. 3538
Ahmad Shakird. 1377 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3538
Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 3538

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Also reported by… (3)
  • تاريخ الإسلام الذهبي (355)اللَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا
  • سير أعلام النبلاء الذهبي (1454)لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا
  • مسند الشاميين للطبراني (3209)لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا

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