Sahih Muslim Hadith 6955 – Exhortation To :)—(>i)

English

[6955] 3 – (2744) It was narrated that Al-Hârith bin Suwaid said: "I entered upon 'Abdullâh to visit him when he was sick, and he told us two AhadIth: A HadIth from himself and a IjadIth from the Messenger of Allah . "He said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'Verily, Allah rejoices more over the repentance of His believing slave than a man in a desolate land who has his mount with him, on which is his food and drink, and he goes to sleep and awakens to find that it has disappeared. He looks for it until thirst overtakes him, then he says: 'I will go back to the place where I was, and sleep until I die.' He lays his head on his forearm, waiting for death, then he wakes up and there is his mount, with his provisions, and food and drink on it. Allah rejoices more over the repentance of His believing slave than this man rejoices over his mount and his provisions."