Hadith on Sins: True believers upset by their bad deeds

Abu Musa reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever performs a good deed and is pleased with it, and commits a sin and is distressed by it, then he is a believer.”

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 19565

Grade: Sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external evidence) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَنْ عَمِلَ حَسَنَةً فَسُرَّ بِهَا وَعَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً فَسَاءَتْهُ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ

19565 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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