Hadith on Adultery: Faith leaves with major sin, returns with repentance

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When a man commits adultery, faith departs from him as if it were a cloud overhead. When he stops what he is doing, faith returns to him.”

Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4690

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا زَنَى الرَّجُلُ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ الْإِيمَانُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ كَالظُّلَّةِ فَإِذَا انْقَطَعَ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ الْإِيمَانُ

4690 سنن أبي داود كتاب السنة باب الدليل على زيادة الإيمان ونقصانه

7/76 المحدث شعيب الأرناؤوط خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في سنن أبي داود

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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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