Hadith on Mercy: Allah created you to forgive you

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The expiation of sin is regret. If you never sinned, Allah Almighty would surely come with people who would sin, and He would forgive them.

Source: Musnad Aḥmad 2623

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

عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَفَّارَةُ الذَّنْبِ النَّدَامَةُ لَوْ لَمْ تُذْنِبُوا لَجَاءَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِقَوْمٍ يُذْنِبُونَ لِيَغْفِرَ لَهُمْ

2623 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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