Hadith
Riyad as-Salihin #1640
The Book of Miscellany· كتاب المقدمات
riyad_as_salihin:1640وعن أبي أيوب خالد بن زيد، رضي الله عنه ، قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، يقول: "لولا أنكم تذنبون ؛ لخلق الله خلقاً يذنبون، فيستغفرون، فيغفر لهم" ((رواه مسلم)).
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Were you not to commit sins, Allah would create people who would commit sins and ask for forgiveness and He would forgive them"..
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