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65 – My father narrated to me and said, “ʿAbd al-Wahhāb informed us; Saʿīd informed us, from Qatādah, who said: It was related to us that the Prophet of Allah ﷺ said: ‘If a servant truly knew the extent of Allah’s pardon, he would no longer refrain from what is forbidden; and if he truly knew the extent of His punishment, he would destroy himself out of despair.’”
٦٥ - وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ: ذُكِرَ لَنَا: أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الْعَبْدُ قَدْرَ عَفْوِ اللَّهِ مَا تَوَرَّعَ مِنْ حَرَامٍ وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُ قَدْرَ عُقُوبَتِهِ لَبَخَعَ نَفْسَهُ»