1958 – Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us; he said: ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Thābit narrated to us; he said: ⦗1125⦘ Aḥmad ibn Manṣūr narrated to us; he said: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Ṣāliḥ narrated to us; he said: Muʿāwiyah ibn Ṣāliḥ narrated to us, from ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭalḥah, from Ibn ʿAbbās regarding Allah’s words, “Whoever does evil or wrongs himself and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Merciful” (Q. 4:110). He said:

“Allah, Exalted is He, has informed His servants of His forbearance, His generosity, and the vastness of His mercy and forgiveness. Whoever commits a sin, whether minor or major, and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah Most Forgiving, Most Merciful, even if his sins were greater than the heavens, the earth, and the mountains.”