1998 — Muhammad ibn ʿUmar ibn Muhammad ibn Khushaysh informed us; he said: Yazdad narrated to us; he said: Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us; he said: ʿUmar ibn Abī Khalīfah narrated to us; he said: I heard Abū Badr transmit from Thābit, from Anas, who said ⦗1143⦘:

A man said, “Messenger of Allah, I ask Allah to forgive me, yet I relapse and sin again.” He answered, “Whenever you sin, seek forgiveness from your Lord.” When the man returned a fourth time, the Prophet said, “Keep seeking your Lord’s forgiveness until it is Satan who ends up frustrated.”