| On the authority of Anas
(may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of
Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) say:
"Allah the Almighty said:
'O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall
forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son
of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were
you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of
Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth
and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would
bring you forgiveness nearly as great as it.'"
[At-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities
is sound.]
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