Question:

AssalamuAlaikum,
 
I have come across a narration stating that when a sinful person constantly begs Allah for forgiveness and tries to atone for the sin by doing good - to the extent that Shaytan says, " I wish I had not made him fall for that sin".
 
Can you please check  and provide a reference for it?
 
JazakAllahu Khairan

Answer:

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Wa `Alaikumussalam Wr Wb,
 
It is mentioned in ‘Tambihul Ghafilin’, “It has been narrated from some tabieen: Verily a slave commits a sin and remains repentant until he enters Paradise. At that point Shaytan laments, ‘I wish I did not cause him to commit sins.’”*
And Allah Ta'ala knows best.
 
Sh.   Huzaifa-Ul Hoque
27/11/2023
 
Checked  and  approved  by:
Mufti Faizal Riza
Mufti Anas  Qazi
 
Darul  Ifta Australia
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في إحياء علوم الدين: وقال بعضهم "إن العبد ليذنب الذنب فلا يزال نادماً حتى يدخل الجنة فيقول إبليس ليتني لم أوقعه في الذنب." (إحياء علوم الدين: ج 7، ص 52، ط. دار المنهاج)

 

في موسوعة الكتيبات الإسلامية: جاء عن بعض التابعين: "إن المذنب يذنب فلا يزال نادمًا مستغفرًا، حتى يدخل الجنة فيقول الشيطان: يا ليتني لم أوقعه فيه". (موسوعة الكتيبات الإسلامية: ج 460، ص 8، ط. المكتبة الشاملة)

 

في تنبيه الغافلين: وروي عن بعض التابعين رضي الله تعالى عنهم أنه قال: "إن المذنب يذنب فلا يزال نادما مستغفرا حتى يدخل الجنة، فيقول الشيطان يا ليتني لم أوقعه فيه." (تنبيه الغافلين بأحاديث سيد الأنبياء والمرسلين للسمرقندي: ج 1، ص 109، دار ابن كثير)

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