حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا وَرْقَاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْهُ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

It wasnarrated from Ibn Mas’ud that a man came to the Prophet (ﷺ)andsaid that he had kissed a woman, and he started to ask aboutexpiation, but he (the Prophet (ﷺ)) did not say anything to him.Then Allah revealed the Verse

“And perform prayers at the two endsofthe day and in some hours of the night. Verily, the good deedsremovethe evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful.”[11:114] The mansaid: “O Messenger of Allah, is this (the Verse)just for me?” Hesaid: “It is for whoever acts upon it among mynation.”