Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 60

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا زَنَى الْعَبْدُ خَرَجَ مِنْهُ الْإِيمَانُ فَكَانَ فَوْقَ رَأْسِهِ كَالظُّلَّةِ فَإِذا خرج من ذَلِك الْعَمَل عَاد إِلَيْهِ الايمان» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of God said, “When a servant commits adultery, faith departs from him and hovers above his head like a canopy. When he leaves that deed, faith returns to him.” Al-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud transmitted it.