Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2324
وَعَنِ الْأَغَرِّ الْمُزَنِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْم مائَة مرّة» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Al-Agharr al-Muzani (may God be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘A kind of clouding comes over my heart, and I seek God’s forgiveness one hundred times a day.’ Muslim transmitted it. The Arabic source grades it sahih (al-Albani).
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic expression يغان على قلبي uses a clouding metaphor; this is preserved without adding an explanation about its cause.
وَعَنِ الْأَغَرِّ الْمُزَنِيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّهُ لَيُغَانُ عَلَى قَلْبِي وَإِنِّي لَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ فِي الْيَوْم مائَة مرّة» . رَوَاهُ مُسلم
The verb يغان is metaphorical and can suggest a clouding or covering over the heart.
Should the metaphor be rendered as clouding, covering, or a passing veil?