Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 2330
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسلم: «إِنَّ الْعَبَدَ إِذَا اعْتَرَفَ ثُمَّ تَابَ تَابَ الله عَلَيْهِ»
Translation
‘A’ishah (may God be pleased with her) reported that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) said: ‘When a servant confesses and then repents, God accepts his repentance.’ Agreed upon. The Arabic source records it as agreed upon (al-Albani).