Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3538
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَلَّهُ أَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ وَأَنَسٍ . قَالَ وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ . وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ لَهُ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qutaybah narrated to us; al-Mughirah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Abu al-Zinad, from al-A‘raj, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Allah is more delighted by the repentance of one of you than one of you is when he finds his lost animal.’ He said: ‘There are related reports from Ibn Mas‘ud, al-Nu‘man ibn Bashir, and Anas. This is a hasan sahih gharib hadith through this route, from the narration of Abu al-Zinad. This hadith has also been narrated from Makhul, through his chain from Abu Dharr, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), with similar wording.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَالنُّعْمَانِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ وَأَنَسٍ .
The Arabic adds related reports, a hasan sahih gharib grade, a route qualification, and a version from Abu Dharr; the English witness omits these.
Should these compiler notes be retained as witness differences?