It is narrated from Hazrat Mughith that in the previous nations there was a man who used to commit sins, then one day he remembered and said, "O Allah! Forgive me, for You are the One who forgives." So he was forgiven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that there was a sinful man whose name was Al-Kifl. He liked a woman, so he gave her fifty dinars. When he intended to commit a wrongful act with her, the woman began to tremble. Al-Kifl asked, "What has happened to you?" The woman said, "This is an act which I have never done before." Al-Kifl said, "You are unable to commit this sin, while I have been doing it for such a long time! By God, I will never commit a sin again after today." Then, that very night, he passed away. When morning came, the people of Bani Israel began to say, "Who will perform the funeral prayer for so-and-so?" Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) states that it was found written on his door that Allah Almighty has forgiven Al-Kifl.

It is narrated from Hazrat Mughith that there was a man who had been worshipping in his church for sixty years. One day, there was a heavy rain. He looked out from his church and saw water, a pond, greenery, and vegetables, etc. He said, "If I go down, I will walk and see." Then he did so. During this, he met a woman. He started talking to her, and the woman kept conversing with him until he committed a wrong act. Then he placed his bag, in which there was bread. Rain came, with which he performed ghusl (ritual bath). Then his appointed time arrived. A beggar passed by there who was in dire need of his bread, so he took the bread from there, and this man passed away. The deeds of his sixty years were weighed, and the side of his sins became heavier. Then the bread was placed on the scale, and it became heavier, so he was forgiven.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abdullah that there was a monk named Abdullah who worshipped in his church for sixty years. A woman came to live in his neighborhood; the monk committed adultery with her for six nights. Then he fled and took refuge in a mosque. Three days passed and he ate nothing. A loaf of bread was brought to him; he divided it into two parts, giving half to the person on his right and half to the person on his left. Allah Almighty sent the Angel of Death, who seized his soul. His sixty years of deeds were placed on one side of the scale, and his sins were placed on the other side; the side with the sins outweighed. Then the bread was placed, and that side became heavier than the side with the sins.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the time of Hazrat Abu Musa’s (may Allah be pleased with him) death approached, he said: O my sons! Remember the man with the bread. There was a man who worshipped in his monastery for seventy years. Then one day he came down, and Satan appeared before his eyes in the form of a woman. He committed adultery with her for seven days and seven nights. Then his mistake became clear to him, so he set out to repent. Whenever he took a step, he would pray and prostrate. At night, he took shelter in a shop in which there were twelve poor people. He was very tired, so he placed himself between two people. There was a monk who used to send them a loaf of bread every day and would give each person a loaf. Then the bread-giver came and gave each person a loaf of bread, and he also passed by the man who had left the monastery to repent. He thought he was also poor, so he gave him a loaf as well. One of them, who was left out, said to the bread-giver: What happened that you did not give me my bread? He said: Ask, did I give two loaves to any one of you? The people said: No. He said: I have withheld it from you. By God, tonight you will not get anything. The man who was repenting intended to give the loaf that was given to him to the one who was left out, so he gave it to him. In the morning, the man who was repenting was found dead. His seventy years of good deeds were weighed against the sins of those seven nights, but they did not outweigh them. Then the loaf of bread was weighed against the sins of those seven nights, and the side of the bread became heavier. Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Remember the man with the bread.

Hazrat Abdullah passed by a preacher who was reminding people about Hell. Hazrat Abdullah said, "O one who reminds, do not make people despair. Allah has said: { یَا عِبَادِی الَّذِینَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَی أَنْفُسِہِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَۃِ اللہِ }."

It is narrated from Hazrat Ka'b that when the angels saw the sins of human beings, they said, "O Allah! They commit sins." Allah Almighty said, "If you were like them, you would do what they are doing. So select two angels from among yourselves." They selected Harut and Marut. Allah Almighty said to these two angels, "You are messengers between Me and the people; there is no one between Me and you. Do not associate anyone with Me, do not steal, do not commit adultery." Hazrat Abdullah said: Hazrat Ka'b said that they did not fulfill this covenant until they fell into that which was forbidden to them.

A man came to Hazrat Ibn Masood complaining about his sins and asked him regarding them. Hazrat Ibn Masood did not pay attention to him and turned towards the people, engaging in conversation with them. When Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) noticed him, he saw that the man was crying. Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him, "The purpose for which you have come, now its time has arrived. Paradise has seven doors, each of which opens and closes, except for the door of repentance. There is an angel appointed over it. So keep doing good deeds and do not despair."

It is narrated from Hazrat Anas that the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) said: All humans are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Qalabah that when Allah cast Iblis out, he asked Allah for respite, so Allah Almighty granted him respite until the Day of Resurrection. Satan said, "O Allah, by Your honor, as long as there is a soul in the body of the children of Adam, I will keep leading them towards Hell." Allah Almighty said, "By My honor and majesty, I will keep covering their sins through repentance as long as there is a soul in their bodies."