It is narrated from Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, one of us commits a sin. He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "It is written in his record of deeds." He said: Then he seeks forgiveness and repents. He ((peace and blessings be upon him)) said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted." He said: Then he goes back and sins again. He said: "It is written against him." He said: Then he repents and seeks forgiveness. He said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted." He said: Then he goes back and sins again. He said: "It is written against him." He said: Then he seeks forgiveness and repents. He said: "He is forgiven and his repentance is accepted; and Allah does not tire (of forgiving) until you (yourselves) tire (of repenting)." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Bukhari, but the two of them did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "The major sins are mentioned in the thirty verses from the beginning of Surah al-Nisa up to this statement of Allah Almighty: 'If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden' [al-Nisa: 31] ." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), and according to the principle I laid down regarding the tafsir of the Companions, it was necessary to record it.