It is narrated from Hazrat Hudhaifah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the believers are independent of intercession; intercession is for the sinners.

It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Musa that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم said: Allah Almighty has spread out His two hands for the sinner of the night so that he may repent during the day, and for the sinner of the day so that he may repent during the night. The door of repentance is open until the sun rises from the west.

It is narrated from Hazrat Wa'il that on the Day of Judgment, Allah will conceal His servant's sins, then, covering him with His mercy and veil of concealment, He will ask him, "Do you know what this is?" He will reply, "Yes, O Allah!" Allah Almighty will say, "Bear witness that I have forgiven you."

It is narrated from Hazrat Salman that Allah Almighty created one hundred mercies, then He distributed one mercy among the creation. Every mercy is greater than whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Among these mercies is that a mother loves and shows compassion to her child, and because of this mercy, birds and wild animals drink water. When the Day of Judgment comes, Allah Almighty will take back this mercy from the creation and will make this mercy along with the other ninety-nine mercies for the righteous. Regarding this, Allah has said: { رَحْمَتِی وَسِعَتْ کُلَّ شَیْئٍ، فَسَأَکْتُبُہَا لِلَّذِینَ یَتَّقُونَ }

The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the day Allah created the heavens and the earth, He created one hundred mercies. He placed one mercy in the earth, and because of it, a mother shows mercy to her child, and animals show mercy to one another. When the Day of Resurrection comes, Allah will complete all one hundred mercies with that mercy.

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.