It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant "when he repents" than a person who finds his mount which was lost in the desert, and on it are his food and drink.

It is narrated with the previous chain that the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Allah the Exalted said: When My servant comes near to Me by a handspan, I come near to him by a cubit; and when he comes near to Me by a cubit, I come near to him by the span of outstretched arms; and if he comes to Me walking, I come to him running.