Aswad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A believer considers his sins as if he is in the hollow of a mountain and fears that the mountain may fall upon him, while a wicked person considers his sins as if a fly sat on his nose, he waved it away and it flew off. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah is more pleased with the repentance of any one of you than that person who, while traveling through a desolate and deadly land, has his riding animal with him on which is his food and drink, his provisions and necessities, and suddenly they are lost. He goes out in search of them, and when he feels that his death is near but cannot find his mount, he says in his heart: I will return to the place where my camel was lost, and there I will die. So he returns to his place, falls asleep there, and when he wakes up, he finds his mount standing by his head, with his food, drink, provisions, and all his necessities on it."