Urging the hastening to repentance and mentioning its virtue.

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The Shaykh : And the door of repentance for one who has done evil is open, and praise be to Allah. Indeed, Allah the Exalted extends His hand in the day for the sinner of the night to repent, and extends His hand in the night for the sinner of the day to repent. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, loves repentance from His servants.

Indeed, Allah loves those who turn to Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves

إن الله يحب التوابين ويحب المتطهرين

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 9:222

And it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

That Allah is more joyful with the repentance of His servant than a man who lost his mount, upon which was his food and drink, so he sought it and did not find it, and he slept under a tree waiting for death. While he was thus, he saw the rein of his camel hanging from the tree, so he took the rein of the camel and said: "O Allah, You are my Lord and I am Your servant." He made a mistake due to the intensity of his joy.

أن الله أشد فرحاً بتوبة عبده من رجل أضاع راحلته وعليها طعامه وشرابه فطلبها ولم يجدها فنام تحت شجرة ينتظر الموت فبينما هو كذلك إذا بخطام ناقته متعلق بالشجرة فأخذ بخطام الناقة وقال اللهم أنت عبدي وأنا ربك أخطأ من شدة الفرح

meaning that the correct expression was not used due to the intensity of his joy. He should have said: "O Allah, You are my Lord and I am Your servant," but due to the intensity of his joy, he made a mistake. And this indicates that Allah the Exalted loves the repentance of the servant with a great love that nothing compares to.

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