Dalil

Hisn al-Muslim 140

Upon committing a sin

مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُذنِبُ ذَنْباً فَيُحْسِنُ الطُّهُورَ، ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيُصَلِّي رَكْعَتَيْنِ، ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ إِلاَّ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ

Translation

There is not any slave of Allah who commits a sin, then he perfects his purification and stands to pray two Rak'ahs of prayer, then seeks Allah's forgiveness, except that Allah will forgive him. Reference: Abu Dawud 2/86, At-Tirmidhi 2/257. Al-Albani graded it authentic in Sahih Abu Dawud 1/283.

Grades by grader

Ahmad Muhammad ShakirHasangraded on tirmidhi:406fawazahmed0
Bashar Awad MaaroufHasangraded on tirmidhi:406fawazahmed0
Muhammad Fuad Abd al-BaqiHasangraded on ibnmajah:1395fawazahmed0
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-HamidSahihgraded on abudawud:1521fawazahmed0
Shuayb al-ArnautHasangraded on abudawud:1521fawazahmed0
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasangraded on abudawud:1521fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com
al-AlbaniSoundgraded on abudawud:1521On the narration in tirmidhi:406: “Hasan”.fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Abu Dawud 1521كُنْتُ رَجُلاً إِذَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ حَدِيثًا نَفَعَنِي اللَّهُ مِنْهُ بِمَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَنْفَعَنِي وَإِذَا حَدَّثَنِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ اسْتَحْلَفْتُهُ فَإِذَا حَلَفَ لِي صَدَّقْتُهُ قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ