Question
Kindly inform me if this is a Hadith?
“Regret [over a sin, due to it being a sin] is repentance”
Answer
Yes, this is a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recorded in the following Hadith collections on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu):
- Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 4252
- Musnad Ahmad, vol. 1 pg. 376
- Sahih Ibn Hibban; Al Ihsan, Hadith: 612-613
- Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 4 pg. 243
Imams Ibn Hibban and Hakim (rahimahumallah) have declared the Hadith authentic. ‘Allamah Dhahabi (rahimahullah) concurs. Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al ‘Asqalani (rahimahullah) has graded the Hadith sound (hasan).
(Fathul Bari, Hadith: 7507, vol. 13 pg. 471)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar