Allah Is Pleased at Repentance as One Who Finds Something Dear He Lost — Hadith Library

Said by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)

Status: ✅ Verified reference

Reference: Al-Kafi (Shaykh al-Kulayni), Volume 2, Kitab al-Iman wa al-Kufr, Chapter 191 (Bab al-Tawba — Repentance), Hadith 13.

Arabic:

إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَفْرَحُ بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ إِذَا تَابَ كَمَا يَفْرَحُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِضَالَّتِهِ إِذَا وَجَدَهَا

English translation:

"Allah, the Most High, is pleased with the repentance of His believing servant when he repents, just as one of you is pleased when he finds something dear that he had lost."

Explanation: Think of losing something precious — your wallet, your phone, something you love — and the relief of finding it again. Allah's pleasure at your repentance is like that joy. This is the same gladness taught in Hadith 9.4, in the traveller's words; here Imam al-Sadiq (as) gives it in the everyday image of finding a lost, cherished thing. Repentance does not weary Allah — it delights Him.

💡 Remember:

Think of losing something precious — your wallet, your phone, something you love — and the relief of finding it again.