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Nu'man b. Bashir reported:Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a believing servant than of a person who set out on a journey with a provision of food and drink on the back of his camel. He went on until he came to a waterless desert and he felt like sleeping. So he got down under the shade of a tree and was overcome by sleep and his camel ran away. As he got up he tried to see (the camel) standing upon a mound. but did not find it. He then got upon the other mound, but could not see anything. He then climbed upon the third mound but did not see anything until he came back to the place where he had been previously. And as he was sitting (in utter disappointment) there came to him the camel, till that (camel) placed its nosestring in his hand. Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than the person who found (his lost camel) in this very state. Simak reported that Sha'bi was of the opinion that Nu'min traced it to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ). Simak, however, did not hear that himself

حدثنا عبيد الله بن معاذ العنبري، حدثنا ابي، حدثنا ابو يونس، عن سماك، قال خطب النعمان بن بشير فقال " لله اشد فرحا بتوبة عبده من رجل حمل زاده ومزاده على بعير ثم سار حتى كان بفلاة من الارض فادركته القايلة فنزل فقال تحت شجرة فغلبته عينه وانسل بعيره فاستيقظ فسعى شرفا فلم ير شييا ثم سعى شرفا ثانيا فلم ير شييا ثم سعى شرفا ثالثا فلم ير شييا فاقبل حتى اتى مكانه الذي قال فيه فبينما هو قاعد اذ جاءه بعيره يمشي حتى وضع خطامه في يده فلله اشد فرحا بتوبة العبد من هذا حين وجد بعيره على حاله " . قال سماك فزعم الشعبي ان النعمان رفع هذا الحديث الى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم واما انا فلم اسمعه