Riyad as-Saliheen 422
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By the One in Whose Hand my soul is, were you not to commit sins, Allah would replace you with a people who would commit sins and then seek forgiveness from Allah; and Allah would forgive them".
[Muslim].
وعنه قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ : “والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا، لذهب الله بكم، ولجاء بقوم يذنبون، فيستغفرون الله تعالى، فيغفر لهم” ((رواه مسلم)).
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Riyad as-Saliheen 422
Riyad as-Saliheen Book of Miscellany, Hadith 422