Hadith #417

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‏ ‏وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏لَا يَسْرِقُ سَارِقٌ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَزْنِي زَانٍ حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا يَشْرَبُ الشَّارِبُ حِينَ يَشْرَبُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ ‏ ‏يَعْنِي الْخَمْرَ ‏ ‏وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ ‏ ‏مُحَمَّدٍ ‏ ‏بِيَدِهِ وَلَا ‏ ‏يَنْتَهِبُ ‏ ‏أَحَدُكُمْ ‏ ‏نُهْبَةً ‏ ‏ذَاتَ شَرَفٍ يَرْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُوَ حِينَ ‏ ‏يَنْتَهِبُهَا ‏ ‏مُؤْمِنٌ وَلَا ‏ ‏يَغِلُّ ‏ ‏أَحَدُكُمْ حِينَ ‏ ‏يَغِلُّ ‏ ‏وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَإِيَّاكُمْ إِيَّاكُمْ ‏

English Translation

the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'A thief does not steal while stealing and he is a believer. An adulterer does not commit adultery while committing it and he is a believer. A drinker does not drink wine while drinking it and he is a believer. But repentance remains available after that.'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 18, Hadith 417

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 7855

Islam.wiki ID: IWH-44245