Repentance, Seeking Forgiveness, Regret, and Admission (of Guilt) — Hadith 10

10. ʿAlī ibn al-Mughīrah narrated from Ibn Muskān, from Abū ʿUbaydah al-Ḥadhdhāʾ who said, “I heard Abā Jaʿfar (a) say, ‘Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a servant when he repents than the man whose mount, that was carrying [all] his food and drink, gets lost in the wilderness. Then, as he is in that state [of perplexity] not knowing what to do or where to turn, he places his head down to sleep when suddenly a person approaches him and says, “O man, have you lost your mount? ” He replies, “Yes. ” He says, “Here it is. ”’”