Abu Huraira reported Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) having said: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would sweep you out of existence and He would replace (you by) those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, and He would have pardoned them.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
حدثني محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، أخبرنا معمر، عن جعفر الجزري، عن يزيد بن الأصم، عن أبي هريرة، قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ” والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا لذهب الله بكم ولجاء بقوم يذنبون فيستغفرون الله فيغفر لهم ” .
Chapter : The Book Pertaining to Repentance and Exhortation to Repentance – كتاب التوبة