Riyad as-Salihin, Book 1, Hadith 422 (In-Book) ⓘ
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah 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 صلى الله عليه وسلم : “والذي نفسي بيده لو لم تذنبوا، لذهب الله بكم، ولجاء بقوم يذنبون، فيستغفرون الله تعالى، فيغفر لهم” ((رواه مسلم)).