Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:7971 حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ الْعُصْفُرِيُّ الْبَصْرِيُّ ثنا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ السَّوَّاقُ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ الْقَاهِرِ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْيَمِينِ أَمِينٌ عَلَى صَاحِبِ الشِّمَالِ فَإِذَا عَمِلَ الْعَبْدُ حَسَنَةً كَتَبَهَا بِعَشْرِ أَمْثَالِهَا وَإِذَا عَمِلَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَرَادَ صَاحِبُ الشِّمَالِ أَنْ يَكْتُبَهَا قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُ الْيَمِينِ أَمْسِكْ عَنْهَا فَيُمْسِكُ عَنْهَا فَإِنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ اللهَ لَمْ يَكْتُبْ وَإِنْ سَكَتَ كُتِبَتْ عَلَيْهِ
English Translation
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "The angel on the right is in charge of the angel on the left. When the servant does a good deed, it is recorded as ten like it. When he commits a sin and the angel on the left wants to record it, the angel on the right says to him: 'Hold off.' So he holds off. If the servant seeks forgiveness from Allah, it is not recorded; and if he remains silent, it is recorded against him as one."