Chapter 51: The Book of Repentance
' Abdullah reported that a person came to Allah' s Apostle (ﷺ) and said: Allah' s Messenger, I sported with a woman in the outskirts of Medina, and I have committed an offence short of fornication. Here I am (before you), kindly deliver verdict about me which you deem fit. Unar said: Allah concealed your fault. You had better conceal it yourself also. Allah' s Apostle (ﷺ), however, gave no reply to him. The man stood up and went away and Allah' s Apostle (ﷺ) sent a person after him to call him and be recited this verse: " And observe prayer at the ends of the day and in the first hours of the night. Surely, good deeds take away evil deeds. That is a reminder for the mindful" (xi. 115). A person amongst the people said: Allah' s Apostle, does it concern this marn only? Thereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: No, but the people at large.
Sahih Muslim 2763d