[1] Ṣāḥib al-sābirī means seller of fine clothing or owner of a shop of fine clothing made from thin fabrics (al-sāburī) said to be from Shāpūr in Iran.[2] The literal meaning of the repeated phrase is: ‘Allah turns towards him with mercy and forgiveness.’ The final part of this tradition apparently contradicts Q4:18 which states that repentance is not accepted from those who persist in sin until they are on the verge of death. However, it is possible to resolve this by interpreting the tradition to refer to those who did not persist in sin but had only failed to repent until that moment. Alternatively, it might be specifically applicable to the ignorant sinner, as mentioned in the next tradition. And Allah knows best.