Abu Ayyub Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: If you were not to commit sins, Allah would have swept you out of existence and would have replaced you by another people who have committed sin, and then asked forgiveness from Allah, and He would have granted them pardon.

لا تلتقي أسانيد هذه الأحاديث عند راوٍ واحد، وهي على ٧ رواة في أعلاها.