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No human is beyond erring
It is in human nature to err, and no human being ' regardless of his or her level of piety ' is perfect or beyond erring. Yunus (AS), despite being a prophet of Allah, made a mistake, which shows a common person is all the more liable to sin. In fact, imperfection in conduct is one of the defining traits of the human being. Allah never expects you not to err, but He wants you to repent to Him after sinning, and not to become a habitual transgressor. For this reason, Prophet Muhammad (SAAS) said, 'By Him in Whose Hand is my life, if you were not to commit sin, Allah would have swept you out of existence and He would have replaced you by those people who would commit sin and seek forgiveness from Allah, so that He forgives them.' (Muslim)