Will Allah ever Love me and Forgive Me?
Salam,
I feel like a hypocrite and failure as a person, and especially as a Muslim. Over the past couple of months, I have fallen into evil sins which have pushed me further away from Allah. I don't want to speak directly about what I have done but I know for certain that I have ruined my soul and relationship with Allah. These sins are numerous and MAJOR and I have gone on with them for a couple of months without stopping and seeking Allah's Forgiveness. I have gone out and disobeyed the commands or our Lord and Creator by committing some of the worst sins possible.
I would never want to harm another person but I often seem to harm and oppress myself by indulging in evil sins. I chose to persist in my sinful ways for a time and I didn't care - I have even turned away from prayer because I am so ashamed but that only kept me doing the evil things that I have done. I knew it was wrong but I was and still feel astray. I just want to turn to Allah but i am so lost and alone. I don't know who I am anymore. Deep down, I know I am a good man who truly loves Allah and in my heart I am pious and good but I have not shown or acted on that, I have been selfish and I now wonder if Allah will ever forgive me.
Today, after I committed one of the major sins I am discussing, I was very upset and wondered to myself, why I continue to sin this way. I miss Allah and Islam and praying with my brothers at the masjid. I am a revert and I have shown no gratitude to Allah. I tried to find Allah's Love and Mercy. I read that part in the Qur'an where it says "Those of you who have transgressed against their own selves, turn to Allah in repentance, for Allah forgives all sins....He is the most Forgiving, Most Merciful". When i read this, I weep. I want to be loved and near to Him. I have truly committed many of the worst sins and have led a life of evil.
Today I stop my ways, I cried and I turned away from my sins because it brings no peace or satisfaction to me, it angers my Lord and has kept me from Him. I have despaired by thinking I will never be forgiven and I have already done wrong - this thought has kept me miserable, sad and persistent in my evil ways. I don't want to sin . I just want Allah to forgive me and be near me and love me once again as though I were innocent. I want to be cleansed but how can I ever turn back and start over after all the things I have done? After the way I have taken advantage, turned away, and disobeyed the One who has given me everything?
I feel within that I do not deserve to be forgiven. It's almost as if I have the feeling that I want to be punished and destroyed for my deeds. Does anybody understand where I am coming from? I feel like a failure and want to just seclude myself in my own misery and depression but it is these things which have put me in this position and state. I want to feel the joy of Allah's love and Mercy but I have not earned it. How can I sin and sin and then just think I can return and be forgiven for my deeds? Maybe this question is my lack of faith showing or my inability to comprehend how Merciful Allah is.
I am truly sorry and regretful, filled with guilt, and shame in my actions and I don't want to go about these ways ever again. I want peace, I want ALLAH! I just want to be accepted again, never to return to my evil ways and to truly follow the straight path. I am lost and discouraged in my faith and I need help. Will Allah forgive me? What do I do? I will never do these things again. I even stopped going to the mosque because I don't feel worthy or welcome to stand in the presence of those who are pious believers so I continued in a very sinful life and turned away from my faith and Allah. I am a wicked man.
~MB25
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Assalaamu alaikum brother.
First and foremost you know that Allah swt is the Most Merciful. I want to ask you a question to think very carefully about: If you were to weigh your sins and then weigh Allah swt's mercy - do you think your sins would exceed the weight of Allahs mercy?
Dear brother - no matter what your lifestyle is before or what mistakes you have made - Allah swt has promised that provided we turn to Him and we regret and repent and we make an effort to stay away from the sin - then He will forgive us.
Consider this - Allah swt has 99 names of which are known to man. Out of all of these names He could have chosen which two did He choose to begin every Surah with? Ar Rahman and Ar Raheem - The Most Merciful and the Most Beneficient.
Please do not feel like you are a faliure - you made some mistakes and committed some sins but the reality of this life is that it is 'ever changing'. As long as you are alive you can make tawbah and Allah swt will not only erase the sin if you are sincere - He will change the sin to a good deed.
Everyone commits sin and does wrong, but Allah is always willing to forgive and He always gives them a chance to repent and seek His forgiveness. A believer should never forget the fact that Allah is so forgiving. If Allah had willed, He could have held everyone accountable for his or her sins, but He has decreed that He shall allow His servants to seek His forgiveness and that He shall in fact forgive who and what He wills. In fact, Allah commands that His servants seek His forgiveness:
And seek Allahs forgiveness. Certainly, Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
(Surat al-Muzzammil 73:20)
Repentance is an act, which purifies the soul and brings the servant closer to His Lord. It puts the heart at rest from guilt. It protects one from falling prey to his desires and lusts and increases his faith.
Allah then says in the Hadithi Qudsi that is being discussed, O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins close to filling the earth and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would certainly bring you forgiveness close to filling it. Look at how great Allahs mercy, compassion, and love is! The least Allah asks for is that one not ascribe any partners and gods with Him, for, He is alone in His Sovereignty. And after that if one commits sins and seeks sincere forgiveness, Allah will forgive him and shower His mercy upon him.
Thank you very much...
May Allah be with you my brother.
Despairing of Allahs mercy.
Sometimes it is the case that we find ourselves in the grip of a sinful habit that, despite our numerous efforts to desist from that habit, we return to it over and over again.
We pray to Allah for forgiveness and resolve in our hearts not to do it again, but in no time we find ourselves right back where we started and our hearts become filled with despair. It is during these times that our enemy - the great deceiver and subtle whisperer who is intent on our utter perdition - pays us a visit. He, shaytan (the devil) inserts suggestions into our minds, such as the following:
"You cannot overcome that sin, so just give up trying."
"It is not that sinful anyways, and no one can see you, so no big deal."
"Allah will not forgive you because you keep doing it over and over again, and os you are doomed."
"You are a hypocrite and there is no salvation for hypocrites"
And the list of what he tells us goes on and on.
Allah says in the Quran: “He (Abraham) said: "And who despairs of the mercy of his Lord, but such as go astray?" and "O my sons! go ye and inquire about Joseph and his brother, and never give up hope of Allah's Soothing Mercy: truly no one despairs of Allah's Soothing Mercy, except those who have no faith."
I encourage you to read the wider context of these verses to get the fuller meaning of what Allah is seeking to convey to us as the lessons are most comforting.
Never, my dear fellow Muslims, give up on making repentance to Allah no matter how many times you fall into the same sin. Do not give in to the whisperings of the shaytan for he is a liar. Allah loves to forgive his servants, for he is Rahman (Beneficent) and Raheem (Most Merciful). Take note of the beautiful Hadeeth Qudsi as a comforting reminder:
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, may peace be upon him, from among the things he reports from his Lord, mighty and sublime be He, is that he said:
“A servant [of Allah's] committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.” – (Muslim and Bukhari)
And look at the generosity of Allah in this following Hadeeth Qudsi:
On the authority of son of Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), among the sayings he related from his Lord (glorified and exalted be He) is that He said: “Allah has written down the good deeds and the bad ones. Then He explained it [by saying that] he who has intended a good deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as from ten good deeds to seven hundred times, or many times over. But if he has intended a bad deed and has not done it, Allah writes it down with Himself as a full good deed, but if he has intended it and has done it, Allah writes it down as one bad deed.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
Allah is Most Merciful. Continue to do good deeds and remember Him much throughout your day no matter who many times you fall into error. Think well of your Lord and he will never disappoint you.
taken from: http://www.muslimlink.ca/heart-soul/heart-and-soul/dont-despair-of-allahs-mercy
Sara
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Thank you for your reply sister,
My main issue is that I deliberately sinned, fell into a dark state and I was trapped in my evil habits. Once I committed this certain sin, I was lost, despaired and alone. I thought that there was no way out or way for me to return so I continued and repeatedly sinned over and over again. There is a mention in the Qu'ran where Allah states that "repentance is only for those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon after". For me, I do not really meet the conditions of repentance because I knew what I was doing, although I never sinned to anger Allah, I was weak, misguided, and I felt that I was losing my faith. I understand that Allah is Most Merciful, I just really lost track and completely lost my way. My guilt has pushed me away. I wanted to stop but I just couldn't keep away from sin. The sins which I did were very major and probably worse than many people's sins. Even before I sinned last thought to myself, " How will I ever be forgiven for what I have already done?.... I already did this sin before I'll do it again. " etc...
I know this is no way to act as a muslim so I believe that I do not meet the requirements for my repentance to be accepted. I really don't know why I continued to sin, or how I came to this situation. I don't want to do evil, I just want to be pure.
You are not committing the sin now are you?
If it is a continuing sin you are committing at present then no you wouldnt.
But it seems from your post that you committed the sin lots of times knowingly. In that case Allah swt can still forgive you. Please dont despair. Its shaytaan playing with you.
Say: “O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
And turn in repentance and in obedience with true Faith (Islamic Monotheism) to your Lord and submit to Him (in Islam) before the torment comes upon you, (and) then you will not be helped.
And follow the best of that which is sent down to you from your Lord (i.e. this Qur’aan, do what it orders you to do and keep away from what it forbids), before the torment comes on you suddenly while you perceive not!’”
[al-Zumar 39:53-54 – interpretation of the meaning]
The word tawbah (repentance) is a great word with deep meaning. It is not, as many people think, merely words to be uttered whilst persisting in sin. Think about what Allaah says:
“Seek the forgiveness of your Lord, and turn to Him in repentance”
[Hood 11:3 – interpretation of the meaning]
You will see that repentance is something more than seeking forgiveness.
Because this is a serious matter, there have to be conditions attached. The scholars mentioned the conditions of repentance, based on aayahs from the Qur’aan and ahaadeeth. There follows a list of some of them:
1 – Giving up the sin immediately.
2 – Regretting what has happened in the past.
3 – Resolving not to go back to it.
4 – Making amends to those whom you have wronged, or asking for their forgiveness.
It doesnt matter if you committed it knowingly in the past provided you give fulfil the above conditions now. Give up the sin - you regret the past and you need to resolve not to go back to it. Do think about what caused you to go to the sin - and avoid whatever leads to it. Let me give you an example - someone who drinks alcohol may find that its the influence of a particular friend. If thats the case keep distance from that person.
There is no reason why you cannot repent - hasten to Allah dear brother as He is calling you back. We cannot guarantee we get another chance to turn back. Make the firm intention not to go back to the sin and ask Allah to help you.
Brother you said: "There is a mention in the Qu'ran where Allah states that "repentance is only for those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon after". For me, I do not really meet the conditions of repentance because I knew what I was doing, although I never sinned to anger Allah, I was weak, misguided, and I felt that I was losing my faith. I understand that Allah is Most Merciful, I just really lost track and completely lost my way."
I think alot of us know when we are sinning that we are doing wrong, but our desires overtake. You are not alone in this. So what you have written above, I am sure many can identiy with unfortunately.
So these are the ayahs you are referring to:
"God accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon afterwards; to them will God turn in mercy: For God is full of knowledge and wisdom." [Surah 4 Verse 17]
"When those come to thee who believe in Our signs, Say: "Peace be on you: Your Lord hath inscribed for Himself (the rule of) mercy: verily, if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented, and amend (his conduct), lo! He is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah 6 Verse 54]
You fail to notice though, that Allah(swt) does not say, that He(swt) accepts the repentance of ONLY those who sinned in ignorance. He(swt) simply says, yes, He(swt) does accept the repentance of those who sinned in ignorance. And so Brother, if you do not fit into those catergories along with many others too, you can fit into these catergories:
"But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who, in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." [Surah 20 Verse 82]
"Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed." [Surah 4 Verse 18] Meaning Allah(swt) will continue to accept a man's repentance until the death rattle reaches his throat.
Read into the deeper meaning of Allah(swt)'s words and do not let shaytan misguide you in to despair. Just repent and go back to Allah now. So ask yourself: do you want to be one of those that Allah(swt) is describing? Do you want to be one of those whom Allah(swt) forgives again and again because:
-he repents
-he believes
-he does right
-he is ready to receive true guidance?
If you want to be that person, then follow the above. Now you have no excuse to say you do not qualify.
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Now, if in the past you have repented and then committed the same sin again and again, this means that you need to make some practical and maybe drastic changes in your life to avoid that path that is leading you to sin.
If a man was working in an office with lots of women and he kept falling into zina with them and just could not control himself being around them, then he should sacrifice for the sake of Allah and leave that job. If a man kept going clubbing and drinking, repenting and then doing the same thing again, then he should ask himself, why do I keep doing this? Do I have bad companions? If that was the major influencing factor, then he should ditch those friends and move on, no matter how unpopular that made him or hurt him.
So brother, instead of despairing, identify what it is that is leading you down the wrong path again and again. You do not have to tell us what your sin is, but you know. So take a pen and start writing. Be absolutely true to yourself, no matter how much it hurts to face the truth. Once you have identified the roots, then start finding a halaal way to elimanate those things from your life. If you want us to help you with that - feel free to write in and we will do our best to help you insha'Allah.
Please read the following articles:
http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/tawbah-in-islam/poem-turning-back-to-allah/
http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/tawbah-in-islam/its-not-over-til-the-trumpets-blown-tawbah-and-repentance/
http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/tawbah-in-islam/
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
I have posted some articles so please read them.
I want to remind you not to despair - no sin is bigger than the mercy of Allah and these feelings of faliure you are getting are from shaytaan. He doesn't want you to repent and move forward so he makes you feel like Allah swt wont forgive you.
The fact that you regret your sins so much shows that Allah has blessed you with eman in your heart. So many of us sin - we are humans we fall into error yet those that regret, repent and make an effort to change are those that Allah has blessed. There is a hadith that if mankind did not sin - Allah swt would destroy us and replace us with a nation that committed sins and repented. Thats not to say He (Swt) wants us to sin - but it shows how much Allah swt loves the repentance of His slave.
We are all sinners brother but the best of sinners are those that repent. And as Allah swt has promised that He will forgive those that sincerely repent - even those whose sins are bigger than the whole earth - do you think Allah swt will break His promise? Do you think the fact that you are a believer counts for nothing. Allah swt chose you to be a believer. So why are you stuck like this? Well shaytaan doesn't want this and is whispering to you reminding you of the sin and belittling Allahs mercy. Also its shaytaan saying you are not worthy to go to the mosque - hes trying to stop you doing good deeds.
Recite these duas - click on the link for Arabic.
"Allahumma innaka afuuwan tuhibbul afwa fa'fu annee."
'Say: O Allah, You are pardoning and You love to pardon, so pardon me.'
Afuwuun is not just forgiveness it is complete wiping of the slate - It will be rubbed out. SubhanAllah how Merciful Allah swt is!
http://mydiaryblogsite.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/allahumma-innaka-afuwwun-tuhibbul-afwa.html
Allah swt is waiting for you - He is waiting for you to realise that you can turn to Him - He will listen and He loves you very much - Hes blessed you by making you realise you have sinned and by giving you that inclination to turn back to Him. Its what your soul wants. Please dont let shaytaan play with you - he is only trying to destroy you.
Do your wudhu, perform 2 rakah nafl salat and cry to Allah swt in dua. Ask Him to forgive you, ask Him to help you change - ask Him to have mercy on any person you have wronged and speak to Him. He knows you better than any person or thing. And make an active effort to change yourself - dont listen to shaytaans whisperings. Give sadaqah if you can and be regular in your prayers and treat people well with adab - get to know brothers at the mosque and conceal your sins as Allah wants us to. Stay away from anything which leads towards the sin. And most importantly dont despair of Allahs mercy.
Please have a look at some posts on Islamic sunrays - they InshaAllah will give you some peace.
http://islamicsunrays.com/
Sara
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
I just wonder why there is such emphasis on the word "ignorance" when one is repenting. Have I repented now?
I committed this sin that I have continued for the last couple of months only a couple of days ago, I am horrified by my actions and I began to cry, I started to look up "will Allah ever forgive me?" on the internet and it has led me here to seek help.
I came home, bathed, did wudu, prayed and kneeled before Allah and wept. I cried and confessed how wrong I have been, how misguided and lost I feel and how I know that I have angered and offended Him with my transgressions and how much I need his love and forgiveness.
I stopped my sins, and I know that I have stopped because had I not, I would certainly not be typing here I would actually be trying to commit sin again. I feel sorrow, regret, and guilt for my actions but is this good enough? I don't want to, and I will not return to those sins. The problem is that I never even enjoyed the evil things I was doing. I was doing these things out of complete loss and depression. I don't know many muslims and I became very lonely and sad, so instead of seeking refuge in Allah, I sought out pleasure in sin. Sinning brought me nothing but emptiness but I did not know how to stop.
My soul has been crying out for Allah but I have ignored that and I have turned away. Today is the first day that I have began to pray again. A lot of this started one day at work when I tried to find a place to pray maghrib and I did not make prayer on time. I was very upset because I want to be a perfect muslim. I know nobody is perfect but I started to become discouraged, I began to slack and eventually I was led down a very dark path. I have no sense of family or community and aside from the brothers who are very welcoming at the masjid, I am alone with my faith. I even used to travel for over an hour to get to friday prayer but I have lost all of my will and faith because of my sins. I really thought I was on the right path at a time but I feel now that it is all gone to waste.
ignorance is not just the state of unawareness or not knowing what you're doing is a sin. sinning intentionally is also a form of ignorance as you are ignoring what you already know. Allah swt is THE most Merciful and Beneficient and He will forgive anyone who repents. there was this man who had killed 99 people. then he sought to repent so he asked a scholar if his repentance would be accepted. the scholar exclaimed '99 KILLS? no way is He going to forgive you!' so the man killed the scholar too. some time later, he again felt remorse and sought out another scholar to ask the same question. this scholar said 'yes ofcourse he will. just distance yourself from the sin and go to *mentions valley of good people*' the killer sets out for the valley when death approaches him. he had still not asked for forgiveness but Allah forgave him because he had intended to change his ways forever.
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa baralakatuh
The translation is not accurate. Jahaaliyah(ignorance) doesn't ust mean you don't know-it is weakness in controlling emotions. I learned this from Nouman Ali Khan who is an Arabic expert.
EVERY SINGLE SIN is committed in ignorance. Every single one.
Also, I think the man who killed 99 people killed a monk and then went to a scholar....correct me if I am wrong.
SisterZ, I have a version of the Qur'an that does state that "Allah ONLY accepts the repentance of those who commit evil out of ignorance and repent soon afterward." I'm not sure what the correct translation is but this ayat makes me feel that I am never going to be forgiven. I guess I should listen to what you said and look at the deeper meanings in the Qur'an, and realize that Allah does forgive again and again. I just don't want to sin or be away from Allah anymore.
Brother,
I have my Quran Class tomorrow and my teacher speaks Arabic and teaches Tafseer. So I will ask him to give me his translation of those ayahs insha'Allah.
Also, remember this: We are 'insaan' (meaning human). Insaan comes from the root word 'Nasihah or Nasiyah,' meaning 'to forget'. It indicates that it is human nature to forget, which is why Allah tells us to 'Repent' to Him(swt) as He(swt) is at-Tawaab, meaning 'The Acceptor of repentance'. Keep focussing on this ayah, where Allah(swt) says: "But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who, in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." [Surah 20 Verse 82]
By believing that you will never be forgiven, you are actually belittling one of the greatest attributes of Allah, and that is His(swt) Mercy. Everytime you say: 'BismillahiRahmaaniRaheem', do you know what you are saying? 'In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneicient, The Most Merciful'. You call upon Allah by this attribute daily, in Salaah, when starting to eat or before you do anything - yet you do not believe the statement that you are making?
Brother, this is wrong. Part of being a Muslim is to strive to find a balance between hope and fear. At the moment, you are finding everything to fear and simply ignoring the many many things that are indicative of Allah's Great Mercy.
So I will remind you again that Allah(swt) says: "But, without doubt, I am (also) He that forgives again and again, to those who repent, believe, and do right, who, in fine, are ready to receive true guidance." [Surah 20 Verse 82]
Write this down so you can keep reading and pondering over it. And when you do recite it, remember that ALLAH is speaking directly to YOU, yes, to you. So reply to Him(swt) most humbly and say: 'Ya Allah, my Lord, my Creator Most Merciful, I beg of you to let me be one of those whom You forgive. Make me repent, believe, do right and seek true guidance, aameen, aameen, Ya Rabbul Aa'lameen!'
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakauh
MB25, you are misinterpreting the verse. Jahala in the arabic Language doesn't just mean ignorance, it also means inability to control ones emotions
EVERY SINGLE SIN is done in Jahala. We are not excused for it but we can repent for it.
And repentance is open until our last breath.
http://www.islamqa.info/en/ref/177990
Dont ignore thoose answere from people brother... If those people think u still can be forgiven no matter what u Did in your life, what do u think Allah would say? Keep your faith and no matter what, keep praying and try because u can't just sit there and say "I don't think he will
Forgive me" and give up - now - thats another sin...
I've just became a Muslim and don't know much, and I've done alot of sins in my life and I was in your position and thinking i am not worth being in the right path as other people, but then one day I said to myself I don't Care how big my sins are - and u don't know if Allah ever forgive me but it's better I try no matter what - couse it's better to try even in doubts then say "I give up and fall into sins"... So today I'm still trying and I'm still gonna try! It's not easy at all.... But that's faith - in the hardest time - situation u keep trying and believing!
Sorry i am from Sweden and not that good in english and forgive me if I said somethig that is not true ! I am a beginner and may Allah the greatest give u all forgiveness and the best in thus and the hereafter
Salaam
And - its better to be the one that worries and crying for forgiveness and mercy from Allah then those who only do good and becomes arrogant and says"I'm good enough"
It may be that Allah gave u this chance to forgive u and don't miss that! Be awake and believe.... U have to believe,
U are in the perfect position to pray and beg for mercy - now take it and make the best of it
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If those words dosnt work them try to think like this, if a man exactly like u came to u and said forgive me and cried out for 1 year each day, for forgiveness and u could see his heart crying for forgiveness!? What would u do?
And think that Allah is the most merciful and the greatest an u never know what he planed for u so don't ever stop believing and regret and ask Him for forgiveness !!
Hope
And my last post - I am just a beginner I've never knew about Islam before as I know a little bit now and forgive if I wrote something that is not true!
Allahuakbar. Welcome to the truth and peace dear sister, you are an extremely special person! And to all new converts to Islam, you're very special and lucky. It's said in Islam that those who convert to Islam that were not originally from a Muslim family have higher status than a Muslim who was brought into Islam by birth because of his/her family already being Muslim. I mean with so much propaganda about Islam and sheer lies, those converting to Islam were truly seeking God and God alone, so Allah (God) made it easier for them to come to the truth. I think I recall reading in the Quran that Allah (God) says that if you take one step towards Him then He will take two steps towards you. Those embracing Islam who were misled and told lies about Islam but still had the pure desire and clean spirit to search for the truth must be higher in status as Muslims because of the immense hurdles they had to go through before discovering Islam. I am very happy that you are sin free and started with a clean slate because all of your past sins were forgiven. in sha Allah (God willing) you and all the new Muslims will attain the highest of rewards from Allah (God), and in sha Allah (God willing) you keep us Muslims who were already born into Islam in your prayers because our struggles were not as difficult as yours, so it makes great logic that your status and rewards will be much higher. Hopefully in sha Allah (God willing) we can all make it to paradise and actually meet and know one another in that eternal paradise, and remember this message. May Allah continue to keep us on the right path, and be pleased with us saving us from the torments of hell. Our job is to guide others to the truth if possible without burdening others because i/we fear Allah and hell, and if we wish to avoid the hell fire, than how can we not try to save others from it's torments? You have actually officially become brothers and sisters in Islam and I greet and welcome you. May Allah be pleased with us all, in sha Allah (God willing), ameen. As salaam alaikum wa rahmmathullahi wa barkathuhu.
You're right. I must not despair of Allah's Mercy. My despair and sense of hopelessness as well as my shameful evil deeds have pushed me away from what is most important to me, Allah and Islam. I need to get back on track and follow the straight path. I will not let this get in the way, I will never return to my major sins, I regret the things I've done and I am filled with self disgust because of it. I know that I have transgressed but I want to turn to Allah and seek His Forgiveness and guidance.
It would not make sense for me to despair. Like you have all mentioned, Allah is Ar Rahmaani'Raheem and He is my Lord and Creator who pardons over and over, and He is ever Merciful. This does not mean I will return to my sins because I know this. I truly want to repent and be righteous and pure and forever leave my sins in the past. I was being hard on myself because I was confused and depressed. I hated myself for what I've done. I just want to be a good man, a good muslim and a pious believer. Im tired of falling into these evil traps. I fear that day when we are all gathered, mostly because I don't want to make Allah angry with me on that day. I want Him to be pleased with me, and if He is not, then I am nothing.
If Allah was not merciful to those who sin, like myself, then all of humanity would be in despair and would have no way to turn to Allah. My problem with this is that I have sinned greater than most, If not all muslims. I will never say that Allah cannot forgive me, I know His Mercy is greater than all things, but I just wonder if He will accept me now and forgive me. Im just very upset because I know I have always loved Allah, even before I reverted and I never ever wanted to take the path and commit the evil deeds that I have done. I was so certain that I would avoid such major sins, but I feel weak and I gave in and I was lost for a time. I don't want that anymore. I want to find peace within myself and with Allah.
Assalaamu alaikum brother,
You have been given some excellent advise already mashallah and I advice you to listen to the advice of the sisters above (may allah reward their kindness & help). Never ever dispair!! No matter what you do, Allah (swt) is ar-rahman ar-raheem!
Please give yourself credit for even posting this comment this shows that you dissaprove of this sin and want so much to get Allahs (swt) love and forgiveness! You are here seekign advice to repent and recieve Allah's mercy! My short advice - start praying and keep at it, listen to the words you are reciting and the meanings of them when you are reciting them in prayer and safe guard your 5 prayers! Do not give them up! Your prayers and reading qur'an will be your medicine in getting back and inshallah in Allah's will be a better and stronger muslim!
Never despair! Don't let shaytan fool you and convince you you can't repent! He will lead you to the fire and drag you down with him be strong and firm safeguard your prayers and keep in remembrance of Allah!
Allah have mercy on you brother and forgive all your past sins, the intentional and the unknown sins, the first and the last of them and keep you close to him, for if you are close to Allah you will be so happy! Do Dhikr always and please safeguard prayer as that will protect you and help you in this life and the next. Allah with you inshallah,
Salamat,
Sister R
How do I repent properly and return to Allah?
If I committed a major sin over 20 times, do I have to repent for each time or for the sin itself? I want to repent properly and be forgiven.
Also, just yesterday I was persuaded to sin, and I refused. I have no will or intention to ever return to my sins.
Salam brother, I just saw ur new posts please watch this really lovely video please! I was watching it and remembered ur post and then I came back and saw ur new posts subhanallah. Please watch!!! Its very clear throughout. Allah keep u safe brother don't let ur sin defeat u and make u into believing u can't turn to Allah swt.
http://m.youtube.com/results?gl=GB&client=mv-google&hl=en-GB&q=never+give+up+hope&submit=Search
Hadith: Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (sws) as saying:
"There was a person before you who had killed ninety-nine persons and then made an inquiry about the learned persons of the world (who could show him the way to salvation). He was directed to a monk. He came to him and told him that he had killed ninety-nine persons and asked him whether there was any scope for his repentance to be accepted. He said: 'No'. So he killed him also and thus completed one hundred.
He then asked about the learned persons of the earth and he was directed to a scholar, and he told him that he had killed one hundred persons and asked him whether there was any scope for his repentance to be accepted. He said: 'Yes; what stands between you and the repentance? You better go to such and such land; there are people devoted to prayer and worship and you also worship along with them and do not come to the land of yours since it was an evil land (for you)'.
So he went away and he had hardly covered half the distance when death came to him and there was a dispute between the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment. The angels of mercy said: This man has come as a penitant and remorseful to Allah and the angels of punishment said: He has done no good at all. Then there came another angel in the form of a human being in order to decide between them. He said: You measure the land to which he has drawn near. They measured it and found him nearer to the land where he intended to go (the land of piety), and so the angels of mercy took possession of it.
Qatada said that Hasan told him that it was said to them that as death approached him, he crawled upon his chest (and managed) to slip in the land of mercy. (Book #037, Hadith #6662) (Muslim)
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Abu Hurairah (ra) also reported that the Prophet (sws) said: "He who says Subhan-Allahi wa bihamdihi (Allah is free from imperfection and His is the praise) one hundred times a day, his sins will be obliterated even if they are equal to the extent of the foam of the sea." (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
I am so glad that u refused... That may be also a test!! Pray for forgiveness always because we humans Never know when we sin.... Always ask for forgiveness and mercy.. For ur past and the future... And be awake because u are weak and u may be in every test and ask Allah also for strength and belive. U
Must also know that it's the beginning of ur test and try to balance and keep being and doing what makes u more near Allah!
Ever since I became Muslim and decided to leave my sins for The sake of Allah its been tuff because it's a kamp every minute and I'm still trying to jut do right and always asks Allah for forgiveness of sins I don't know I've done because only Allah knows better then us! U will see that it will be much easier when u have him in your heart and have the faith that he never leaves u.... I really hope u will be strong and have ur faith where ever u go... Couse remember this is life is a hardship and Allah says that "hardship comes whith ease" and note that it says WITH no "after" as I thought... So what u are going trough He will make it easy for u when u try and believe inshaAllah
Forgive me if I said something wrong I am just a beginner. May Allah help u all in harship!
I want to know how I will know if my repentance is sincere and what makes a repentance valid in order for Allah to forgive me? I've already sinned greatly, knowing full well the evil of my deeds. I hate where my sins have taken me and how far I have been from Allah but I want to change and I know I will never commit those sins again. I want to be forgiven and I want to live a live of total submission to our Lord and Creator.
From what I understand, those who expose their hidden sins will not be forgiven. In the past, I have boasted about things when truly I am not proud. I've been confused and now I feel that this condition will make my repentance unacceptable and insincere. I'm not trying to repent because I think I am going to hell, I want to make sure I repent so Allah is pleased with me, I don't want to live like this if he is angry with me. What point is there to life without the love of Allah? I want to truly repent so that I may live in His Grace and be a good muslim. I don't know why I have lived the way that I have, I never even enjoyed sinning and doing many of the things I did, I just felt so hopeless and vulnerable and I don't want that anymore. Do I sound selfish? I didn't turn to Allah before while I was continuing to sin and when I felt I didn't need Him or couldn't turn to Him. Certainly I have been in great error. I wish I could start my life all over as if I were just born.
What must I do in order to have a real and sincere repentance?
Does my repentance mean Allah will and has forgiven me for my past deeds or is that something that I will not know? I want to feel forgiven but I don't know how I will ever know.
Thank you all for your help and support.
MB25,
It seems that whatever anyone says to you, you will find something to counter-argue the points being made and drag yourself down again. If you did reveal your sins in the past, then simply repent (with all the conditions which you will find in the articles I attached for your attention in my previous posts). It sounds to easy to be true, right? Is that why you don't believe it? Well it is true Brother. 'Repentance' is the key. Allah(swt) even shows us a Dua we can make in the last Ayah of Surah Al-Baqarah: “Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden Like that which Thou didst lay on those before us; Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. BLOT OUT OUR SINS, and grant us forgiveness. Have mercy on us. Thou art our Protector; Help us against those who stand against faith.” So see - Allah will actually blot out our sins, if He(swt) so wishes.
Have you noticed, that anywhere in the Quran where Allah(swt) mentions 'Hell', He(swt) has also mentioned 'Paradise'? Its one of the beauties of the Quran which we should not ignore. When we see such things (i.e. pairs), we should contemplate over why Allah has mentioned them in such a way. Why are Hell and Paradise mentioned side by side and the equal number of times in the Quran? My understanding is this, that Allah wants us to strive to maintain an equal balance of 'Hope' and 'Fear'.
Because He(swt) knows our human nature is such that if we become too frightened, we will fall into despair and even commit suicide. He(swt) also knows that if we become too hopeful, we will create a false sense of security for ourselves and this will lead to (amongst many things) us becoming lazy in ibaadah and sinful through over confidence, as we'll begin thinking 'Oh I don't feel like praying, I'd rather go meet my girlfriend, Allah will forgive me.' So we need to strike a balance for our own sanity. This is why Allah(swt) says in Ayah 143 of Surah al-Baqarah: “Thus We have appointed you a middle nation.”
So keep busy with things that will benefit you and think well of Allaah, for Allaah is as His slave thinks He is, as He says in the hadeeth qudsi: “I am as My slave thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 7066; Muslim, 2675). Ahmad (16059) narrated with a saheeh isnaad: “I am as My slave thinks I am, so let him think of Me as he wishes.”
The moment you start believing in the Promises of Allah(swt) The Most Merciful, only then will some peace begin filtering through to your heart and mind.
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On another note Brother, I recall you mentioning in one of your comments that you are very lonely and do not have any friends or family near to you. This must be making things so much more difficult for you. Have you considered taking up some hobbies and joining a Muslim community centre or Masjid where you can meet some kind brothers. I am sure that having healthy friendships will make you feel less lonely and will help you come out of this shell you have hidden yourself in.
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Those who continuously reveal their sins and don't repent aren't forgiven.
In any case, Allah has commanded you to repent so don't disobey Him and give him any nonesense like "I wasn't sure you were going to accept it."
SubhanAllah, does anyone despair of the relief of Allah except disbelievers? Does anyone despair of his mercy except those who are astray?
Despairing of his mercy is among the greatest sins no?....
Repent or face a punishment you will definitely regret. There is a good article on Tawba on this site...
Sorry i am not a professor to tell u how to repent or ask for
Forgiveness but those words that u are writing that u are really sorry and u were confused etc, tell that to your lord and talk to him, believe me he knows what u were thinking and feeling while u did the sins and he did know that u would be here today and remember when u seek a way out for forgiveness u will find it couse Allah can see ur heart and mind.. He will guid u to ur answer u are searching and knowledge... So take those words we all are saying and try!!
The fact that u are fearing and worring
If Allah will forgive u or not is good, because that's faith and the hardest thing (for me) was when I was so scared and lost thinking he will never forgive me but I dud my first prayer and felt so ashamed to pray for forgiveness and didn't want to stop praying or crying because I felt so sorry for my stupid act and doings... But I tried asking for forgiveness I've sin for all my life... And I still don't know if he forgave me or not but I am still praying and trying and being stronger for each day,,, and it's better to live this way of seeking for forgiveness and try to make good deeds everyday then be a sinner all life and thinking it's not worth trying couse He will not forgive and enjoy the sins.... So just pray for forgiveness and take ur days trying to do the best of it
U never know what He s planned never! BELIVE and KEEP THE FAITH
Ask Allah to give u a chance to repentance and how to be forgived... Ask anything and have patience
, when the right time comes u will understand that he gave u a second chance
Sorry I may not give u the right answer but I'll never give the right or the best answer couse Only The creator will! So turn to him..
Thanks for the support and the advice. Also, for the Dua. I'm not trying to argue I just wanted to really know how to repent or what is necessary for repentance to be valid. it has been hard but I am trying.Today I feel my faith in His Mercy is greater than it has been before. I must have hope for His forgiveness, Im just being hard on myself for the things I've done.
Brother, I don't literally mean you are arguing : ). I just mean, when you are down, you find a way to disprove the positive point and focus on the negative.
But remember this image in your mind as much as you can: think of a bird with two wings, it can only fly steadily and stay on the straight path when its wings are balanced, right? Just imagine that under one wing is 'fear' and under the other one is 'hope'. Thats what keeps the bird flying towards Allah nice and smooth. May your emaan be just the same, aameen!
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
If you commit some evil act or wrong yourself, then even after a while ask forgiveness of Allah you will find Allah forgiving and Merciful.
If you commit the same sin again, ask forgiveness and show remorse, you will find Allah as He has described Himself in His book and as His Messenger salalahualayhiwasalam did.
Your Lord is not one to stop forgiving so long as the veil drops.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Usamah bin Salman said that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«إِنَّ اللهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ عَبْدِهِ أَوْ يَغْفِرُ لِعَبْدِهِ مَالَمْ يَقَعِ الْحِجَاب»
(Allah accepts the repentance of His servant, or forgives His servant, as long as the veil does not drop.) They asked, "And what does the drop of the veil mean '' He said,
«أَنْ تَخْرُجَ النَّفْسُ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَة»
(When the soul is removed while one is a polythiest)
So don't give up on salah again, and even if you do, repent and run back to salah no matter how badly you have screwed up otherwise you are in the worst possible scenario.
The Prophet salalahualayhiwasalam said
"What is between a person and committing shirk (associating partners with Allaah) and kufr (disbelief) is abandoning the prayer." (Sahih Muslim, #82)
If you ask forgiveness with remorse and you
1.) Haven't died a mushrik(keep to salah no matter how badly you mess up, Allah is even more forgiving.) You need to hold fast to Allah.
2.) Aren't looking at the angel of death
can pretty much expect to be forgiven. Allah is more forgiving than your mind can comprehend.
As for that verse you are so worried about(Even though Allah offers in the Quran forgiveness to apostates, Jews, Christians, Munafiqs(munafiqs who get the lowest depths in hellfire), people who conceal the verses of Allah, people who BURNED BELIEVERS TO DEATH(or persecuted, read surah buruj), people who committed shirk, murder and zina a great deal, people who messed up with salah and followed their lusts, the Jews who worshiped the calf, people who committed riba, people who waged war against Allah and His Messenger salalahualayhiwasalam etc.)
well here it is. This is what that companions had to say about it This is the first and best, most learned generation of Muslims(of course things came down hill from there).
http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=697&Itemid=59
Not only that, have you heard of the dua to say on layautul qadr?
Allahumma innaka affuwan tuhibul afwa fa'fu annee.
Go look up the meaning on the internet.
And do be afraid of hell. We all need the fear. Don't be arrogant and think you can do without fear of hell. Relapse into sin occurs to many yet a good amount of people, with the permission of Allah, pull through in the end.
The battle is constant. And YOU WILL COMMIT A SIN.
But if you can avoid the most major stuff and fulfill the basic obligations(five pillars of Islam), then expect from Allah to be admitted into Jannah.
Follow the advice of the Prophet salalahualayhiwasalam.
Abû Dharr al-Ghifârî and Mu`âdh b, Jabal relate that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Fear Allah wherever you are. Follow up a bad deed with a good deed and it will blot it out. And deal with people in a good manner.” [ Sunan al-Tirmidhî ]
As simple as that. Do your best to shield against Allah's wrath wherever you are(so obey and don't disobey Him, remember and don't forget Him, thank and don't be unthankful), whenever you do commit a sin as is inevitable, follow it up with a good deed. And when you deal with people, deal with them in good character.
As Allah to guide you to all of this. I've said enough.
Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Salam Brother,
I am not sure this message will ever reach you, as your post is from 4 years ago. However, for the sake of Allah I will share what I think might be beneficial. And I hope that meanwhile you have made your turn and are well settled in life.
You resemble me with all your questions and the way of thinking. I have gone the same path and always questionned every solution as soon as I had found one. this is a wicked thinking, inspired by the devil. The scripts (Quraan and Hadeeth) indicate clearly that there is just one way out for a sinner and this is fully logical.
Now, listen to this: there was a man who asked Musa a.s to ask Allah if he was going to paradise or hell. So Musa a.s asked Allah and Allah said to tell that man that he was going to hell. When Musa a.s. told him the answer, the man said "I will still continue to worship Allah because he is the Lord and he deserves worship". After a while Allah said to Musa a.s. to tell that man, that he actually was destined for paradise.
What does this tell us? there is no way besides Allah, there is no option but His forgiveness and mercy. there is no refuge from Him but to Him. why? because there is no other God you could turn to. If Allah doesn't forgive you, you can't try it with another God, as there is no one. And once you have realized this to the fullest, you have aknowledged deeply that for which all creation is made for: that there is no one worthy of worhip but Allah alone.
Logically (and supported by verses and hadeeth) as long as you believe in Allah, you cannot loose hope in His mercy. So, let's say you conclude that your sins are so Major that Allah will not forgive you. What will you do then? continue sinning since there is no forgiveness anyway, so why not enjoy life for a while because afterits you will go to hell anyway. Can someone who really believes in paradise and hell, just accept to go to hell that way? No way, so the one who really believes, will continue asking Allah to forgive him and will continue worhsipping Him. So, as long as someone believes in Allah and the day of judgement, he will continue asking Allah for forgiveness and will have hope in His Mercy and fear His punishment. To lose hope in Allah's mercy is logically impossible for the one who believes, because hell is a too big price to pay for some limited wordly pleasures. So the one who believes will never say, OK Allah will not forgive me, so I will do some more sins and take agree to go to hell. No way that a Muslim will say so. the only one who may think and act so, is the one who does not really believe in the day of judgment. Allah says in His book that only the disbelievers lose hope in the mercy of Allah. Think deep about this! Only the disbelievers do so. Hence, as long as you believe there is no logical possibility to lose hope.
And after understanding this, we turn to all the verses and hadeeth that tell us about Allah's forgiveness. And that is only because of His endless mercy. We have no choice but to ask Him to forgive us and continue worshipping Him, whatever his answer to our repentence might be (as the man who asked Musa a.s.). But out of His great mercy and love for us, he has made it easy for us by promising forgiveness for those who desire it. Out of his Mercy he has established repentence as a way to return to him. And never forget that Allah loves his creatures and He is happy when we return. He wants us to be happy, so he left the door to Mercy and happyness open for us. we just Need to wallk through that door. And here we must realize another big aspect: How Great our Lord is! He is Allmighty, He could do whatever He wishes. But He has prescribed to Himself Mercy! He wants to forgive us. even if you have done the worst of all things. He, Allah is Most-Forgiving. Allahu Akbar! The realization of His Greatness is another great goal of life.
To conclude, as long as you have hope in Allah's mercy, you are a believer (as the ayah says only the disbelievers lose hope...). This Shows us that for a believer there is no way but to have hope in Allah's mercy. Hence, there is no option of despair. But to not despair, there must be something offered to you as a way out. And Allah has offered you forgiveness as the way out of despair.
I hope this helps and as I am not a Scholar I ask Allah for forgiveness for any inaccuracy in what I have written. These are my personal reflections and thoughts and in no way do I claim them to be superior to the advice of a proper Scholar.
Wassalam
Majid, this was a brilliant comment, ma-sha-Allah. I hope you will become a regular on this website.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Salam Wael, thank you! I just spoke out if my heart. I wanted tohelp this brother. Is there a way to make him see this? He hasn't been posting since years as I saw.
Bthw, I would like to take your invitation to be regular visitor. Is there a way to get regular updates on new posts? What do you recommend? I am ready to help anyone with any of my reflections and hurtul lessons I have learned through my suffering. How can I? What is that website you are an editor of (at the end of your post).
Thanks and Salam
Majid
I am the founder and chief editor of this website, IslamicAnswers.com. We update the posts three times a week or so, so please just visit regularly and comment. I will email the person you replied to and remind them to check back and see the replies.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Thank you sister, may Allah swt bless you with good in this world and good in the hereafter. I just ask that you pray for me.
Likewise, I ask for you to pray for me too insha'Allah. And just for some inspiration for you, here is a beautiful hadeeth:
The Prophet SallAllaahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam said, "The voluntary prayer of a man where the people cannot see him is equal to 25 voluntary prayers in front of the eyes of the people."
[Sahih Al Jami 3821, Sahih by Albani]
Insha'Allah you will make it a part of your daily ibaadah.
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
MB25,
I read this today and thought it would be most helpful for you insha'Allah:
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Tafseer of Ayah 17, Surah an-Nisa
http://www.quran4u.com/Tafsir%20Ibn%20Kathir/004%20Nisa.htm
'Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness, and repent soon (afterwards).'
Allah states that He accepts repentance of the servant who commits an error in ignorance and then repents, even just before he sees the angel who captures the soul, before his soul reaches his throat.
Mujahid and others said, "Every person who disobeys Allah by mistake, or intentionally is ignorant, until he refrains from the sin.''
Qatadah said that Abu Al-Aliyah narrated that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah used to say, "Every sin that the servant commits, he commits out of ignorance.''
Abdur-Razzaq narrated that, Ma`mar said that Qatadah said that, "the Companions of the Messenger of Allah agreed that every sin that is committed by intention or otherwise, is committed in ignorance.''
Ibn Jurayj said, "Abdullah bin Kathir narrated to me that Mujahid said, `Every person who disobeys Allah (even willfully), is ignorant while committing the act of disobedience.'''
Ibn Jurayj said, "Ata bin Abi Rabah told me something similar.''
Abu Salih said that Ibn Abbas commented, "It is because of one's ignorance that he commits the error.''
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said about the Ayah, ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ (and repent soon (afterwards)), "Until just before he (or she) looks at the angel of death.''
Ad-Dahhak said, "Every thing before death is `soon (afterwards).'''
Al-Hasan Al-Basri said about the Ayah, ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ (and repent soon afterwards), "Just before his last breath leaves his throat.''
Ikrimah said, "All of this life is `soon (afterwards).'''
Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn Umar said that the Messenger said, إِنَّ اللهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ الْعَبْدِمَالَمْ يُغَرْغِر
Allah accepts the repentance of the servant as long as the soul does not reach the throat.
This Hadith was also collected by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and At-Tirmidhi said, "Hasan Gharib''.
By mistake, Ibn Majah mentioned that this Hadith was narrated through Abdullah bin `Amr. However, what is correct is that Abdullah bin Umar bin Al-Khattab was the narrator.
Allah said, ... فَأُوْلَـئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللّهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً ﴿١٧ It is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise.
Surely, when hope in continued living diminishes, the angel of death comes forth and the soul reaches the throat, approaches the chest and arrives at the state where it is being gradually pulled out, then there is no accepted repentance, nor a way out of that certain end.
Hence Allah's statements, وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّى إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الآنَ ...
'And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them and he says: "Now I repent,'''
and,
فَلَمَّا رَأَوْاْ بَأْسَنَا قَالُواْ ءَامَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَحْدَهُ 'So when they saw Our punishment, they said: "We believe in Allah Alone...'' (40:84)
Allah decided that repentance shall not be accepted from the people of the earth when the sun rises from the west, as Allah said, يَوْمَ يَأْتِى بَعْضُ ءَايَـتِ رَبِّكَ لاَ يَنفَعُ نَفْسًا إِيمَانُهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ ءَامَنَتْ مِن قَبْلُ أَوْ كَسَبَتْ فِى إِيمَـنِهَا خَيْرًا
'The day that some of the signs of your Lord do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good through his faith.' (6:158)
Allah said, ... وَلاَ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ ...nor of those who die while they are disbelievers.
Consequently, when the disbeliever dies while still a disbeliever and polytheist, his sorrow and repentance shall not avail him. If he were to ransom himself, even with the earth's fill of gold, it will not be accepted from him.
Ibn Abbas, Abu Al-Aliyah and Ar-Rabi bin Anas said that the Ayah: وَلاَ الَّذِينَ يَمُوتُونَ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ (nor of those who die while they are disbelievers), was revealed about the people of Shirk. Imam Ahmad recorded that Usamah bin Salman said that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said, إِنَّ اللهَ يَقْبَلُ تَوْبَةَ عَبْدِهِ أَوْ يَغْفِرُ لِعَبْدِهِ مَالَمْ يَقَعِ الْحِجَاب Allah accepts the repentance of His servant, or forgives His servant, as long as the veil does not drop. They asked, "And what does the drop of the veil mean?'' He said, أَنْ تَخْرُجَ النَّفْسُ وَهِيَ مُشْرِكَة 'When the soul is removed while one is a polytheist.'
Allah then said, ... أُوْلَـئِكَ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا ﴿١٨﴾ 'For them We have prepared a painful torment torment that is severe, eternal and enormous.'
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SisterZ
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Subhanallah!!
There is only One God Allah, To Allah I surrender & to him shall I return.
Brother,
Everybody who came up to persuade you were sent by Allah (swt). Bless them Ya Allah.
Just be confident, stand strong and walk towards Allah, forget the Duniya... If you ever remember Duniya, remember the Ummah that will help you to come closer to Allah, others wont matter.
READING EVERYTHING MOVED MY HEART. May Allah forgive all of us and guide to the right path. ameen.
Jazaak Allah Sisters & Brothers
I haven't read the replies to your message, but I just wanted to say that I feel the same way as you do a lot. I love Allah so much and I don't want to loose Allah, but sometimes I find myself falling into all kinds of sin. when its done, I ask myself why... although "why" never brings an answer. I feel empty inside, no matter how many things or people I have or will have, only Allah can fill me with joy. when I stand in holy places and for once in my life feel like Someone (Allah) knows better than me what I feel, I don't have to explain myself because Allah Already Knows... I hope Allah Forgives me Insha'Allah, and I hope Allah Forgives you Insha'Allah and all the sincere people who want Allah, Ameen.
You wanting to Love Allah and have Allah in your life, already means Allah has blessed you. The real essence of a believer is 'guilt', because when we have guilt for something we have done wrong, it means we are sorry and when we are sorry, we change for the better.
the non-believer is the one that does not change, and does sin without guilt or care.
so thank Allah that you are not of those who do not feel guilt, thank Allah that you are not one of those with hearts like a rock, you have a lot to be grateful for... everyone has to start somewhere, Insha'Allah you keep on getting better, and from this guilt, you will turn your bad deeds into good deeds and you will excel to the Jannah Insha'Allah. and the same for all the believers Insha'Allah Ameen.
Aoa....
Tell me something please....I pray to Allah all the time...I prayed for things for myself and for others...and my prayers keep trying answered for others and not for me...more I'm confused and broken hearted I may not be the perfect Muslim but I try my best to practice as I can...more I feel like Allah hates me and doesn't want me to be happy...I feel awful...how is it possible that Allah loves me and still make me suffer like this m I
Assalam o Alaikum,
Reading the above posts, i can easily relate it to myself and whatever i feel like. I consider myself as a very sinful person, who gets involved in evil deeds intentionally or sometimes unintentionally. I keep trying my best not to go towards evil deeds anymore and try to keep asking for His forgiveness, and most of the times, asking forgiveness and talking to Allah about how regretful i feel due to my sins, makes me feel relaxed. But soon after some time, I find myself in the same position of being ashamed of my deeds and feeling like as if i will not be forgiven or will be punished for it as my sins are too big and i get so afraid of my future life here and hereafter. For example, out of many others, one of the thing that's killing me these days is that, once I became overconfident about my future when someone asked me about it and i answered the way i want it to be, later i realized that i shouldn't have said that as i don't know what future may bring, and i started asking for forgiveness from Allah for being overconfident. Now i am so afraid of what its outcome would be, either Allah will forgive me and give me what i want, or else i think i will feel that i have been punished because of my overconfidence although i know its very wrong to think like that because Allah knows whats best for us. No doubt, Allah is so merciful and loves to forgive His people still i don't know why i feel so down at times. I just want to have strong faith in Allah with whatever comes in my life,I want to make sure if overconfidence can be forgiven and what does Islam say about its forgiveness and the sins that are committed intentionally or unintentionally?,
Dear Sister,
Allah has opened the door of forgiveness/repentance to every sinner.
"O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I have forgiven you for what you have done and I do not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you would seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins that are close to filling the earth and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would certainly bring to you forgiveness close to filling it."
The Prophet (pbuh) said, “The one who repents from sin is like one who has never sinned.”
"Oh people, repent to Allah, for indeed, I repent to Allah 100 times every day" [Muslim : 2702]
The negative thoughts/ideas you are having are mainly from 1. due to your guilt of committing a mistake/sin 2. Satan, who is trying to fill you with guilt and wants you to become hopeless from Allah's mercy, so he can get you away from right path.
try to have a control on your tongue. think once before you speak. just have this firm belief in you that its Allah(swt) who knows how will be our life and we cant predict or determine it. it can change in blink of eye.
to my best knowledge (please correct me my dear brothers/sisters if i am wrong)sins that are committed unintentionally, we will be forgiven for that and will not be punished.
having said that, you must know that it is our duty to learn Islam to be on right path and to avoid any mistake/sin in light of Islam. If we deliberately keep ourselves away from learning Islam so we can remain ignorant , so can save ourselves from punishments over some mistake/sin, then we will definitely be punished.
if you repeat a sin knowing its a sin but you still keep on dong it thinking that Allah (Swt) will forgive, then know that this thought is wrong, its from Satan, and you will be punished if you continue sinning and such repentance wont be valid.
So learn about Islam and be regular in your prayers and you would never go astray!
If you have sinned, make it a point not to repeat or return to it, do sincere repentance.
hope it will help.
your Sister
Assalamualaikum repenter muslimah
You said: if you repeat a sin knowing its a sin but you still keep on doing it thinking that Allah will forgive then know that this thought is wrong it's from Satan and you will be punished if you continue sinning and such repentance wont be valid.
Someone did just that they thought they knew a sin is a sin and kept on doing the sins thinking that Allah will forgive that was a thought from shaytan but they kept doing it deliberately when they knew they mustn't and they had this thought around 2 or 3 times and carried on sinning deliberately for months and months.You said that the repentance is not valid does this mean Allah will not forgive that person even if they try and correct themselves and stop the sins
Allah forgives all who make tawbah sincerely. But sincere tawbah must include regret for past sins, and a true intention to never commit the sin again. If that intention is not there, then it is not a real tawbah.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Assalamualaikum
Someone had a thought about carrying on sinning and that Allah forgives and they carried on sinning deliberately and didnt repent they knew it's wrong but still carried on without repenting for months and months. And had this thought 2 or 3 times and carried on sinning deliberately. The person read what repenter muslimah wrote about repentance being in valid those who know sin is a sin and they keep on doing the sins thinking Allah will forgive then this is from shaytan and if they continue to sin they will be punished and their repentance is not valid. After they read that there repentance wont be valid they thought to them seves does that mean Allah will not forgive me if I repent and carried on sinning deliberately. They have been told by alot of people to stop sins and repent nut they didn't they continue to do sins deliberately. They had all sorts of thoughts and carried on sinning deliberately. Now they are trying they did major sin disrespecting parents aswell when they know they shouldn't they thoight things they never had thought before like your plan is to look for chances to do the sin of disrespecting your parents shouting arguing commenting them and when ever you get the chance you do it and they looked for chances to dotheis sin and when ever they got the chance they did it and they were determined to do the sin and did it and they thought like this again and again and again and did the sin and thought this thought again and did other sins when they knew they should not. They did these sins deliberately. Sorry I know I should not write on the comments page but I wrote in before and didn't get an answer. I apologise once again.
Anyone who makes sincere tawbah will be forgiven by Allah, no matter how many times they have committed the sin, or how many times they have asked for forgiveness in the past. Sincere tawbah has the following conditions:
1 – Giving up the sin immediately.
2 – Regretting what has happened in the past.
3 – Resolving not to go back to it. This is key. The person must sincerely intend never to commit the sin again.
4 – Making amends to those whom you have wronged, or asking for their forgiveness.
Wael
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Brother Mb25
this is what i read somewhere and i really liked it.u should read it too
Trying to overcome a sin, an addiction, something that you know Allah does not like? Having a hard time and everytime you fall into it, your heart cries "Oh not again!" ? Well there is a simple but very powerful tool to stop -
Say NO to that "first" thought that slowly enters your mind. Yes, as simple as that. Don't even open the door to that conversation that takes place in your head that you ultimately end up losing.
Often we think its good to debate with our minds as we are being "intelligent". No my brothers and sisters! That is the biggest trap of shaytan and your nafs.
So the next time it happens, shout out aloud if you have to and tell yourself "I am not even thinking about it, so go away." Then open the Quran on any page, and see how the protection and love of Allah envelops you from all sides.
"...whoever prefers Allah to all others, Allah will prefer him to others. And whoever is for Allah, Allah will be for him where he is not even there for his own self."
- Imam Ibn al Qayyim (rahimahullah)
This is truly a beautiful hadith. Very touching. Many non Muslims think our religion is too hard and that we view Allah as only to be feared. Wheras, in reality Islam combines an equal amount of Love, Fear, and Hope. We are only humans so inevitably we will make mistakes and sin from time to time. Often, we tend to despair when we commit a sin. But Alhamdullilah, our forgiveness is only a prayer away. We don’t need any intercessors. We don’t have to pray to anyone else. We have a direct link. Mash’Allah what a beautiful religion…….a beautiful Way of Life!
On the authority of Anas, who said: I heard the messenger of Allah say:
Allah the Almighty has said: “O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great as its.”
To receive forgiveness from God there are three requirements:
Recognizing the offense itself and its admission before God.
Making a commitment not to repeat the offense.
Asking for forgiveness from God.
If the offense was committed against another human being, or against society, a fourth condition is added:
Recognizing the offense before those against whom offense was committed and before God.
Committing oneself not to repeat the offense.
Doing whatever needs to be done to rectify the offense (within reason) and asking pardon of the offended party.
Asking God for forgiveness.
Alhamdullah
Salam,
when i was 6 or 7. i stepped on the Quran. i am ashamed. i regret everything. i think allah will never forgive. I have been asking for forgiveness and never done it again. Please tell me will Allah ever forgive me?
i cry so much. i kills me inside. please tell me?
Assalaamualaikam
Allah is Most Merciful. You have repented, and inshaAllah made sure you will not do this again. So put it in the past and move forward.
Midnightmoon
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are you sure cause i am so scared that i will be sent to hell..
AsSalaamu Alaikum Sister Sarah,
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says in the Holy Quran
In addition to what midnightmoon and Issah have mentioned, the deeds of children are not recorded and are not punished by Allah.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has stated this: "The pen has been raised for three persons (meaning they are not held accountable for what they do): one who is sleeping until he gets up, a child until he reaches the age of puberty, and an insane person until he becomes sane."
Furthermore, you may be committing a sin by insisting that Allah will never forgive you, because you are denying Allah's mercy, which is an important quality of His. Allah is not malicious or capricious. He is Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim and Al-Ghafoor. Allah has written upon Himself that His mercy is greater than His wrath. So do not deny Allah's merciful qualities by insisting that He will put you in hell for a single act committed as a child.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
I agree but when I was younger I self-harmed. I didn't know that we are punished for that I just knew that it is counted as a sin. Yesterday my mum told me that "God doesn't forgive those who use metal upon their skin" when I was 7 everyone use to say "She has a mustashe" i felt ugly so I used my dad's razor.
I lied to my mum. She knows half the truth but i can't tell her the rest. I am ashamed. I can't sleep nor eat properly. Do you think god will forgive me? I have done way to many sins for him to forgive me...
Im 10 now. I know about sexual stuff. Don't judge me please. Will he still forgive me as you mentioned "a child until he reaches the age of puberty"
You are one of the lucky girl who understood the sins and repeting. May Allah help you and forgive you most of us here specially female regrating for our sins which we did in late age and crying for Allahs forgiveness...
Ramadan is coming inshallah prepare yourself to become friend with Allah pray and makes lots of dua for you and your parents you are 10 you should know how to pray and you should fast as well Allah will help you if you try it from your soul....
sarah, its good that you have realized your mistake and are regretful of it. whatever you have done was in innocence, so dont worry Allah will forgive you inshaAllah. but do not think that you can do whatever you want till you reach age of puberty and it will be forgiven, for it is a great mercy of Allah that he made you realize and clear your doubts via few people on this site, growing up you will definitely find a lot many wrong thoughts, people, distractions, but seek refuge with Allah to help you at every instant of your life. you are still young and have a long way to go. remember you are a blessed child among the many children of earth, for your born as a muslim, and also you are the future torchbearers of islam. say a strict NO to whatever wrong thoght comes to your mind, and seek refuge in Allah. ask your parents to help you in your knowledge of your religion. may Allah forgive you and guide you.
salam .im so mush fear of death ..i couldnt even sleep..i cant get out of this from 3 months,im all the time thinking how will be the death will be n where we wil gone ,,is there any other place is there any life after death?
does we know or feel in other world..or thrs no life after death...im so much negative now,,i discuss my condition with many people but i cant get out of this,,and im so much upset n depress abt life..death will horrible?i ave anxiety problem now...
When u repent its like u haven't sinned at all. These worries are from satan the cursed. Seek refuge with Allah SWT and focus on worshipping Allah leave what has passed inshaAllah. Satan is our open enemy. Allah SWT Is our protective friend. Satans aim is to take us to hell. Allah SWT wants to bestow us with heaven. Satan invites us to evil, then uses that to stress us out and manipulate us into thinking we are the worst creatures on the face of the earth. Allah SWT knows us better then we know ourselves let us leave the judgement to Him. if u think ur a hypocrite it means ur not because if u was u wouldn't care. If u think ur insincere u aren't, because if u was u wouldn't care. All these thoughts are negative and are from him who wants us to be focussed on useless thoughts and let our time to earn good waste away. Seek refuge with Allah SWT and ask for ease in this test of ours. InshaAllah. Its a struggle but in the end it will be worth it. Heaven will be the resting place for those that choose good in this world. If u fall into evil brothers and sisters then repent. If we choose to be evil then why would any of us regret our sins? May Allah SWT bestow his mercy upon us and make us of those who love Him, His messenger, His book and his deen inshaAllah. Asalaamu Alaikum.
AOA everyone,
Im going through very very tough days of my life and at times, I cannot think of anything except suicide. I know its haram and all that stuff, but when i cannot seek happiness in my life, i feel suicide is my last resort.
its just that, I have hurt so many people in my past, been overconfident at times, and may be thats the reason of my suffering now, i feel its all "karma" but since the last 1.5 years, I have been begging Allah to forgive me n my sins, i cry like crazy almost daily, i have even apologized people i have hurt, i tried my best to change myself as a muslim, tried a lot to stay patient, tried so hard to please Allah and to ask for forgiveness but after all this, im still at the same phase of my life "Depression" and nothing else.
I just wanted to marry the guy i loved. my parents didn't rejected his family at first but since then, i have been trying to change myself, staying patient, asking for forgiveness from Allah, from people, just so that Allah make him better for me and my parents would approve. it took me one year when finally everything was going to be ok but it didn't. in the end what happened was the guy and his family rejected. It has literally broken me, im literally shattered, considering whatever i tried to please Allah, do i still deserve this? I dont want to be rude to my parents or family but since that incident, I just cannot control myself, I just cant stay happy at all, although i do not say anything rude to them but i stay quiet all the time! I've lost interest in everything i used to love. I feel like Allah has still not forgiven me after all my apologies.
My only question everyone say its just so easy to please Allah, one sujood and everything will be fine, one teardrop and your sins will be forgiven. then why cant i be happy after 1.5 years of continuous struggle? i have never asked for anything from my parents, ever, getting married to the person i love was the only wish i wanted to be fulfilled, why cant i have my wish when i tried everything to please Allah? or is it just getting delayed? I have never stopped praying, never stopped askin Allah even after losing hopes, but what i want is only him! when i did everything for sake of Allah, cant i have "the better version of the same guy" in return? don't i deserve that???
Please remember me in your prayers, i badly want that , please everyone .
No body is perfect my friend we all made mistakes in our lives if you loose and feel like allah the most merciful is not goin to forgive then you have commited another major sin return to allah and allah will forgive you . May allah forgive all the muslims in the world
As salaamu'alaikum wa rahmatullah.
I know what you are going through.The same has happened to me. I lived a horrible,sinful time.I even sinned against my will.
I see that you are calling yourself a wicked man and you think that Allah Subhana wa ta'ala is so furious with you that He would never,ever forgive you.
Actually,you are not a kafir or a wicked person. Why? Because if you really were a wicked man,you would not feel any shame or guilt. But I see how sad you are as a result of realizing terrible sins.You want to repent to Allah,but you don't know how.
Actually,to earn the Mercy of Allah,all you have to do is:
1.Simply say with firm intentions "Astaghfirullah"(I seek forgiveness from Allah).
2.Acknowledge that there is absolutely nothing more merciful than your Lord.There is a hadeeth that says"Allah is
more merciful to His servant than a mother is to her child."
3.Perform salah 5 times a day and be more pious. You can learn more about Islam and be closer to Allah SWT.
Also,do not keep condemning yourself,but rather condemn your sins.A good way to condemn your sins is to always remember that Allah watches everything you do,and when you have a temptation to sin,merely ignore it.If the temptation gets stronger, then say "A'uthubillah himinash shaytaanir rajeem." Make duaa as much as possible.
When you remember Allah,you will be happy and you will no longer sin insha Allah. I pray to Allah to forgive my sins and your sins. Allah is Ar Rahman and Ar Raheem.
As salaamu'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu,
Fardeen Mahmud
Allah loves you . You cried.He let your eye shed tears to save you from hell fire just never stop asking for forgiveness.
Asalaamu alaikum,
Is it possible for Allah to forgive shirk done unintentionally?
I happen to be addicted to the filthy habit of masturbation, and the other day I found myself doing it. While doing it, a very bad thought about Allah popped into my head. Like REALLY bad..... I have so much anxiety, I can't eat or concentrate on anything.....when I thought about this, I quickly warded off the thought.....I feel terrible. Can Allah really forgive shirk? If we repent sincerely? Is there any hope for me? Please help!!
First, Allah does not punish you for your thoughts; Second, the answer is yes, Allah forgives all deeds, even shirk, if you make sincere tawbah.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Asalaamu Alaikum,
Thank you for your prompt reply. Brother, the reason I think Allah will punish me is because I thought the sinful thought about Him(swt) WHILE doing the self-satisfaction sin. It was a tremendous bad thought, and very sexual in nature...what are some good deeds I can do to make up for it?
Jazaakumulaahu Khayran Brother Wael,
muslima01
Do your salat and the nawafil (extra prayers), fast, donate to a good cause, do a kind deed for someone, and keep the praises of Allah on your tongue. We all make mistakes. Fortunately Allah is the Most Merciful.
Wael
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Asalaamu Alaikum Brother Wael,
Sorry to bother you again. Will we be forgiven for thoughts we purposely think? I am really worried because, although I do not believe these thoughts(astaghfurullah), I feel like I might have thought it on purpose...
plz reply promptly, this anxiety is unbearable...
muslima01
Please answer brother!!!
I was willing to give a short reply, but if you need ongoing advice you must register and submit your question as a separate post. Thanks.
Wael
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ive just read this babe! life is really hard and sitting here alone i exactly know how you feel. your capable of everything! you honestly sound like a sweet girl have faith in allah and i sure things will better! keep safe darling and do not worry of anything your fearless babes!XXXXXX
Thank you so much, plz keep me in your duas
Every problem has a solution...
People that are struggling with waswasa aka satanic whispers. Keep faith in the words of Allah. Recite surah Falaq and surah An Nas. The Qur'an is the best healing. And bear ur problems with patience. Over time things become easier and our problems dont seem as big or crushing as they once did. I read somewhere that pain is weakness leaving the body ie the more u go through the agony the stronger u will become eventually. Insha'Allah. Allah only tests us with that which we can cope with. He is our Creator He knows us better then we know ourselves. Don't let satan ruin life for u. See this test through the end will be worth it. Main thing to do is focus ur mind dont put to much pressure on urself relax and take things one step at a time we will all get to where we are suppose to be in our own time. Nothing overtakes the Qadr of Allah SWT. Predestined life so why stress insha'Allah 🙂
INSHAA ALLAH, ALLAH PAK SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS ON US. Dealt your situation with a counter narrative e.g indulge yourself in Allah pak zikr. Get up late night before fajr paryer and try to offer tahajud prayer. Dear above all believe in Allah pak, you can see that how generous his most loved prophet is, and try to pull out those around you from such sinful situations.Surely the mentioned acts will help you to garner the love of Allah pak.listen to your conscience and pray in every prayer to be guided by Allah swt and his friends.
Charity and any deeds of mercy, show mercy on others and definately Allah will show mercy to you
Asslamu alaikum
Am also almost same state like you
I want to repent more
Even if I repent I don't feel satisfication
I feel restless
Soo pls brother ask for me also dua to be among jannah
Asalam o Alaikum
i hope you are fine, I am not a scholar to answer but yet i must tell you that it is haram and not liked to tell your sins to another or public them to make it more witness. Allah can forgive anything until it is remain between Allah and that person.
Tawbah is powerful tool and Allah loves Tawbah. Every son of Adam commit sins but the best among those sinners are those who repent. The door of Repentance is always open until the sun rise from the west or the death approaches to you.
you must fullfil the four conditions of tawbah and donot tell your sins if you had already told someone then tell them you did tawbah and will never repeat that sin kindly forgive you their right of witness as it will helpful for you in the day of judgement or if u cant find that person then ask forgiveness from Allah to remove that sin from your deed book.
the biggest mistake people do after sinning is they get worried and start discussing to others to get the right way of tawbah and after doing tawbah they start thinking that their tawbah is not accepted so this is something more heinous sins and a person have to do again tawbah for thinking like that. May Allah guide us all Ameen Thanks
It's a good comment, jazak Allah khayr.
Wael
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Insh'Allah Allah will forgive you. He is one who forgives if you seek repentance from your heart there's no reason why Allah will not forgive you. read namaaz and don't turn back to the old you that you are ashamed of. We are Allah's servants and his best creation he doesn't want to punish us let's not give him a reason to do so. Give him many reasons to love you and give you a place in Jannah. Ameen we as a Ummah areally strong. Your Muslim brothers and sisters are with you I will do Dua you strengthen your faith again and Allah forgives you.
Hey bro) ima sinful muslim as well..maybe not even a muslim i dont know. But i guess giving up is not of that a Muslim...never doubt that Allah will forgive you..but as well never be assured of it...let's take sins in a measure of kilometer square...so...look...Allah's mercy is measured to infinitive right? And if so called huge sin of yours is up to e.g. 5000km square..how do you think...will His mercy be able to obtain your sins?surely...your sins may be indeed big in the sight of our Lord...and he might be angry with you...but hope that his anger will turn into mercy until the day of the judgement and put effort to make it happen...and brother, never wish for punishment for yourself as a death...death is a truly end of our lives...and as long as you live you have a chance to increase your ""points" to achieve paradise..but since you are dead...its a pitiful situation...even if you are a Muslim...because nowadays' muslims cannot be compared to those of from the earlier times...and 21st century is a really difficult time to face up to for Muslims
Allah always forgives but I feel as if we have to learn how to forgive ourselves. Our prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said the greatest jihad is battling our own selves. Continue to seek repentance, for you're not alone because I feel the same way. But we must continue to have faith in Allah and that he will forgive us for our mistakes. Continued prayer and studies into Islam will strengthen our relationship with Allah, and each prayer is like a new door to the straight right path of righteousness. The path never ends, until the day of Judgement. That is our final destination. Our loyalty to Allah is what matters the most, stay loyal from now on and you will have a good life. Allah swt takes care of his servants.
Aswlkm brothers and sisters ..... All praise to Allah ...after reading the above post and the following replies of our fellow mates .. I really felt good about the mercy of almighty allah .... but I have a doubt. Please reply at the earliest. ..... we commit sin few of them intentionally and few unknowingly...the intentional ones are our own choice ... we take allah for granted at that time and head towards sin .... and then suppose we repent only fearing allah .... I mean with the fear that now allah would punish me right within few days.... but not repent with the feeling that " I disobeyed my lord , who provided me with every single comfort, who doesn't punishes me straight away the moment I commit sin ". I think you understand what I mean ?? .... I mean the feel of love towards allah ... as though I hurt allah by disobeying him , made him sad. ... can we again build that lovely relationship with Allah again??? But yah repenting would rub all our sins .. nice ... alhumdulilah... but that sin would always persist between Allah and us ?? .... I mean can we build a relationship with Allah as though we never committed any ?? And will Allah love me anymore?? I literally pinches my heart when I think about my self of what I could do , but what I have done ?? Please reply