REPENTANCE - THE CRADLE OF DIVINE MERCY*

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*REPENTANCE - THE CRADLE OF DIVINE MERCY*
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*Turn to Allaah (ﷻ) in Repentance and Trust in Him (ﷻ)*
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Allaah (ﷻ) says;

*وَإِنِّى لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًا ثُمَّ ٱهْتَدَىٰ*

*“But indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.”*
(Ta Ha 20:82)

There is never a time or will ever be a time Allaah (ﷻ) has or will reject sincere repentance. We all make mistakes in our lives and we all commit sins because Allaah (ﷻ) has created us weak and we are bind to sin against our *Creator*.

We are all humans and most times tend to lose the path for a while. What do we do when we realize we were wrong? We gently and sincerely turn to Allaah (ﷻ) in repentance.

Allaah (ﷻ) says;

*قُلْ يَٰعِبَادِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا۟ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ*

*“Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], . . .”*

*لَا تَقْنَطُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ*

*“. . . Do not despair of the mercy of Allaah, . . .”*

*إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ*

*“. . . Indeed, Allaah forgives all sins, . . .”*

*إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ*

*“. . . Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful’.”*
(Az-Zumar 39:53)

Allaah (ﷻ) hates sins, whether small or big, and Allaah (ﷻ) warns of punishment for sins, but He (ﷻ) does not want His slaves to despair of His mercy. He (ﷻ) likes we the sinners to seek His forgiveness and repent to Him (ﷻ), but Shaytan likes it when despair fills our hearts and he prevents us from repenting and turning to Allaah (ﷻ).

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Ya Bani Adam! If you don't know it, know it now; Shaytan doesn't win when you sinned against Allaah (ﷻ) but he wins when you felt that Allaah (ﷻ) cannot forgive you for that sin.

Allaah (ﷻ) says;

*ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ يَعِدُكُمُ ٱلْفَقْرَ وَيَأْمُرُكُم بِٱلْفَحْشَآءِۖ*

*“Satan threatens you with poverty and orders you to immorality, . . .”*

*وَٱللَّهُ يَعِدُكُم مَّغْفِرَةً مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلًاۗ*

*“. . . While Allaah promises you forgiveness from Him and bounty, . . .”*

*وَٱللَّهُ وَٰسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ*

*“. . . And Allaah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.”*
(Al-Baqarah 2:268)

We all want good things to happen in our lives, but too often we want it now; not later. When it doesn’t happen the way we want it to, we are tempted to ask, *_“When, Allaah (ﷻ), when?”_* Forget about all this and seek forgiveness from your *Creator* and work for *ʾĀkhirah*.

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Stop the sins, regret deeply and truly for the sins you committed, return to Allaah (ﷻ) for forgiveness, and make a strong intention never to return to that sins ever again.

Remember, Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) narrated that Allaah's Messenger (ﷺ) said; *_“When Allaah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, ‘My Mercy overpowers My Anger’.”_*
(Sahih al-Bukhari 3194, Book 59, Hadith 5)

So, Allaah (ﷻ) will always have mercy upon anyone who seeks for His forgiveness sincerely.

Believe that Allaah (ﷻ) is the *“Most Forgiving, Most Merciful and Most Compassionate”* to all children of Adam (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ). He (ﷻ) will always forgive us when we ask for it.

May Allaah (ﷻ) forgive us our sins, shower His mercy upon us and guide us through the straight path.

*آمين يا رب العالمين*