A Guide On How To Deal With The Covid-19 Pandemic From An Islamic Perspective! Episode 14 Making complete repentance (Tawbah)

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*A Guide On How To Deal With The Covid-19 Pandemic From An Islamic Perspective!*

*Episode 14*

*Making complete repentance (Tawbah)*

*The Rights of the Creation*

It requires the conditions stated on the previous episodes along with making

amends with anyone you have wronged in the following two categories:

*POSSESSIONS*

If you have taken or borrowed something that belongs to someone else then you must return it back to them.

If you no longer have it, then give back its equivalent.

If giving the equivalent is not possible, then return the current value in money.

If the person has passed away, then give it to their heir.

If there is no way of contacting the heir or the person, give themoney in charity on the owner’s behalf (if they are Muslim).

If they are not Muslim, then give it in charity (but it does not

have to be on their behalf).

*Honour*

You need to seek forgiveness from anyone you have wronged,

physically or verbally, e.g. swearing, backbiting, slandering.

It is best to apologise to the person directly.

However, you can make du’a for the person and ask Allah to

forgive them if:

Draft the messages or voice notes to send to people as soon as

possible. You can help elderly relatives who need to do this by

drafting the message for them.

Example message: “I believe I may have backbitten or thought

negative of you, so can you please forgive me…”

Making complete repentance (tawbah)

1) the person is unaware you have wronged them/apologising

will cause more harm than good.

2) there is no way to contact them.