A DUA FOR REPENTANCE. Steps for Tawbah

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*A DUA FOR REPENTANCE*

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*Steps for Tawbah*

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The following is an easy and beneficial dua that we all should all make an effort to learn.

*أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْْقَيُّومُ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ*

_“Astaghfirullah al-’Azeem al-lazi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum wa atubu ilaih ”_

 _I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, The Living, The Eternal, and I repent unto Him_

Prophet ﷺ said that even if he has committed sins as much as the the foam of an ocean, still he will be forgiven. 

[Abu Dawud- 2:85, Tirmidhi 5:569]

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Allah ﷻ says

*وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يَقۡبَلُ ٱلتَّوۡبَةَ عَنۡ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَعۡفُواْ عَنِ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ وَيَعۡلَمُ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ*

_And it is He who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds, and He knows what you do._

[42:25]

Allah ﷻ also says

*وَمَن يَعۡمَلۡ سُوٓءًا أَوۡ يَظۡلِمۡ نَفۡسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسۡتَغۡفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٗا رَّحِيمٗا*

_And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful._

[4:110]

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In a Hadith Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, _“Allah is more joyful with the repentance of his servant than one of you who has lost his camel on a journey in an empty desert while it carries his food and drink.”_

In another narration, the Prophet ﷺ said, _“Having lost hope, he lies down in the shade and despairs over his camel, but all of a sudden he finds the camel standing over him. He takes hold of its reins and out of joy he proclaims: O Allah, you are my servant and I am your Lord. He makes a mistake due to his extreme joy.”_

[Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5950, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2747]

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Imagine how much happiness a person needs to feel before totally losing his words and mind and saying such a statement, Allah ﷻ has a greater joy than that at repentance.

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Abu Sa’id al-Khudri رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, _“Shaitan said: By Your might, O Lord, I will continue to mislead the children of Adam, as long as their souls are in their bodies. The Lord said: *By My might and majesty, I will continue to forgive them, as long as they seek My forgiveness.*”_

[Musnad Aḥmad 27627, Grade: Sahih according to Al-Suyuti]

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Imam Nawawi رحمه الله writes in the chapter of Tawbah in his Riyadh As Saliheen, that Tawbah is of 3 conditions,

1. To stop committing it.

2. To feel regret for committing it.

3. To be determined not to recommit it.

4. The fourth only applies when you infringe on another persons rights, by hurting them verbally or physically or taking their property unjustly. Then you must right your wrong with respect to them accordingly.

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So what are you waiting for?

*Repent!*

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