THE REPENTING SINNER. Allah ﷻ Loves This Quality

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 *THE REPENTING SINNER* 

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 *Allah ﷻ Loves This Quality* 

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Allah ﷻ says in Surah Al-Imran

*وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُواْ فَـاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُواْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُواْ اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ لِذُنُوبِهِمْ*

_And those who, when they have committed immorality or wronged themselves with evil, remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins._

[3:135]

Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه said "I was told when this Ayah was revealed, Iblis cried."

In a Hadith reported in the 2 Sahihs 

Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrates that the Prophet ﷺ said _“A servant committed a sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah the Exalted said: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him accountable. Then the servant returned to his sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah said: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him accountable. Then the servant returned to his sin and he said: O Allah, forgive my sin! Allah said: My servant has committed a sin and he knows he has a Lord who forgives sins and holds him accountable, so do what you will for I have forgiven you.”_

[Sahih Al-Bukhari 7068, Sahih Muslim 2758]

The ayah continues..

*وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ*

_And who can forgive sins except Allah?_

*وَلَمْ يُصِرُّواْ عَلَى مَا فَعَلُواْ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ*

_And do not persist in what they have done, while they know._

[3:135]

Meaning, they repent from their error, return to Allah ﷻ before death, do not insist on error, and if they err again, they repent from it again.

In a Hadith the Prophet ﷺ said _"The intelligent person is the one who keeps a check on himself and does actions that will benefit him after death; and the foolish person is the one who follows his desires and places false hope in Allah.”_

[At-Tirmidhi]

Meaning, He Sins and while Sinning he thinks that Allah ﷻ will forgive him so why not just go ahead and do more sins.

This is foolish to think anyone can outsmart the Lord of the Worlds.

Allah ﷻ will only forgive if you are sincere.

Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه reported: The Prophet ﷺ said:

_“All of the children of Adam are sinners, and the best sinners are those who repent.”_

[Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2499, Grade: Sahih]

May Allah ﷻ forgive our shortcomings and make us among the sincere.

*آمين*

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