Haven't you Heard?* [[----- Part Five -----]]

 *Haven't you Heard?*

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بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

In one time or the other, we have committed some sins in the past, the sins that if we remember, we become ashamed of ourselves, we become worried - as whether we will get Allah's mercy on the day of judgement or not.

It is recommended to seek forgiveness a lot, and to repent sincerely every time the sin comes to one’s mind. If we practice this, then, we have no cause to worry about our past sins. Yes. This is why the prophet (PBUH) said:

*“Everyone from my nation will enter Paradise but those who refuse.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who will refuse?” The Prophet said, “Whoever obeys me enters Paradise, and whoever disobeys me has refused.”* 📚Source: S‌ah‌i‌h‌ al-Bukha‌ri‌ 7280

My people!

The Hadīth above gives good news to the righteous people in this Ummah that they all will enter Paradise except those who disobey Allah and His Messenger.

Now,

Sincerity in our repentance is the key. And sincerely in repentance is achieved when a repentant quits the sin exclusively for the sake of Allah (swt), aspiring for His forgiveness and seeking to earn His pleasure and escape His punishment, as opposed to quitting a sin for a worldly reason.

*Rulings on sins committed against other people before being guided*

When a person sincerely repents by regretting what he has done and resolving not to repeat it, and he gives it up out of respect and fear of Allah, then Allah accepts his repentance and wipes out his past sins by His grace and kindness.

But if the sin involved wrongdoing against someone else, then the sinner has to do what he is obliged to do by repenting from what has happened, regretting it, giving it up and resolving not to do it again. He must also restore the rights of the one whom he wronged, or seek his forgiveness , such as saying, Please forgive me,” etc. Or he should give him his dues, because of the hadeeth

*“Whoever has done some wrong to his brother, let him seek his forgiveness today before there is no dinar or dirham, when if he has some righteous deeds (to his credit), some of his hasanaat (good deeds) will be taken in proportion to his wrongdoing, and if he has no hasanaat some of the sayi’aat (bad deeds) of the one whom he wronged will be taken and added to his burden.”* 📚(Narrated by al-Bukhaari in his Saheeh).

So the believer should strive to put things right and restore his brother’s rights. So he should either give him his dues or ask him for his forgiveness. If it has to do with his honour then he has to ask for his forgiveness if he can. If he cannot, or he fears the consequences of telling him or that telling him about what he said will cause more trouble, then he should pray for forgiveness for him and make du’aa’ for him, and mention his good points that he knows of , to compensate for saying bad things, aiming to wash away something bad with something good. So he should speak of his good points that he knows of and spread good words about him to counteract the bad things which he said before, and he should pray for forgiveness for him and make du’aa’ for him. In this way the problem will be solved (In Shaa Allah).

If it's his wealth you take without his consent, and you fear telling him will result to unbearable troubles, then, you can give a lot charity with the intention that the rewards should go to the one you wronged. However.....

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TO BE CONTINUED


سبحانك اللهم وبحمدك نشهد ان لا اله الا انت نستغفرك ونتوابوااليك