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anonymous
salam brothers and sisters i hope this reaches you in the best of health
basically im a brother, i pray 5 times and everyhting alhumdulillah. but like a daybefore ramadan i commited sins like listening to music and other shameless acts which im too ashamed to detail here. and i was hoping that i could repent in ramadan
i usually try never to do these things. I wish some huge punishment would come upon me so that i could be forgiven, but Allah swt does as he pleases........
now i feel like Allah swt doesnt care about me anymore, i dont know what to do. how does one simply repent from such a thing? surely all my repentances will be insincere if i do them now like i "planned", astaghfirullah
please make dua that Allah forgives me my brothers and sisters, please do it now, even if its just a small one....
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Know that Allah's mercy, compassion and forgiveness are all encompassing and his mercy is one of his most important and significant qualities of the almighty in the Qur’an, as well as in the saying and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wasallam).
In a Hadith Qudsi Allah states:
"O son of Adam, as long as you call upon Me and put your hope in Me, I have forgiven you for what you have done and I do not mind. O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky and then you would seek My forgiveness, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, if you were to come to Me with sins that are close to filling the earth and then you would meet Me without ascribing any partners with Me, I would certainly bring to you forgiveness close to filling it."
In this Hadithi Qudsi, Allah gives hope to mankind more than any other narration. It displays the quality and attribute of Allahs mercy. Indeed, He is ar-Rahman, the Most Compassionate, and ar-Raheem, the Most Merciful. In this Hadithi Qudsi, Allah tells man of the greatness of His forgiveness and mercy so that no one would despair due to the amount of sins he may have committed.
This is supported by the following verse of the Holy Quran:
Say: O My servants who have transgressed against their own souls, despair not of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(Surah az-Zumar 39:53)
Approximately 113 chapters of the Holy Qur’an begin with: "In the name of Allah the Most-Compassionate; the Most-Merciful".
When supplicating, one should truly seek Allahs aid and His forgiveness and demonstrate his need for Allah and submit to Him with fear and hope in receiving the desired response.
Allah advises in Surat al-Araaf 7:56:
And invoke Him in fear and aspiration (of hope). Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to those who do good.
Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people.
(Surah Yusuf 12:87)
One must be hopeful of Allahs mercy and forgiveness and fearful of His punishment. It is this fear that should lead one to seek Allahs forgiveness with hope.
Allah says:
Know that Allah is severe in punishment and that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
(Surat al-Maaidah 5:98)
These are constant reminders to all who read the Qur’an of the great mercy, compassion and forgiveness of almighty Allah. So do not despair for whatever wrongs we have done if we repent sincerely with the intention to NEVER commit the sin again then surely Allah the most merciful will forgive us.
But know that we must balance having hope for his forgiveness and fear that he may not forgive us our sins or accept our deeds. This balance will help keep us on our toes so that we are ever trying to gain his forgiveness and wanting our good deeds accepted all of the time rather than being satisfied that he will forgive us and our accept our deeds.
So whenever you trip and sin then stop immediatley and repent and cry to your lord for mercy and forgiveness and replace the sins with good deeds. We must NEVER lose hope and give in for that is what our sworn enemy shaythan wants.
No matter HOW many times we sin even if they were to pile up so high to the sky, we can be forgiven by the infinite mercy of Allah. As long as we are sincere in our repentance and have remorse with the intention never to repeat such an act again.
Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people.
(Surah Yusuf 12:87)
So you must NEVER despair of the mercy of Allah for he is willing to forgive ALL sins as long as your repentance is sincere. Allah loves repentance so repent and strive to eradicate these sins from yuor life. When you sin then only you are to blame for we are all responsible for our own sins and when we ask of Allah to help us stop sinning then all we need to do is take a few simple steps and Allah will help us with the rest but it is this effort you need to continue making and you must NEVER give up hope for that is what your enemy shaythan wants.
All shaythan can do is whisper in your ear but YOU have the choice and YOU are in control over your actions. So if you fail a million times over then keep striving and persevering and NEVER give up. You WILL conquer this eventually but ONLY by continued perserverance.
So have hope in yourself for you can conquer and achieve ANYTHING you want to. Be strong and strive and know that you ARE stronger than the mere whispers of shaythan.
May Allah help you to overcome these sins and to have more hope in yourself. Ameen
So do not waste anymore time as it is the blessed month. Therefore we should aim to maximize each and every second. These threads will help you inshallah:
12 Ways to Maximize Ramadan:
http://www.islamicboard.com/fasting-...y-ramadan.html
How productive was your day in Ramadan:
http://www.islamicboard.com/fasting-...y-ramadan.html
Ramadan Worship Checklist:
http://www.islamicboard.com/fasting-...checklist.html
Daily Muslim Worship Routine:
http://www.islamicboard.com/general/...p-routine.html
May Allah enable us to do everything to please him and refrain from anything which may anger or displease him. Ameen