Ibrahim bin Al-Harith is the narrator of this story:
There was once a man who was known for weeping from fear of Allah ( . One day, when he was asked about his bouts of weeping, he said, "I cry when i remember the many ways in which i have wronged myself, and when i remember how i have not been modest before. He who has the ability to punish me. He has given me respite until the day of eternal punishment, the day of eternal misery. By Allah, were I to be asked, 'which is more desirable to you: for accountability to be taken of you and for you to then be ordered to be taken to paradise, or for you to be dust?' I would choose to be dust."
Perhaps it was because he was righteous and they were not; perhaps they were jealous of him; whatever the reason, a group of people resented Rabi' bin Khuthaim, and so they decided to put him to trial.
They chose the most beautiful woman they could find, and they offered her a reward of 1000 dirhams if she could successfully seduce him. After she agreed to take on the challenge, she attired herself in her most beautiful clothing and she put on the best perfume she could find.
Then she went to Rabi' and presented herself before him. They were all alone, and Rabi' seemed to be cornered; worse, her beautiful figure and face presented what seemed to be an inescapable temptation.
Approaching him she moved her body enticingly and she spoke sweet, melodious words. What was Rabi' to do? He had no where to escape; her beauty had practically taken him as captive; and he had no weapon with which he could ward her off.
But wait, he did have a weapon: the truth.
Adressing her with a resolute tone, Rabi' said, "what will you do if you are afflicted with disease and your body and beauty take a turn for the worse?
What will you do when the angel of death comes to take your soul? Or what will you do when Munkar and Nakir test you in your grave?"
He continued in this manner until the woman let out a shrill scream and fainted. When she regained consciousness, she repented for her past sins, and until the very end of her life, dedicated her days and nights to the worship of Allah
Yusuf bin Al-Husain is the narrator of this story:
I was with Dhi-an-Nun on the edge of a stream, when we saw an extraordinarily large lizard crawling along the side of the stream. Something strange yet wonderful then happened. A frog surfaced from the stream, the lizard mounted its back, and the frog then swam to the other side of the stream, carrying its passenger on its back.
Dhi-an-Nun said, "There is something interesting about that lizard let us go and follow it." We crossed the stream (which wasn't so wide in width), and on the other side, we saw a drunken man who had passed out. Suddenly, a snake appeared before the prone body of the drunkard. It slithered its way up to the man's navel to his chest, making a direct course to one of his ears.
The lizard we saw earlier then sprang into action. It jumped onto the snake and struck it violently, splitting its body into two. Returning to the edge of the stream, the lizard then mounted the frog again, and the two crossed to the other side of the stream, though both were still visible to us. Dhi-an-Nun woke up the drunkard, who slowly opened his eyes and became conscious of what was happening around him. Dhi-an-Nun said, "O young man, look how Allah has saved you! When this snake came to kill you, that lizard came and killed it. He then eplained the entire story to the young man.
The young man stood up and exclaimed: "O my lord, this is how you deal with one who disobeys you, then what will your mercy be like for the one who obeys you?" He then betook himself to the desert, vowing to dedicate his life to worship and to never return to the evils of the city.
Who among us does not sin? And who among us does all that is required of him in the religion?
It is an undeniable fact that we all have shortcomings; what distinguishes some of us from the others, what raises some of us above the others, is that the successful ones among us are those who repent their sins and ask Allah to forgive them.
It is truly encouraging to know that the door to repentance is always open. Glad tidings, then, to every Muslim who constantly and consistently hastens to repent to Allah and to ask for His forgiveness.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Mercy of Allah
The Messenger (S) Attested to His Sincerity
The Close Link Between Repentance and Worldly Blessings
Woe Unto You, O Dinar
Coming To Terms With The Reality Of Life
You Have Guided Me To A Path That You Know Not Yourselves
What I Want Is Life That Is Not Ended By Death
The True Treasure
The Accepted Repentance
Good Advice
Good Deeds Actually Remove Evil Deeds
The Grave Of A Righteous Man
Mercy And Forgiveness For The One Who Repents
Everything That Is Going To Happen Is Near At Hand
Let Us Hasten To Repent
If You Really Want To Disobey Allah
The Lingering Pain Of Sinning
The Integrity of Fudail bin 'Iyad (R)
Death Is Better Than Allah's Punishment
The Evil, Long-Term Effects Of Sinning...
Yet There Is Hope Until The Very End
The Noble Qur an
A Tongue That Remains Moist With The Remembrance
Of Allah (A)
Race Towards Repentance!
The Ever-Living Never Sleeps
The Reality Of Our Existence
Can Even I Repent?
It Was Because Of Their Repentance That They Were Saved
The Repentance Of Ka'b bin Malik (R)
Repent Throughout The Day
When I Die
The Sinner Who Constantly Repents
Whoever Wants To Repent
He (R) Brought Me To Them So That I Can Reform My Character
Old Age
The Hallmarks Of A Sincere Repentance
My Lord, Here Is My Forelock In Your Hand
Constantly Sinning And Constantly Repenting
The Advice Of Khidr (A)
The Advice Of Al-Hasan
The Covering Of Sins
A Similar Text To The Last One
You Have Indeed Been Forgiven
A Similar Text To The Previous One
Important Points Concerning Repentance That We Must Understand
Repentance Is Sweet
It Is Indeed You Who Are The Rider, And I Who Am The Foot-Traveler
Then How Will You Withstand The Fire Of The Hereafter!
O Wretched Man!
By Allah, I Will Leap Up On Them In Paradise
Safety...Safety!
Silah
How Wuhaib Repented
The Blessing Of Repentance... Or The Blessing Of Richness
A Visit To The Graveyard
The Repentance Of Nuh (Noah) (A)
A Heavy Burden
The Ranking Of A Person Who Repents
An Effective, Though Difficult, Way Of Fighting Off Temptation
A Repentance That Involved Losing His Leg
The Repentance Of Barkh
A Repentant Journey To The City Of The Righteous
The Thief Of The Children Of Israel
Be Pleased With Me
How To Ward Off The Evils Of Wealth
Wise Sayings, Interesting Events and Moral Lessons from the Islamic History. Excerpts and passages collected from many books written by the scholars of Islam have been compiled in this volume. The contents will be of equal interest to all Muslims whether they are children or adults, and similarly they will gain a lot of virtues, develop good character patterns, and adopt intellectual behaviour in their lives from the examples of the great personalities of Islam.
Is it true that if one feels sorry for your sin (or intended sin) you are forgiven by Allah, or will it eventually just be a case of accounting - good versus bad deeds? Please explain to me how forgiveness works and salvation is obtained.
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