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Is it ever too late to repent and turn to Allah (SWT) no matter what I have done?
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Here's a really good link on repentance, aswell as questions which people have asked with answers;
http://islamtoday.com/show_sub_secti...9&sub_cat_id=0
Never. You could have committed the biggest sin, which is shirk, and still repent. As long as your repentance is sincere, then it will be accepted inshallah.
Salam.
And by never I mean that it's never too late to repent.
Assalamu Alaikum
A man might get tired after continuously being asked for favours from those of an ill nature, but Allaah never tires, though you may ask him a billion times...
Greatness of Allah
Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) described the greatness of Allaah in the most beautiful way:
"He is controlling the affairs of all the kingdoms. He commands and prohibits, creates and gives provision, and gives death and gives life. He raises and lowers peoples status, alternates night and day, gives days (good and not so good) to men by turns, and causes nations to rise and fall, so that one nation vanishes and another emerges. His command and decree are carried out throughout the heavens and on earth, above it and below it, in the oceans and in the air. He has knowledge of all things and knows the number of all things. He hears all voices, and does not mistake one for another; He hears them all, in all the different languages and with all their varied requests and pleas. No voice distracts Him from hearing another, He does not confuse their requests, and He never tires of hearing the pleas of those in need. He sees all that is visible, even the walk of a black ant across a solid rock in the darkest night.
The unseen is visible to Him, and secrets are known to Him Whosoever is in the heavens and on earth begs of Him (its needs from Him). Every day He has a matter to bring forth (such as giving honour to some, disgrace to some, life to some, death to some, etc.)! [al-Rahmaan 55:29 interpretation of the meaning]. He forgives sins, eases worries, relieves distress, helps the defeated person back on his feet, makes the poor rich, guides the one who is astray and confused, fulfils the needs of the desperate, feeds the hungry, clothes the naked, conceals faults, and calms fears. He raises the status of some and lowers the status of others Even if all the inhabitants of heaven and earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as pious as the most pious among them, this would not increase His sovereignty in the slightest; if they all, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn alike, were to be as rebellious as the most rebellious among them, this would not decrease His sovereignty in the slightest. If everything in heaven and on earth, the first and the last of them, mankind and jinn, living and dead, animate and inanimate, were to stand in one place and ask of Him, and He were to give them everything that they asked for, thiswould not decrease what He has by even an atoms weight.
He is the First, before Whom there is nothing, and the Last, after Whom there is nothing, may He be blessed and exalted. He is the Most deserving of being remembered, the Most deserving of being worshipped, the Most deserving of being thanked. He is the Most Compassionate of kings, the Most Generous of those who are asked He is the King Who has no partner or associate, the One who has no rival, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who has no son, the Most High, and there is none like unto Him. Everything will perish save His face [al-Qasas 28:88 interpretation of the meaning], and everything will vanish except His sovereignty He will not be obeyed except by His permission, and He will not be disobeyed except with His knowledge. He is obeyed, so He shows His appreciation, and He is disobeyed, so he forgives. Every punishment on His part is justice, and every blessing from Him is a favour. He is the closest of witnesses and the nearest of protectors. He seizes people by their forelocks, records their deeds and decrees the appointed time for all things. Hearts conceal nothing from Him, for secrets are known to Him. His gift is a word and His punishment is a word: Verily, His Command, when He intends a thing, is only that He says to it, Be! and it is. [Yaa-Seen 36:82 interpretation of the meaning]. (Adapted from al-Waabil al-Sayib, p. 125)"
http://www.islamawareness.net/Allah/greatness.html
I thought every sin is forgiven except shirkNever. You could have committed the biggest sin, which is shirk, and still repent. As long as your repentance is sincere, then it will be accepted inshallah.
Salam.
Not if you repent from it. Otherwise no one could convert to islam, could they? :P
Every sin is forgiven (if the person does not repent from it) other than shirk.
And Allah knows best. Salam.
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Yes every sin except shirk sister,
when you convert to Islam a new page is turned a fresh clean one, you are starting from scratch, now after that if you commit shirk, you have serious issues that are not easy to deal with,
remember shirk can sometimes be committed unintentionally, there are various different forms of shirk.
Yeah, definitely sister, the thing the prophet warned most about was riya'a, or hidden shirk, which is the most dangerous kind of all, as the person doesn't usually even know that they're committing it.
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullaah
even shirk is forgiven UNLESS YOU DIE UPON IT.
Die with laa ilaaha illallaah on your lips, and every sin can be forgiven, including past shirk...
Allahu knows best, Assalamu Alaikum
format_quote Originally Posted by IbnAbdulHakim
Sorry it's not that i don't believe you bhaiya, but post the dhaleel for future reference inshaAllah
Walaykum Salaam warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
format_quote Originally Posted by Umma Wasat
All sins, even polytheism, are forgiven with sincere repentance.
Allah says:
“Say:‘O my servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of Allah’s Mercy. Truly, Allah forgives all sins. Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Sûrah al-Zumar 39: 53]
Brother listen to the lecture 'Oh Allah, Forgive Me' by Shiekh Yasir Qadhi and it will leave you with your answer and with tears in your eyes, the lecture is brilliant mashallah, may Allah (swt) bestow wonderous blessings upon brother Yasir Qadhi, that I advise everyone to listen to it, it is seriously brilliant. Allah (swt) is incredibly Merciful, just SOOOO incredibly Merciful. Do not take Allah (swt) attributes lightly akhi. I remember the words from the lecture but it is better if you listen to it, I really recommend it.
http://www.islamicboard.com/islamic-...orgive-me.html
Click on the above link and the website for the lecture will be there inshallah
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Hmm, that was quick, i can imagine you going through hadith books infront of the pc, jazakAllah FOR LINK. Is that your site? They write in the same font as you..format_quote Originally Posted by - Qatada -
format_quote Originally Posted by Umma WasatHow can we repent from shirk?
Question:
Will Allah forgive us for syirik? Can we repent from syirik? How do we repent. Is there any special prayers we must offer (any duas)?.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Shirk is the greatest of sins, because Allaah has told us that He will not forgive the one who does not repent to Him from it, but in the case of lesser sins the matter is subject to His will: if He wills, He will forgive the one who meets Him with that sin unrepented for, and if He wills, He will punish him. This means that we should fear shirk greatly, as it is so serious before Allaah.
Fath al-Majeed, p. 58.
Hence we must repent from all kinds of shirk, whether it is major shirk or minor shirk. If a person repents sincerely then Allaah will accept his repentance and forgive him his sins.
After mentioning shirk in the verse in which He says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah”
[al-Furqaan 25:68]
and stating that its people will abide forever in Hell, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds, and Allaah is Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-Furqaan 25:68-70]
Repentance from shirk means giving it up and submitting to Allaah alone, regretting one's neglect of Allaah’s rights and resolving never to go back to it. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief), their past will be forgiven”
[al-Anfaal 8:38]
“If they cease” means, give up their kufr, by submitting to Allaah alone with no partner or associate. Tafseer al-Sa’di.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Islam destroys that which came before it” – i.e., of sins. Narrated by Muslim 121.
The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that the gate of repentance remains open so long at the death rattle has not reached a person’s throat. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah will accept His slave’s repentance so long as the death rattle has not yet reached his throat.” (Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3537; see also Saheeh al-Jaami’, 1425.
Whoever commits major shirk that puts a person beyond the pale of Islam must repent sincerely from that, put his actions straight and correct his intention. It is also prescribed for him to do ghusl after repenting, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded Qays ibn ‘Aasim to do that when he became Muslim. (Narrated by Ahmad, Abu Dawood, al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasaa’i; classed as saheeh by Ibn al-Sakan.
Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah, 5/317
With regard to minor shirk, the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) warned us against it, fearing that his ummah might fall into it. He (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The thing I fear most for you is minor shirk.” (Narrated by Ahmad, 23119. al-Albaani said in al-Silsilah al-Saheehah (951): its isnaad is jayyid). And he said: “Shirk among you is more subtle than the sound of the footsteps of an ant on a rock. Shall I not tell you of something which, if you do it, it will take that away from you, both minor and major forms of it. Say: Allaahumma inni a’oodhu bika an ushrika bika wa ana a’lam wastaghfiruka lima laa a’lam (O Allaah, I seek refuge with You from associating anything with You knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness for that of which I am unaware).”
Saheeh al-Jaami’, 2876.
Islam Q&A
http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref...=eng&txt=shirk
Assalamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullaah
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Jazaak Allaah Khayr for the link.
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Thanks for the reply's everyone:smile:
I have two more questions I hope can be answered, Insha-Allah.
Can a person who does a sin countless times still repent too?
Can a person still be guided if he is sincere and wants to be guided?
Will it ever be too late to have the seal removed from his heart, eyes and ears?
Akhi, listen to the lecture and you will have all of your questions answered and you will be absolutely amazed and in awe of Allah's (swt) Mercy
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