I have a question

A_Way_Of_Life said:
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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?
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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (Peace be upon him), from among the things he reports from his Lord (mighty and sublime be He), is that he said:

A servant [of Allah's] committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them. Then he sinned again and said: O Lord, forgive me my sin. And He (glorified and exalted be He) said: My servant has committed a sin and has known that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for sins. Do what you wish, for I have forgiven you.

It was related by Muslim (also by al-Bukhari).



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It is therefore important to know what true repentance entails. Sincere repentance has the following conditions:

1. The person must recognize that he or she has committed a sin and truly regret having done so.

2. The person must have a sincere resolve never to commit the sin again.

3. The person must turn to Allah in humility and ask for forgiveness.

4. If the sin had caused harm to someone else, the person must make every attempt to redress the harm.


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This does not mean that if the person falls weak and returns to the same sin in the future, his or her former repentance is null and void. What is needed is a serious commitment in the heart never to commit the sin again. The doors to repentance are always open.

http://islamtoday.com/show_sub_section.cfm?main_cat_id=29&sub_cat_id=0




So yeah, even if a person sins continuously - so long as they repent and don't give up of Allah's Mercy. And whenever repenting, intend not to do the sin again - then Allah will be willing to forgive them. If they continue sinning without repenting, then this is much more harmful than never repenting.




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?
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The more you distance away from Allah, the more harder it may be to return to Him because of what you mentioned. This is why you'll find that those who do really evil sins drown in them and if it wasn't for their sincerity and trust in Allah, they would remain misguided. This is why those who do less sins are more likely to return back to Allah more easily, because they have less sins and barriers to return back to Allah with.

Allaah Almighty says (translation of the meaning):

“O My slaves, all of you are astray except those whom I guide, so ask Me for guidance, and I will guide you. O My slaves, all of you are hungry except those whom I feed, so ask me for food and I will feed you. O My slaves, all of you are naked except those whom I clothe, so ask Me for clothing and I will clothe you. … O My slaves, if the first of you and the last of you, your humans and your jinn, were to stand on a single plain and ask of Me and I were to give each one what he asked for, that would not cause any loss to Me greater than what is lost when a needle is dipped into the sea.”

Narrated by Muslim (2577).



There is also a hadith qudsi which states that;


The Prophet (Peace be upon him) said: Allah the Almighty said:

I am as My servant thinks I am (1). I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself; and if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assemble better than it. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed.

(1) Another possible rendering of the Arabic is: "I am as My servant expects Me to be". The meaning is that forgiveness and acceptance of repentance by the Almighty is subject to His servant truly believing that He is forgiving and merciful. However, not to accompany such belief with right action would be to mock the Almighty.

 It was related by al-Buhkari (also by Muslim, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn-Majah).



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All of mankind is astray except those who take them steps towards Allah, in sincerity and with the intention of searching for the truth. Then once they turn to Allah for that guidance and ask Him of it - then He is the One who guides the hearts. And those who are sincere in wanting to turn away from Allah, and have the intention that they want to be rebellious against Him - even when the truth becomes clear and manifest to them - then they are lead astray, while they throw themselves into destruction while they perceive it not.


This is explained in the Qur'an when Allah says:


By the night when it covers
And [by] the day when it appears
And [by] He who created the male and female,

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Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);

As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
And believes in the best [reward],
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).


But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And denies the best [reward],
We will make smooth for him the path for evil;


And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction).

Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance,

And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).


Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell);
None shall enter it save the most wretched,
Who denies and turns away.


But the righteous one will avoid it -
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise).


[Qur'an Surah Layl (the Night) 92]



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If you are sincere in wanting to be guided, Allah will help you earn His pleasure and reward. Whereas if you aren't sincere, then you will go astray and cause harm to yourself.


When Iblis/satan/shaytan disobeyed Allaah, he said;


[Iblees] said, "My Lord, because You have put me in error, I will surely make [disobedience] attractive to them on earth, and I will mislead them all

"Except Your chosen, (guided) slaves among them." (mukhliseen)*

(Allah) said: "This is the Way which will lead straight to Me."

Indeed, My servants - no authority will you have over them, except those who follow you of the deviators.


[Qur'an 15: 39-42]



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*The word in that verse is mukhliseen, which comes from the word Ikhlaas - which means sincerity. It is clear from the verse that satan/iblis will mislead the servants of Allah except those who are sincere to Him.


Shaytan hates it when you repent to Allah, and he will attempt to beautify a sinful act while making you remember that Allah is the Most Merciful - however once you commit that sin, you will feel bad and shaytan will make you feel helpless to the extent where he will say that you're too sinful to repent and gain Allah's Mercy.


But know that this is a great trick from shaytan, continue asking Allah for forgiveness since all of the children of Adam sin. Have a balanced feeling of love, hope and fear. This is healthy because it helps you to avoid sin, aswell as hope for Allah's Mercy if you ever did fall into it.




Like everyone else said, listen to the lecture insha Allah. :)



And Allah knows best.
 
Why don't you try downloading the lecture akhi and listen to it on your comp, vaia Windows Media Player, RealPlayer etc
 
sry. i meant i think its never too late to repent. try and do as much praying and dua as you can for forgiveness and then its left up to allah subhanwata'ala
 
Muslim :: Book 37 : Hadith 6663
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying that a man killed ninety-nine persons and then he began to make an inquiry whether there was any way left for him for repentance. He came to a monk and asked him about that, and he said: There is no chance for repentance for you. He killed the monk also and then began to make an inquiry and moved from one village to another village where there lived pious persons, and as he had covered some distance, he was overtaken by death, but he managed to crawl upon his chest (to the side nearer to the place where the pious men lived). He died and then there was a dispute between the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment and (when it was measured) he was found to be nearer to the village where pious persons were living equal to the Space of a span and he was thus included among them.
 
Muslim :: Book 37 : Hadith 6611
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant when he turns penitently towards Him than one of you would be on finding the lost camel.


Muslim :: Book 37 : Hadith 6615
'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Allah is more pleased with the repentance of a believing man.
 
angels of mercy and the angels of punishment ...

sorry for my lack of knowledge..but could someone explain the role of these angels? I thought only Allah decides upon mercy or punishment what are the roles of these angels that were mentioned in one of the previous posts?
 
Volume 4, Book 56, Number 676:

Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:

The Prophet said, "Amongst the men of Bani Israel there was a man who had murdered ninety-nine persons. Then he set out asking (whether his repentance could be accepted or not). He came upon a monk and asked him if his repentance could be accepted. The monk replied in the negative and so the man killed him. He kept on asking till a man advised to go to such and such village. (So he left for it) but death overtook him on the way. While dying, he turned his chest towards that village (where he had hoped his repentance would be accepted), and so the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment quarrelled amongst themselves regarding him. Allah ordered the village (towards which he was going) to come closer to him, and ordered the village (whence he had come), to go far away, and then He ordered the angels to measure the distances between his body and the two villages. So he was found to be one span closer to the village (he was going to). So he was forgiven."
 
Bismillah - In the Name of ALLAH, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate.

My brother even if you do a million things wrong, (not saying you should or that you do)
the Almighty Allah will forgive you,
as long as you are sincere and true in your repentance.

but Shirk will not be forgiven,
even if you do a million good deeds,
your repentance will be of no avail.

i mean for example some muslims read horoscopes,
yet they do not realise they are committing shirk.

Shaykh Ahmad Ali, from Bradford, England.
he has a bayaan (talk) called Tawheed & Shirk.

I suggest you try and get a copy of that and listen to it,
is very beneficial.
 

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