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Do Not Despair
Allah ﷻ says:
قُلۡ يَٰعِبَادِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسۡرَفُواْ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ لَا تَقۡنَطُواْ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَغۡفِرُ ٱلذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”
[39:53]
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This Ayah is a call to all sinners, be they disbelievers or others, to repent and turn to Allah ﷻ.
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This Ayah tells us that Allah ﷻ will forgive all the sins of those who repent to Him and turn back to Him, no matter what or how many his sins are, even if they are like the foam of the sea.
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The Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ has had men of Sins who turned back to Allah ﷻ and became great muslims!
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Look at the most foremost example of this,
Umar Ibn Al Khattab رضي الله عنه , who tortured his own relatives who became muslim, who went to kill Prophet ﷺ, but ended up being buried next to him ﷺ.
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Look at the likes of Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl رضي الله عنه!
An Enemy of Islam throughout the Seerah, a Muslim at the end of it, He became a Top General under the Khulafa Rashideen!
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And how many scholars do you see?!
They repented and then Allah ﷻ uses them for great services of Deen!
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Such is the mercy of Allah ﷻ,
So do not despair!
Allah ﷻ commands you
لَا تَقۡنَطُواْ مِن رَّحۡمَةِ ٱللَّهِۚ
Do not despair in the mercy of Allah!
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Why?
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It is as if you are insulting Allah ﷻ and challenging him by thinking you cannot be forgiven.
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All you have to do is 3 steps of Tawbah!
- Sit down and make a firm intention that this is your repentance from the sin and you will never do it again!
- Do Tawbah with ample Adhkaar and Salah At Tawbah! Beg for the forgiveness of Allah ﷻ sincerely!
- Never perform that Deed again!
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And if you fail then you start again, and you keep trying until you are free from whatever is holding you back.
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May Allah ﷻ forgive all our shortcomings and keep us steadfast upon His Deen.
آمِيْن
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