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Therefore Don’t Despair
Allah ﷻ says in the Qur’an:
وَرَحمَتِي وَسِعَت كُلَّ شَيءٍ
And my mercy encompasses all things
فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
So I will decree it [especially] for those who will fear me and give zakah and those who believe in Our verses.
[7:156]
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Allah ﷻ commanded us, not to have despair in His mercy!
لَا تَقنَطُوا مِن رَّحمَةِ اللهِ
Don’t despair in the mercy of Allah
[39:53]
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And His mercy is all around us, in His blessings and favours and His acceptance of us every single time we sin and we repent!
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Imam Al Qurtubi رحمه الله says in his Tafseer:
His saying the most high; my mercy encompasses all things is general, meaning it has no ending!
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Jabir ibn Abdullah رضي الله عنه reported: A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, “O my sins! O my sins!” The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “Say:
اللَّهُمَّ مَغْفِرَتُكَ أَوْسَعُ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي وَرَحْمَتُكَ أَرْجَى عِنْدِي مِنْ عَمَلِي
O Allah, your forgiveness is vaster than my sins, and your mercy is more hopeful to me than my deeds.”
The man said it, then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Repeat it.” The man repeated it, then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Repeat it again.” The man repeated it, then the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Stand up, for Allah has forgiven you.”
[Shu’ab al-Imān 6622, Grade: Sahih according to Al-Suyuti]
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Salman al-Farisi رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“Verily, on the day Allah created the heavens and the earth, He created one hundred parts of mercy. Each part can fill what is between the heavens and the earth. He made one part of mercy for the earth, from which a mother has compassion for her child, animals and birds have compassion for each other. On the Day of Resurrection, He will perfect this mercy.”
[Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2753]
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الله أكبر
Ya Allah ﷻ have mercy on us, we are deficient in our worship, weak in our effort and sinners in need of your mercy.
Save us from our sins and grant us protection from the fire and enter us into Jannat Al Firdous by your mercy.
آمين يا رب العالمين
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