In
the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His
forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He
allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness
that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His slave-servant and
the seal of His Messengers.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 140:
“Most
surely they became losers, who, in their folly and ignorance killed
their own children; and made unlawful what Allah had provided them as
sustenance, falsely ascribing prohibitions to Allah. Surely, they
went astray and were not at all rightly guided.”
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah Israa verse 31:
“Do
not kill your children for fear of want; for it is We Who provide for
them, and for you as well. Indeed, their killing is a heinous crime!”
Respected
sister in Islam, whatever deeds one might have done in one’s past, if
one turns to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala in sincere ‘Taubah’ and
seeks forgiveness, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala has promised in the Holy
Quran that He will forgive all the sins of such a repentant believer,
even if one has committed the gravest sin of all: ‘Shirk’! Not
only that, your Lord is so Merciful and Generous, that He not only will
forgive the sins of such sincerely repentant believers, He will change
their evil deeds done into good deeds!
The conditions or ways to seek sincere Taubah or Repentance from the Merciful Lord are:
*One is aware that he has sinned, and feels sorry and ashamed at their sin.
*Makes a solemn covenant and promise with Allah that one will not repeat that sin again.
*Turns to Allah and seeks forgiveness, before one has met with their appointment of death.
*Is a believer and does righteous good deeds thereafter.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumur verses 53-54:
(O
Prophet) say: “O My servants who have wronged their own souls….Do not
despair of Allah’s Mercy! Surely, Allah forgives all sins. He indeed
is the All Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your Lord and submit
to Him before the scourge overtakes you; for then you may get no help
from anywhere.”
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:
“Allah
likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a base deed
or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember Allah
instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their shortcomings.
For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves those) who do not
knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with
forgiveness from Allah, and with Gardens beneath which canals flow, and
they will reside therein forever! How excellent is the reward of those
who do good deeds!”
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 25 Surah Furqaan verses 63-71:
“The
(true) servants of the Merciful are those who walk humbly on the
earth. When the ignorant people behave insolently towards them, they
say, “Peace to you”; (And those) who pass their nights in
prostrating themselves and standing before their Lord and pray, “O our
Lord, save us from the torment of Hell, for its torment is killing!
It is an evil abode, and an evil resting place”. (And those) who, when
they spend are neither extravagant, nor miserly, but keep the golden
mean between the two extremes.
(And
those) who do not invoke any god but Allah Alone, nor kill a soul
unjustly, which Allah has forbidden, nor commit adultery… He who does
this shall be punished for his sin, and his torment shall be doubled on
the Day of Resurrection, and he shall abide in a state of ignominy;
EXCEPT
THE ONE WHO MAY HAVE REPENTED (AFTER THOSE SINS), AND HAVE BELIEVED
AND DONE RIGHTEOUS DEEDS. For then, Allah will change his evil deeds
into good deeds, and He is very Forgiving and Merciful. In fact, one
who repents and does righteous deeds, returns to Allah as one rightly
should!”
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:
“When
those come to you who believe in Our Signs, say: "Peace be on you!
Your Lord had inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. Verily if any
of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented and amended (his
conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "He who repents of a sin is like him who has committed no sin." (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2357)
Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that
Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "Allah accepts a servant's repentance (taubah) till he gives up his spirit in death." (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2338)
Narrated by Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that
Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that the Shaytaan said, "By
Thy Might, my Lord, I shall continue to lead Thy servants astray as
long as their spirits are in their bodies!" The Lord, Who is Great and
Glorious, replied, "By My Might, Glory and Exalted Station, I shall
continue to pardon them as long as they ask My forgiveness!" (Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2339)
Narrated by Abu Dharr Ghaffari (may Allah be pleased with him) that
Allah's Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, stated:
“He
who comes with goodness, there are in store for him ten like those and
even more than those; and he who comes with vice, it is only for that
that which he is called to account. I even forgive him as I like, and he
who draws close to Me by the span of a palm, I draw close to him by the
cubit; and he who draws close to Me by the cubit, I draw close to him
by the space (covered) by two hands; and he who walks towards Me, I rush
towards him; and he who meets Me in the state that his sins fill the
earth, but not associating anything with Me, I would meet Him with the
same (vastness) of pardon (on My behalf).
Respected
sister in Islam, as grave and as heinous the sin of aborting an unborn
child may be, do not despair of the Mercy of your Lord Most Merciful.
If you are indeed repentant at the commission of your sin and seek
sincere ‘taubah’ from your Lord for your transgression, it is expected that you will find your Lord Forgiving and Merciful.
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