The story of Malik Ibn Dinar - The story revolves around a man in his early thirties who wanted nothing to do with his life or his religion. Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient. Quran (57:16). Allaah (subhanahu wa taala) said: Say: O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allaah: for Allaah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.[az-Zumar : 53] Indeed, Allaah has opened the door of repentance to every sinner. The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said,Oh people, repent to Allaah, for indeed, I repent to Allaah 100 times every day[Muslim : 2702] It is truly encouraging to know that the door to repentance is always open, but what is more, Allaah is actually happy when one of His slaves repents. It is important to note here that the keys to repentance are that a sinner must desert from his sin, feel regret for having perpetrated it, and then make a firm resolve not to return to it. Who among us does not sin? And who among us does all that is required of him in the religion? It is an undeniable fact that we all have shortcomings; what distinguishes some of us from the others, what raises some of us above the others, is that the successful ones among us are those who repent their sins and ask Allaah to forgive them. Sadly, some people are guilty of thinking in this manner: Those I see around me perpetrate minor sins, while I am guilty of perpetrating major sins, so what is the use of repenting?! True, such a person does well by finding fault with his own self, yet he makes a grave, ruinous error when he loses hope, when he underestimates Allahs Forgiveness and Mercy. To be sure, the door of repentance is open both to the perpetrator of minor sins and to the perpetrator of major sins. In regard to repentence, the following beautiful hadith should inspire hope in us all:Ibn Masud narrated that the Prophet said: “Indeed, Allaah is more happy with the repentance of His slave than a man who stops in a barren, desolate land; with him he has his riding animal. He then goes to sleep. When he wakes up, [he realizes that] his mount is gone. He searches for it until he is on the verge of dying. He then says, ‘I will return to the place wherein I lost it, and I will die there.’ He went to that place, and he was then overcome by sleep. When he woke up, his mount was [standing] right beside his head: on it was his food, his drink, his provisions, and the things he neded. Allaah is more happy with the repentance of his believing slave than the aforementioned man when he finds his mount and his provisions.”[al-Bukhaari: 6308 ; Muslim: 2744] This hadith clearly illustrates that no one should become so hopeless that he refrains from repenting to Allaah. Glad tidings, then, to every Muslim who constantly and consistently hastens to repent to Allaah (subhanahu wa taala) and to ask for His Forgiveness. youtu.be/veHuvEkYjPs?list=UUjxEpQnJal-i1eablyfhF-g
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:33:20 +0000
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