Remorse

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

Are we going to think that we are created without a purpose? This does not make sense...for those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, Allah bless him and grant him peace.

We are not created to amass this world, nor we are created to eat, sleep, procreate and have fun. We are created to worship Allah. We can have some fun but within the boundaries set by our Creator.

Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, addressed us with a speech whose like I have never heard. He said, 'If you were to know what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.' The Companions of the Messenger of Allah covered their faces and sobbed." [Agreed upon]

'Abdullah ibn ash-Shikhkhir said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while he was praying and his chest was heaving like a caldron from weeping." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi]

Once Hasan al-Basri passed by a man who was laughing and asked him: “Oh my nephew! Have you safely passed over the Sirat (bridge over Hell)?” He replied, “No.” Hasan al-Basri asked: “Have you received news whether you will end up in Paradise or Hell?” The man replied that he hadn’t. So Hasan al-Basri asked, “Why do you laugh then, may Allah save you, while the matter ahead is horrifying?” That man was never seen laughing until he died. (But he smiled as this is a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet.)

The horror of Hell is such that when one look at it will have a man willing even to throw his children, his wife, his brother, his parents, and his entire clan into it if by doing so he can escape himself. We cannot imagine throwing our children into any fire in this life to escape it ourselves, yet this is what people will be doing as a result of just a glance at the Fire.

On the Day of Judgment Allah Almighty will ask a sinner whether he would like to ransom himself from the Fire by giving equivalent to the weight of the world in gold. The sinner will readily agree to give twice as much. Then Allah Almighty will say: Did I not ask you for something much less than this in the world? Only a few sujuds, only to make your guest feel welcome, only to say ‘La ilaha illa Allah’? Unfortunately, the most ordinary and easy task seems difficult to us because we don’t see the Fire before our eyes. But when we do see it with our eyes it will be too late to redeem ourselves.

Allah Almighty gives sacred law for our benefit. If we remain within the sacred law, even if it is not being enforced, it will produce light in our hearts and it will realign with our lord and then there will be barakah (blessing) in our lives.

We all stained and human being sin, it's just a matter of degree, and the difference between someone enlightened and someone who is not is in how we approach our sins. Are we remorseful when we sin or are we not feel the slightest discomfort?

As Muslims we have to come to terms with reality. It is uncomfortable to come to terms with somebody you did wrong. But this is a blessing when you feel uncomfortable when you wronged someone. It motivates you forward--making tawbah (true repentance to Allah). There are 3 essential conditions of valid repentance: remorse, abandon the sin, intend and resolve never to return to the sin, and rectify the wrong.

You either burn out by fire of remorse or fire of Hell. It's our individual choice.

May Allah have mercy on us and forgive all our sins and save us from the fire of Hell. Ameen.

Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam