In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum
Dear Friends
I pray that you are well.
Allah gives us all the things we have and everything around us to benefit from and then when we do something wrong He invites us to come to Him.
The pleasure of sipping that hot tea/coffee in this cold weather, the picturesque autumn trees lining the roadside, the ability to get up from your comfy bed this morning to pray Fajr, even that strength to use the miswak this morning before your wudu', the ability to make that sujud, receiving that hugs from your children, hearing salaams from your loved ones, and many many things that we often take for granted which even if we spend a lifetime trying to list them, you will not be able to exhaust what Allah has given and will continue to give. He gives and gives and doesn't need anything back. This is pure love! No one can love as Allah loves us. No one loves us more than Allah. But how much do we love Him?
No matter how big our sin is even if it reaches the clouds of the sky and great as the earth, He will forgive us.
On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, say: Allah the Almighty said: O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it. It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound.
وَعَلَى ٱلثَّلَـٰثَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ خُلِّفُوا۟ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا ضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنفُسُهُمْ وَظَنُّوٓا۟ أَن لَّا مَلْجَأَ مِنَ ٱللَّـهِ إِلَّآ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ تَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ لِيَتُوبُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ﴿١١٨[Qur'an At-Tawba 9:118]
And [He also forgave] the three who were left behind [and regretted their error] to the point that the earth closed in on them in spite of its vastness and their souls confined them and they were certain that there is no refuge from Allah except in Him. Then He turned to them so they could repent. Indeed, Allah is the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful. (118)
Allah is Al-Tawwab, the One who not only accepts repentance but also guides you to repentance. Imagine this, you are the one who committed the sin but He invites you to repent. The fact that you have this bad feeling about what you did, it means He is inviting you to repent. He wants you to come back to Him so He can raise you. So don't miss this opportunity to be with the King of Kings. Run to Him and sincerely ask Him to forgive you. Be thankful and return His invitation. Repent. Say astaghfirullah abundantly with all your heart.
What do we do when someone wronged us, are we quick to forgive? It is not easy sometimes but you should forgive them. You forgive them for the sake of loving and pleasing the One who forgive you no matter how big your sins are.
Don't ever go to sleep without forgiving everyone. This is one of the keys to Paradise.
May Allah forgive all our sins and give us the ability to forgive others. Ameen.
Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.
And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam
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