Ramadhan Day 14 -- Hasten to Forgiveness

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

Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

One of the distinguishing features of Ramadhan is forgiveness. The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) explained in one Hadith that Ramadhan is a month whose beginning is Mercy, whose middle is Forgiveness and whose end is freedom from the Hellfire.

Allah's blessings and mercy are so abundant in this month that anybody who truly repents in it, becomes as free of sins at the end of the month as when he was born. It is a glorious opportunity offered to us by the Almighty, an opportunity to cleanse and purify ourselves from the filth of sins and evil. The Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) advised the believers: O People... your back is breaking under the heavy load of your sins, so prostrate yourself before Him (in Ramadhan) for long intervals, and make it lighter.

Allah Almighty says,

وَسَارِعُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ مَغْفِرَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ‌ٰتُ وَٱلْأَرْضُ أُعِدَّتْ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ﴿١٣٣

And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous (133)

[Qur'an, AleImran 3:133]

وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوٓءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُۥ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ ٱللَّهَ يَجِدِ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا ﴿١١٠

And whoever does a wrong or wrongs himself but then seeks forgiveness of Allah will find Allah Forgiving and Merciful. (110)

[Qur'an, An-Nisa 4:110]

أَفَلَا يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُۥ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٧٤

So will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. (74)

[Qur'an, Al-Ma'ida 5:74]

The month of Ramadhan is a time when there is a general amnesty for sinners. Allah invites the sinners to come and seek His forgiveness. This is an opportunity that must not be missed, for no one knows if he/she will be alive next Ramadhan.

اَللّـهُمَّ اَدِّ عَنّا حَقَّ ما مَضى مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضانَ، وَاغْفِرْ لَنا تَقْصيرَنا فيهِ، وَتَسَلَّمْهُ مِنّا مَقْبُولاً وَلا تُؤاخِذْنا بِاِسْرافِنا عَلى اَنْفُسِنا، وَاجْعَلْنا مِنَ الْمَرْحُومينَ وَلا تَجْعَلْنا مِنَ الَْمحْرُومينَ

O Allah, help us fulfill the right of what has passed of the month of Ramadhan, and forgive us our shortcoming during it, and receive it from us with acceptance, and do not take us by our extravagance against ourselves,and make us among those who receive mercy,and do not make us among those who are deprived.

Ameen.

Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.

And Allah knows best and He alone grants success.

Wassalaam