بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam
The Names Ghafur, Ghaffar and
Ghafir
denote forgiving or protecting. Allah is the One who accepts repentance and veils or forgives our faults
and sins,
time and time again. He loves to forgive. He is the One who sets us free from the guilt and
shame of our
own sins and faults, such that we may discover inner harmony and peace.
He is the One who protects us from the effects of our
faults and sins, both in the present world and the future.
As human beings we always fall short but no matter how much we fall,
never despair in Allah's mercy and forgiveness. This means that whenever we commit a bad
deed, we don’t let it get us
down but rather fight back by turning to Allah Al-Ghafur, Al-Ghaffar, Al-Ghafir immediately and
followup a sin with a good deed.
Truly asking for forgiveness must be both with word and deed, not with the tongue only. How to get Allah’s forgiveness?
1. Good to Allah creations, not just to humans but also to plants and animals. For example, water the plants and feed the animals.
2. Forgive others. No matter what they have done to you, no matter how deeply they hurt
you, forgive them and hope that Allah will forgive you through that.
وَلَا
يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى
ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
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And
let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to
their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allah,
and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allah should
forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. [Quran, An-Noor 24:22]
Think of Allah's forgiveness and be inspired to adopt a habit
of being forgiving in your daily life. Always try to go to sleep with a
heart clean of grudges. Hamdun al-Qassar, one of the great early
Muslims, said: If a friend among your friends errs, make seventy excuses
for them. If your hearts are unable to do this, then know that the
shortcoming is in your own selves. [Bayhaqi] Always give others the
benefit of the doubt, making excuses for them and never hunting for
others’ mistakes.
3. Remove obtacles of others -- physical, spiritual or financial
The Prophet sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam saw a man tumbling in Jannah. He entered Jannah because he had removed an obstacle on the road. And Allah was pleased with him for that and entered him into His Paradise. You will get from Allah what you expect.
4. Cover the faults of others
Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported: The Prophet
sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam said, Allah will cover up on the Day of
Resurrection the defects (faults) of the one who covers up the faults of
the others in this world [Muslim]. You know what Allah Al-Ghafoor will
give you for covering up the faults and shortcomings of others in this
world? He loves this quality so much that He’ll forgive your sins and
not call you to account for your sins. If at all He will do so, He will
not do it publicly so that you’re not embarrassed before others.
5. Don't expose yourself
The Prophet sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam said: Every one of my followers
will be forgiven except those who expose (openly) their wrongdoings. An
example of this is that of a man who commits a sin at night which Allah
has covered for him, and in the morning, he would say (to people): I
committed such and such sin last night, while Allah had kept it a
secret. During the night Allah has covered it up but in the morning he
tears up the cover provided by Allah Himself. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
When you commit a bad deed, do you feel ashamed? We should never like to
express our sins and sin openly. You often see that people are even
bragging about their sins, like being with women (or men), going out and
dressing immodestly and gossiping about others. Imagine you tell others
about your bad deeds, and they feel inspired to do it too. Never talk
to others about your sins.
6. Simply do good deeds. Good deeds remove sins.
Ya Allah, Ya Ghafur, forgive our sins, hide our faults from others, and
protect us from the effects of our bad deeds in this life and the next, and support us in never despairing of Your mercy, and aid us in
forgiving others. Aameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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