Malfuzat (Utterances) of Saifullah – REPENTANCE!

[Saifullah]

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Universe, Creator and Sustainers of Mankind; and may His peace and blessings be upon our beloved messenger Muhammad (saws), his family, companions and those who follow them until the Day of Judgement.


This thread is a continuation in part of the previous thread titled “Malfuzat (Utterances) of Saifullah – Matrix or Not?!” in which the tone was set for my own personal journey of enquiry into the sacred texts, for a deeper and more profound understanding of this great and glorious faith of Islam, may Allah guide us all towards himself, may we be amongst those who return pleased and pleasing!

I would like to remind my readership that I am no scholar, merely a seeker of the truth, my religious education along with myself are of no real significance, as to be worthy of any mention. I do realise, that their maybe things which I may utter which are not founded in truth, Allah forbid, in ignorance and these are from myself and shytaan from whom I dissociate myself. I beseech Allah, there is no god but He, to make my feet firm and steadfast, to strengthen my belief and conviction and to steady my pen in my struggle against falsehood, the evils of myself and those around me and seek refuge in Allah from all of this and shytaan, the cursed. Oh Allah, if in what I am seeking or doing there is any harm then through your Grace and Infinite Mercy, turn me far away from it towards Yourself and Your Mercy, oh Allah you know and hear all and of a surety respond.

Allah exalted is He, above all that which they associate with Him says:

"Turn towards Allah, O believers, every one of you, so that you may be successful."


and "Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then turn in repentance to Him,"


further more "O you who believe! Turn in sincere repentance to Allah." (66:8)

So my dear brothers and sisters in Islam, what is sincere repentance? Why is repentance so necessary? What are its merits and benefits?

Insha’Allah let us come together and increase each others understanding of this very important concept, please do refrain from large copy and pastes and the more you contribute the more you will benefit others and yourselves. Verily the believers are helpers to one another :)

The messenger of Allah (saws) said:

"O people, turn in repentance to Allah! I swear by Allah that I turn in repentance to Him more than seventy times each day." Al Bukhari

[witty]

Repentance is the rope of Allah, and the mainstay of His concern for His servants, who must always show repentance, in every state. Each group of bondsmen has its own form of repentance:

the repentance of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) is for the disquiet caused to their innermost being by any outward source of vexation, while the repentance of the awliya' (friends of Allah) arises from the subtle change of hue in their thoughts. The repentance of the pure lies in their calm abandonment of whatever oppresses them; the repentance of the elite is for being occupied with anything other than Allah, and the repentance of the common people is for wrong actions. Each of them recognizes and is aware of the cause of his repentance, and his intention therein, but it would take too long to explain all of these here.

As for the repentance of the common man, he washes his inward being with the water of regret, in constant recognition of his wrong action, having regret for what he has done, and fear for what remains of his life. He does not think that his wrong actions are insignificant, for that would lead him to laziness; his continued weeping and regret for what he has missed is in itself an act of worship. He should restrain himself from his worldly appetites, and seek Allah (SWT)'s help in showing repentance, and to protect him from returning to what he did before. He trains himself in the arena of ignorance and worship. He makes up for obligations missed: he answers others' calls for help, withdraws from bad company, spends his night awake, thirsts during the day, constantly reflecting on his end and seeking help from Allah, asking Him to make him steady in his states of ease and difficulty, and constant in his trials and afflications so that he will not fall from the ranks of the repentant. This will purify him of his wrong actions, increase his knowledge, and elevate his rank.

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[*islamia]

another great post from another great user ;)

[Khadhijah]

:salams

Masha Allah @ bro/sis witty, that was beautiful.

Repentance is a sign of tawheed of Allah Ta'alaa. When you repent to Allah you recognise that He alone can accept your repentance and that He alone can relieve you of your burden.

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[witty]

Thanks Khadijah.

I think all credit goes to Saifullah for starting this thread and for putting in the effort and writing about his thoughts. It was easier for me, since I used, Imam Jafar as Sadiq's words.:)

[Arsalan]

Salam witty.
thats a lovely quotation in your Signature, if you let me know what is its reference I would much appreciate it .

thanks.