Tears of the Repentant

Peace and mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you.

All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet, where there is
no prophet after him.

Whisper of a lover

My dear brother, peace of Allah and His mercy and blessings be upon you.

O beloved brother… for you alone of all that exists… I send this message, mixed with love,
combined with friendliness, shrouded with truth, garlanded with sincerity, O beloved
brother… open your heart and lend me your hearing so as to whisper in your ear...

It is an advice from the one who loves you, as much as you are obedient to your Lord; from
the one who cares about you as he cares about himself.

O Brother… you have a heart that is of the oneness of Allah uttering, of his hell scaring, and
of his paradise wishing; in spite of your negligence.

Behold, I extend my hand to you, and I open my heart before you. I put my hand in your
hand so that we walk together on the right path.

Give me your hand, O brother, come and walk with me on this path, so we may win the love of Allah
and His good pleasure. By Allah my great desire for you is that you win Paradise.

Where a soul seeks the companion of other souls*** and hearts are aware of Him without troubles.

A Call and Nostalgia

My beloved brother… we cannot escape our sins, as we are sinners and the children of sinners…
However, the danger is to listen to Satan, and to let him employ our sins and increase them. Do you
know how?

He whispers to you, intimidating, that your sins are like a ditch that surrounds you and from which
you cannot get out.
He insinuates to you that only those of beards and short clothes are the religious ones; thus
amplifying the illusion in yourself, until you feel that you are from a group different from that of the
religious people. This is, my brother, a devilish trick, your mind should be wiser and more informed
than to be fooled by it.

Images that pours out the tears of the repentant

O beloved brother… visualize the image when a person dies without repenting, and that he is being
dragged on his face, as he is blind, in a hellfire whose heat is severe, and whose bottom is
unfathomable. The food of its residents is Zaqqûm (a horrible tree in Hell), and their drink is boiling,
festering water which {He will sip it unwillingly, and he will find a great difficulty to swallow it down
his throat; and death will come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him, will be a
great torment.} [Surat Ibrahim: 17]

{ٌ‫}ﻳَﺘَﺠَﺮَّﻋُﻪُۥ وَﻟَﻼ ﻳَﻜَﺎدُ ﻳُﺴِﻴﻐُﻪُۥ وَﻳَﺄْﺗِﻴﻪِ ٱﻟْﻤَﻮْتُ ﻣِﻦ ﻛُﻞِّ ﻣَﻜَﺎنٍ وَﻣَﺎ ﻫُﻮَ ﺑِﻤَﻴِّﺖٍ ۖ وَﻣِﻦ وَرَآﺋِﻪِۦ ﻋَﺬَابٌ ﻏَﻠِﻴﻆ‬
17 :‫إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ‬

Transliteration: YatajarraAAuhu wala yakadu yuseeghuhu wayateehi almawtu min kulli makanin
wama huwa bimayyitin wamin waraihi AAathabun ghaleethun

He is dragged on his face in a hell {whose fuel is men and stones} [Surat At-Tahrim: 6]

{ُ‫}ﻧَﺎرًا وَﻗُﻮدُﻫَﺎ ٱﻟﻨَّﺎسُ وَٱﻟْﺤِﺠَﺎرَة‬

6 :‫اﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﻢ‬

Transliteration: naran waqooduha alnnasu waalhijaratu

Hell; and what will make you know what the Hell is?

O, may Allah have mercy on you, remember {When iron collars will be rounded over their necks, and
the chains, they shall be dragged along, (71) In the boiling water, then they will be burned in the Fire}
[Surat Ghâfir: 71-72]

{َ‫( ﻓِﻲ اﻟْﺤَﻤِﻴﻢِ ﺛُﻢَّ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ ﻳُﺴْﺠَﺮُون‬71) َ‫}إِذِ اﻟْﻸَﻏْﻠَﻼلُ ﻓِﻲ أَﻋْﻨَﺎﻗِﻬِﻢْ وَاﻟﺴَّﻠَﻼﺳِﻞُ ﻳُﺴْﺤَﺒُﻮن‬
71-72 :‫ﻏﺎﻓﺮ‬

Transliteration: Ithi alaghlalu fee aAAnaqihim waalssalasilu yushaboona (71) Fee alhameemi
thumma fee alnnari yusjaroona

O brother, remember what will happen {On the Day when their faces will be turned over in the Fire,
they will say: "Oh, would that we had obeyed Allâh and obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad)} [Surat
Al-Ahzâb: 66]

{‫}ﻳَﻮْمَ ﺗُﻘَﻠَّﺐُ وُﺟُﻮﻫُﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻟُﻮنَ ﻳَﺎ ﻟَﻴْﺘَﻨَﺎ أَﻃَﻌْﻨَﺎ اﻟﻠَّﻪَ وَأَﻃَﻌْﻨَﺎ اﻟﺮَّﺳُﻮﻟَﻼ‬
66 :‫اﻷﺣﺰاب‬

Transliteration: Yawma tuqallabu wujoohuhum fee alnnari yaqooloona ya laytana ataAAna Allaha
waataAAna alrrasoola

The people of the Fire… {No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant, (6) Which will
neither nourish nor avail against hunger.} [Surat Al-Ghâshiyah: 6-7]

ٍ‫( ﻟَﻼ ﻳُﺴْﻤِﻦُ وَﻟَﻼ ﻳُﻐْﻨِﻲ ﻣِﻦ ﺟُﻮعٍ }}ﻟَّﻴْﺲَ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﻃَﻌَﺎمٌ إِﻟَّﻻ ﻣِﻦ ﺿَﺮِﻳﻊ‬6)
6-7 :‫اﻟﻐﺎﺷﻴﺔ‬

Transliteration: Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin (6) La yusminu wala yughnee min
jooAAin

The people of the Fire… {And if they ask for help (relief, water), they will be granted water like boiling
oil, that will scald their faces. Terrible is the drink, and an evil Murtafaq (dwelling, resting place.)}
[Surat Al-Kahf: 29]

} ً‫}وَإِن ﻳَﺴْﺘَﻐِﻴﺜُﻮا ﻳُﻐَﺎﺛُﻮا ﺑِﻤَﺎء ﻛَﺎﻟْﻤُﻬْﻞِ ﻳَﺸْﻮِي اﻟْﻮُﺟُﻮهَ ﺑِﺌْﺲَ اﻟﺸَّﺮَابُ وَﺳَﺎءتْ ﻣُﺮْﺗَﻔَﻘﺎ‬
29 :‫اﻟﻜﻬﻒ‬

Transliteration: wain yastagheethoo yughathoo bimain kaalmuhli yashwee alwujooha bisa

alshsharabu wasaat murtafaqan

{and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels?} [Surat Muhammad: 15]

{ْ‫}وَﺳُﻘُﻮا ﻣَﺎء ﺣَﻤِﻴﻤﺎً ﻓَﻘَﻄَّﻊَ أَﻣْﻌَﺎءﻫُﻢ‬

15 :‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ‬

Transliteration: wasuqoo maan hameeman faqattaAAa amAAaahum

The people of the Fire… {They shall have coverings of Fire, above them and covering (of Fire)
beneath them.} [Surat Az-Zummar: 16]

{ٌ‫}ﻟَﻬُﻢ ﻣِّﻦ ﻓَﻮْﻗِﻬِﻢْ ﻇُﻠَﻞٌ ﻣِّﻦَ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ وَﻣِﻦ ﺗَﺤْﺘِﻬِﻢْ ﻇُﻠَﻞ‬

16 :‫اﻟﺰﻣﺮ‬

Transliteration: Lahum min fawqihim thulalun mina alnnari wamin tahtihim thulalun

The people of the Fire… {And you will see the Mujrimûn (criminals, disbelievers in the Oneness of
Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism, polytheists) that Day Muqarranûn (bound together) in fetters. (49) Their
garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces.} [Surat Ibrahîm: 49-50]. Muqarranûn in
fetters means with their hands and feet tied to their necks with chains.

{ُ‫( ﺳَﺮَاﺑِﻴﻠُﻬُﻢ ﻣِّﻦ ﻗَﻄِﺮَانٍ وَﺗَﻐْﺸَﻰ وُﺟُﻮﻫَﻬُﻢْ اﻟﻨَّﺎر‬49) ِ‫}ﻳَﻮْﻣَﺌِﺬٍ ﻣُّﻘَﺮَّﻧِﻴﻦَ ﻓِﻲ اﻷَﺻْﻔَﺎد‬
49-50 :‫إﺑﺮاﻫﻴﻢ‬

Transliteration: Watara almujrimeena yawmaithin muqarraneena fee alasfadi (49) Sarabeeluhum

min qatranin wataghsha wujoohahumu alnnaru
The people of the Fire… {These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other
about their Lord: then as for those who disbelieved, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling
water will be poured down over their heads. (19) With it will melt (or vanish away) what is within their
bellies, as well as (their) skins.} [Surat Al-Hajj: 19-20]

{ُ‫( ﻳُﺼْﻬَﺮُ ﺑِﻪِ ﻣَﺎ ﻓِﻲ ﺑُﻄُﻮﻧِﻬِﻢْ وَاﻟْﺠُﻠُﻮد‬19) ُ‫}ﻗُﻄِّﻌَﺖْ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﺛِﻴَﺎبٌ ﻣِّﻦ ﻧَّﺎرٍ ﻳُﺼَﺐُّ ﻣِﻦ ﻓَﻮْقِ رُؤُوﺳِﻬِﻢُ اﻟْﺤَﻤِﻴﻢ‬
19-20 :‫اﻟﺤﺞ‬

Transliteration: quttiAAat lahum thiyabun min narin yusabbu min fawqi ruoosihimu alhameemu (19)
Yusharu bihi ma fee butoonihim waaljuloodu

The people of the Fire… {If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say:
"Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayât (proofs, evidence,
verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!"} [Surat Al-An'âm:
27]

{َ‫}وَﻟَﻮْ ﺗَﺮَىَ إِذْ وُﻗِﻔُﻮاْ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ ﻓَﻘَﺎﻟُﻮاْ ﻳَﺎ ﻟَﻴْﺘَﻨَﺎ ﻧُﺮَدُّ وَﻻَ ﻧُﻜَﺬِّبَ ﺑِﺂﻳَﺎتِ رَﺑِّﻨَﺎ وَﻧَﻜُﻮنَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴﻦ‬
27 :‫اﻷﻧﻌﺎم‬

Transliteration: Walaw tara ith wuqifoo AAala alnnari faqaloo ya laytana nuraddu wala nukaththiba
biayati rabbina wanakoona mina almumineena

Listen to them while they are {Therein they will cry: "Our Lord! Bring us out, we shall do righteous
good deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we used to do."} [Surat Fâtir: 37]

{ُ‫}وَﻫُﻢْ ﻳَﺼْﻄَﺮِﺧُﻮنَ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ أَﺧْﺮِﺟْﻨَﺎ ﻧَﻌْﻤَﻞْ ﺻَﺎﻟِﺤﺎً ﻏَﻴْﺮَ اﻟَّﺬِي ﻛُﻨَّﺎ ﻧَﻌْﻤَﻞ‬
37 :‫ﻓﺎﻃﺮ‬

Transliteration: Wahum yastarikhoona feeha rabbana akhrijna naAAmal salihan ghayra allathee
kunna naAAmalu

They say… listen to what they are saying {They will say: "Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us,
and we were (an) erring people. (106) "Our Lord! Bring us out of this. If ever we return (to evil), then
indeed we shall be Zâlimûn: (polytheists, oppressors, unjust, and wrong-doers)." (107) He (Allâh) will
say: "Remain you in it with ignominy! And speak you not to Me!"} [Surat Al-Mu'minûn: 106-108]

َ‫( رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ أَﺧْﺮِﺟْﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻨْﻬَﺎ ﻓَﺈِنْ ﻋُﺪْﻧَﺎ ﻓَﺈِﻧَّﺎ ﻇَﺎﻟِﻤُﻮن‬106) َ‫(}ﻗﺎﻟُﻮا رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻏَﻠَﺒَﺖْ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ ﺷِﻘْﻮَﺗُﻨَﺎ وَﻛُﻨَّﺎ ﻗَﻮْﻣﺎً ﺿَﺎﻟِّﻴﻦ‬107) ‫ﻗَﺎلَ اﺧْﺴَﺆُوا ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ وَﻟَﻼ‬
{ِ‫ﺗُﻜَﻠِّﻤُﻮن‬
106-108 :‫اﻟﻤﺆﻣﻨﻮن‬

Transliteration: Qaloo rabbana ghalabat AAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleena (106)
Rabbana akhrijna minha fain AAudna fainna thalimoona (107) Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni

And they are crying: and behold who they are crying for

{And they will cry: "O Malik (Keeper of Hell)! Let your Lord make an end of us." He will say: "Verily,
you shall abide forever." (77) Indeed We have brought the truth (Muhammad with the Qur’ân) to you,
but most of you have a hatred for the truth.} [Surat Az-Zukhruf: 77-78]

{َ‫( ﻟَﻘَﺪْ ﺟِﺌْﻨَﺎﻛُﻢ ﺑِﺎﻟْﺤَﻖِّ وَﻟَﻜِﻦَّ أَﻛْﺜَﺮَﻛُﻢْ ﻟِﻠْﺤَﻖِّ ﻛَﺎرِﻫُﻮن‬77) َ‫}وَﻧَﺎدَوْا ﻳَﺎ ﻣَﺎﻟِﻚُ ﻟِﻴَﻘْﺾِ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ رَﺑُّﻚَ ﻗَﺎلَ إِﻧَّﻜُﻢ ﻣَّﺎﻛِﺜُﻮن‬
77-78 :‫اﻟﺰﺧﺮف‬

Transliteration: Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona (77) Laqad
jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona

O brother… {There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell): this is with your Lord; a Decree which
must be accomplished. (71) Then We shall save those who used to fear Allâh and were dutiful to Him.
And We shall leave the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers) therein (humbled) to their knees (in
Hell).} [Surat Maryam: 71-72]

{ً‫( ﺛُﻢَّ ﻧُﻨَﺠِّﻲ اﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ اﺗَّﻘَﻮا وَّﻧَﺬَرُ اﻟﻈَّﺎﻟِﻤِﻴﻦَ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﺟِﺜِﻴّﺎ‬71) ً‫}وَإِن ﻣِّﻨﻜُﻢْ إِﻟَّﻻ وَارِدُﻫَﺎ ﻛَﺎنَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ رَﺑِّﻚَ ﺣَﺘْﻤﺎً ﻣَّﻘْﻀِﻴّﺎ‬
71-72 :‫ﻣﺮﻳﻢ‬

Transliteration: Wain minkum illa wariduha kana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyyan (71) Thumma
nunajjee allatheena ittaqaw wanatharu alththalimeena feeha jithiyyan

When the path is extended over a hell*** assaulting insurgents and swelling

Where there are people in the Hell have torture*** and others in the Gardens have pleasure

And when the truth becomes clear and the hidden uncovered*** there will be a long woe and
continuing lamentation.

Consider what will happen to you when you see the path and its sharpness, then your eyes come onto
the darkness of the Hell beneath it, then the Fire’s heaving of sighs and its raging and roaring ding
unto your hearing, while you are commanded to walk on the path with the weak status you are in and
your throbbing heart.

The creatures are walking before you on the path: some of them escape the fire and some are
touched but then were left sound, while others fall on their faces in the Hellfire.

{On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allâh’s) Leave. Some among them
will be wretched and (others) blessed. (105) As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire,
sighing in a high and low tone. (106) They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the
earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord is the Doer of whatsoever He intends (or
wills). (107) And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that
the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills: a gift without an end.} [Surat Hûd:
105-108]

ُ‫( ﺧَﺎﻟِﺪِﻳﻦَ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﻣَﺎ دَاﻣَﺖِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎوَاتُ وَاﻷَرْض‬106) ٌ‫( ﻓَﺄَﻣَّﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺷَﻘُﻮاْ ﻓَﻔِﻲ اﻟﻨَّﺎرِ ﻟَﻬُﻢْ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ زَﻓِﻴﺮٌ وَﺷَﻬِﻴﻖ‬105) ٌ‫{ ﻓَﻤِﻨْﻬُﻢْ ﺷَﻘِﻲٌّ وَﺳَﻌِﻴﺪ‬
‫( وَأَﻣَّﺎ اﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺳُﻌِﺪُواْ ﻓَﻔِﻲ اﻟْﺠَﻨَّﺔِ ﺧَﺎﻟِﺪِﻳﻦَ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﻣَﺎ دَاﻣَﺖِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎوَاتُ وَاﻷَرْضُ إِﻻَّ ﻣَﺎ ﺷَﺎء‬107) ُ‫إِﻻَّ ﻣَﺎ ﺷَﺎء رَﺑُّﻚَ إِنَّ رَﺑَّﻚَ ﻓَﻌَّﺎلٌ ﻟِّﻤَﺎ ﻳُﺮِﻳﺪ‬
{ٍ‫رَﺑُّﻚَ ﻋَﻄَﺎء ﻏَﻴْﺮَ ﻣَﺠْﺬُوذ‬
105-108 :‫ﻫﻮد‬

Transliteration: faminhum shaqiyyun wasaAAeedin (105) Faamma allatheena shaqoo fafee alnnari
lahum feeha zafeerun washaheequn (106) Khalideena feeha ma damati alssamawatu waalardu illa ma
shaa rabbuka inna rabbaka faAAAAalun lima yureedu (107) Waamma allatheena suAAidoo fafee
aljannati khalideena feeha ma damati alssamawatu waalardu illa ma shaa rabbuka AAataan ghayra
majthoothin

O beloved brother, if the case is so, then there should be a contemplating stance with yourself to hold
it accountable of its deeds and force it to move to the pleasure of Allah Almighty. Allah Glorified and
Exalted says: {So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islâmic Monotheism)}, [Surat
Az-Zâriyât: 50]

{ِ‫{ ﻓَﻔِﺮُّوا إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠَّﻪ‬

51 :‫اﻟﺬارﻳﺎت‬

Transliteration: Fafirroo ila Allahi

This is the shelter and the sanctuary –fleeing to Allah Almighty. Ibn al-Jawzy, may Allah have mercy on
him, said, interpreting this verse, {So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islâmic
Monotheism)} by repenting from your sins [Zâd al-Masîr (the Provision of the Journey) 841], {Has not
the time come for the hearts of those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) to
be affected by Allâh’s Reminder (this Qur’ân), and that which has been revealed of the truth,} [Surat
Al-Hadîd: 16]

} ِّ‫{ أَﻟَﻢْ ﻳَﺄْنِ ﻟِﻠَّﺬِﻳﻦَ آﻣَﻨُﻮا أَن ﺗَﺨْﺸَﻊَ ﻗُﻠُﻮﺑُﻬُﻢْ ﻟِﺬِﻛْﺮِ اﻟﻠَّﻪِ وَﻣَﺎ ﻧَﺰَلَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟْﺤَﻖ‬
16 :‫اﻟﺤﺪﻳﺪ‬

Transliteration: Alam yani lillatheena amanoo an takhshaAAa quloobuhum lithikri Allahi wama
nazala mina alhaqqi

Some of the virtues of repentance

O beloved brother, here are some of the virtues of repentance so that you will stimulate your vigor
and flee to your Lord Glorified and Exalted:

First: Repentance is a means to obtain the love of Allah Almighty, and it is enough honor of this virtue
to repent. Allah Almighty has said: {Truly, Allâh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance} [Surat
Al-Baqarah: 222]

{َ‫}إِنَّ اﻟﻠّﻪَ ﻳُﺤِﺐُّ اﻟﺘَّﻮَّاﺑِﻴﻦ‬

222 :‫اﻟﺒﻘﺮة‬

Transliteration: inna Allaha yuhibbu alttawwabeena

Second: Repentance is the cause of the light of the heart, and it negates sins. Abu Hurayrah narrated
that: the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has said: "If the believer
commits a sin, a black spot is imprinted in his heart. If he repents and seeks forgiveness his heart is
cleansed of it" [the Hadith was narrated by Ahmad, At-Tirmizi, Ibn Mâjah and Al-Hâkim and is in (Sahîh
al-Jâmi', 1666)]
«...‫»إن اﻟﻌﺒﺪ إذا أﺧﻄﺄ ﺧﻄﻴﺌﺔ ﻧﻜﺘﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻗﻠﺒﻪ ﻧﻜﺘﺔ ﺳﻮداء ﻓﺈذا ﻫﻮ ﻧﺰع واﺳﺘﻐﻔﺮ وﺗﺎب ﺳﻘﻞ ﻗﻠﺒﻪ‬
‫رواه اﻹﻣﺎم أﺣﻤﺪ واﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬي واﺑﻦ ﻣﺎﺟﻪ واﻟﺤﺎﻛﻢ وﻫﻮ ﻓﻰ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ‬

Third: Repentance is the reason that Allah relieves the repentant by rain and increases the strength of
their hearts and bodies. Allah Almighty has said through Prophet Hûd, peace be upon him: {"And O
my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He will send you (from the sky)
abundant rain, and add strength to your strength,} [Surat Hûd: 52]

{ْ‫}وَﻳَﺎ ﻗَﻮْمِ اﺳْﺘَﻐْﻔِﺮُواْ رَﺑَّﻜُﻢْ ﺛُﻢَّ ﺗُﻮﺑُﻮاْ إِﻟَﻴْﻪِ ﻳُﺮْﺳِﻞِ اﻟﺴَّﻤَﺎء ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻜُﻢ ﻣِّﺪْرَاراً وَﻳَﺰِدْﻛُﻢْ ﻗُﻮَّةً إِﻟَﻰ ﻗُﻮَّﺗِﻜُﻢ‬
52 :‫ﻫﻮد‬

Transliteration: Waya qawmi istaghfiroo rabbakum thumma tooboo ilayhi yursili alssamaa
AAalaykum midraran wayazidkum quwwatan ila quwwatikum

Fourth: Repentance makes the sinner as sinless: It was narrated that Abu Sa'îd Al-Ansâri, (may Allah
be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him has said:
"remorse is repentance, and he who repents from a sin is like he who is sinless." [The Hadith is
mentioned in (Sahîh al-Jâmi' 6679) as Hasan]

«‫»اﻟﻨﺪم ﺗﻮﺑﺔ و اﻟﺘﺎﺋﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺬﻧﺐ ﻛﻤﻦ ﻻ ذﻧﺐ ﻟﻪ‬

‫ﺣﺴﻨﻪ اﻷﻟﺒﺎﻧﻲ ﻓﻰ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ اﻟﺠﺎﻣﻊ‬

Fifth: Repentance is the first attribute of the believers: {(The believers whose lives Allâh has
purchased are) those who turn to Allâh in repentance (from polytheism and hypocrisy, etc.), who
worship (Him), who praise (Him), who fast (or go out in Allâh’s Cause), who bow down (in prayer), who
prostrate themselves (in prayer), who enjoin (on people) Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all
what Islâm has ordained) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds and
all that Islâm has forbidden), and who observe the limits set by Allâh (do all that Allâh has ordained
and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allâh has forbidden). And give glad tidings to
the believers} [Surat At-Taubah: 112]

ِ‫}اﻟﺘَّﺎﺋِﺒُﻮنَ اﻟْﻌَﺎﺑِﺪُونَ اﻟْﺤَﺎﻣِﺪُونَ اﻟﺴَّﺎﺋِﺤُﻮنَ اﻟﺮَّاﻛِﻌُﻮنَ اﻟﺴَّﺎﺟِﺪونَ اﻵﻣِﺮُونَ ﺑِﺎﻟْﻤَﻌْﺮُوفِ وَاﻟﻨَّﺎﻫُﻮنَ ﻋَﻦِ اﻟْﻤُﻨﻜَﺮِ وَاﻟْﺤَﺎﻓِﻈُﻮنَ ﻟِﺤُﺪُودِ اﻟﻠّﻪ‬
{َ‫وَﺑَﺸِّﺮِ اﻟْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِﻴﻦ‬
112 :‫اﻟﺘﻮﺑﺔ‬

Transliteration: Alttaiboona alAAabidoona alhamidoona alssaihoona alrrakiAAoona alssajidoona

alamiroona bialmaAAroofi waalnnahoona AAani almunkari waalhafithoona lihudoodi Allahi wabashshiri
almumineena

Sixth: Repentance is the cause for the rejoice of the Lord, glorified and exalted, a rejoice that befits
His Lordliness and Greatness, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has said: "Truly
Allah rejoices more at the repentance of His servant when he repents to Him than any one of you
would be when he is on his camel in a barren land, and it flew from him laden with his supplies, and
that he gave up all hope of finding it. And whilst he was in such a state he finds it standing beside
him..." [Narrated by Muslim]

«‫ ﻣﻦ أﺣﺪﻛﻢ ﻛﺎن ﻋﻠﻰ راﺣﻠﺘﻪ ﺑﺄرض ﻓﻼة‬، ‫ ﺣﻴﻦ ﻳﺘﻮب إﻟﻴﻪ‬، ‫ ﻟﻠﻪ أﺷﺪ ﻓﺮﺣﺎ ﺑﺘﻮﺑﺔ ﻋﺒﺪه‬،‫ ﻓﺄﻳﺲ‬،‫ﻓﺎﻧﻔﻠﺘﺖ ﻣﻨﻪ وﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻃﻌﺎﻣﻪ وﺷﺮاﺑﻪ‬
‫ ﺛﻢ ﻗﺎل ﻣﻦ‬. ‫ ﻓﺄﺧﺬ ﺑﺨﻄﺎﻣﻬﺎ‬. ‫ ﻗﺎﺋﻤﺔ ﻋﻨﺪه‬، ‫ ﻓﺒﻴﻨﺎ ﻫﻮ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ إذا ﻫﻮ ﺑﻬﺎ‬. ‫ ﻗﺪ أﻳﺲ ﻣﻦ راﺣﻠﺘﻪ‬.‫ ﻓﺄﺗﻰ ﺷﺠﺮة ﻓﺎﺿﻄﺠﻊ ﻓﻲ ﻇﻠﻬﺎ‬،‫ﻣﻨﻬﺎ‬
‫ أﺧﻄﺄ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺪة اﻟﻔﺮح‬. ‫ اﻟﻠﻬﻢ ! أﻧﺖ ﻋﺒﺪي وأﻧﺎ رﺑﻚ‬: ‫»ﺷﺪة اﻟﻔﺮح‬
‫رواه ﻣﺴﻠﻢ‬

Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "This rejoice is of so great importance that the
slave of Allah should not ignore it or turn away from it. Only those who have knowledge of Allah, his
names and attributes, and of what befits His Glory and Exaltation are aware of it. This is the end of his
quote from [Madarij al-Salikîn (the Ways of the Successful) – 1210]

Seventh: Generally speaking, Allah Almighty has suspended good and success to repentance. There is
no way to attain the goodness of this worldly life and the Hereafter but through repentance. The
Almighty has said: {And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be
successful.} [Surat An-Nûr: 31]

{َ‫}وَﺗُﻮﺑُﻮا إِﻟَﻰ اﻟﻠَّﻪِ ﺟَﻤِﻴﻌﺎً أَﻳُّﻬَﺎ اﻟْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮنَ ﻟَﻌَﻠَّﻜُﻢْ ﺗُﻔْﻠِﺤُﻮن‬

31 :‫اﻟﻨﻮر‬

Transliteration: watooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuha almuminoona laAAallakum tuflihoona

O beloved brother, Allah has made in repentance a firm haven and a well-fortified bunker, into which
the sinner enters, admitting his sins, hoping well from his Lord, regretting his wrong deeds, insisting
not on his sins, taking shelter in the protection of atonement, and hoping the mercy of the All-Mighty,
the Oft-Forgiving. But there are some obstacles on the path of the slave of Allah to repentance and
here are some of them:

Some recommendations that may help you to repent

1 - Devotion to Allah is the most beneficial medicament: If man is faithful to his Lord, sincere and
truthful in seeking repentance, Allah will aid him in this respect by delicate benefits that may not
come to his mind, and keep him away from plagues that may stand in his way. Allah says: {Thus it
was, that We might turn away from him evil and illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our
chosen (guided) slaves.} [Surat Yûsuf: 24]

{َ‫}ﻟِﻨَﺼْﺮِفَ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ اﻟﺴُّﻮءَ وَاﻟْﻔَﺤْﺸَﺎء إِﻧَّﻪُ ﻣِﻦْ ﻋِﺒَﺎدِﻧَﺎاﻟْﻤُﺨْﻠَﺼِﻴﻦ‬

24 :‫ﻳﻮﺳﻒ‬

Transliteration: linasrifa AAanhu alssooa waalfahshaa innahu min AAibadina almukhlaseena

2 – The heart of Man shall be replete with love of Allah Glorified and Exalted: Love is the greatest
drive of hearts. If the heart is devoid of the love of Allah Almighty dangers and risks shall attack it;
calamities and temptations will overwhelm it, so it would be distracted and divided.

Only the worship of Allah Glorified and Exalted and His love that can satisfy this heart, make it
composed, and rectify its defects.

3 - Strife (in the cause of Allah) Allah Almighty has said: {As for those who strive hard in Us (Our
Cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths (i.e. Allâh’s religion - Islâmic Monotheism). And verily,
Allâh is with the Muhsinûn (good doers)."} [Surat Al-A'nkabût: 69]
{َ‫}وَاﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﺟَﺎﻫَﺪُوا ﻓِﻴﻨَﺎ ﻟَﻨَﻬْﺪِﻳَﻨَّﻬُﻢْ ﺳُﺒُﻠَﻨَﺎ وَإِنَّ اﻟﻠَّﻪَ ﻟَﻤَﻊَ اﻟْﻤُﺤْﺴِﻨِﻴﻦ‬
69 :‫اﻟﻌﻨﻜﺒﻮت‬

Transliteration: Waallatheena jahadoo feena lanahdiyannahum subulana wainna Allaha lamaAAa

almuhsineena

Strife here means applying self-restraint until death, and walking to the pleasure of Allah Almighty.

4 - Limiting expectations and remembering the Hereafter: It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar, may Allah
be pleased with them both, said that: the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon
him, has surrounded my shoulders with his arm and said: "Be in this worldly life as if you were a
stranger or a passer-by". And Ibn 'Umar used to say: "If you survive till the evening, do not expect to
be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning, do not expect to be alive in the evening,
and take from your health for your sickness, and (take) from your life for your death." [Reported by
Al-Bukhari]

«‫ إذا‬:‫ وﻛﺎن اﺑﻦ ﻋﻤﺮ ﻳﻘﻮل‬.(‫ )ﻛﻦ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺪﻧﻴﺎ ﻛﺄﻧﻚ ﻏﺮﻳﺐ أو ﻋﺎﺑﺮ ﺳﺒﻴﻞ‬:‫أﺧﺬ رﺳﻮل اﻟﻠﻪ ﺻﻠﻰ اﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﺑﻤﻨﻜﺒﻲ ﻓﻘﺎل‬
‫ وﻣﻦ ﺣﻴﺎﺗﻚ ﻟﻤﻮﺗﻚ‬،‫ وﺧﺬ ﻣﻦ ﺻﺤﺘﻚ ﻟﻤﺮﺿﻚ‬،‫ وإذا أﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﻓﻼ ﺗﻨﺘﻈﺮ اﻟﻤﺴﺎء‬،‫»أﻣﺴﻴﺖ ﻓﻼ ﺗﻨﺘﻈﺮ اﻟﺼﺒﺎح‬
‫رواه اﻟﺒﺨﺎري‬

Ibn 'Uqail (may Allah have mercy on him) said; "deeds and conditions will not be clear but only by
limiting hopes. Everyone who considers his current state as if he is in the last illness, his deeds will be
better, thus, all his life becomes devoid of troubles.

5 - Supplication: It is one of the greatest means, and the most useful medicine. The greatest thing is
to ask for is sincere repentance from Allah. Therefore the prayer of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail,
peace be upon them both, was: {Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a
nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manâsik (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage – Hajj and
‘Umrah), and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most
Merciful.} [Surat Al-Baqarah: 128]

{ُ‫}رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ وَاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻣُﺴْﻠِﻤَﻴْﻦِ ﻟَﻚَ وَﻣِﻦ ذُرِّﻳَّﺘِﻨَﺎ أُﻣَّﺔً ﻣُّﺴْﻠِﻤَﺔً ﻟَّﻚَ وَأَرِﻧَﺎ ﻣَﻨَﺎﺳِﻜَﻨَﺎ وَﺗُﺐْ ﻋَﻠَﻴْﻨَﺎ إِﻧَّﻚَ أَﻧﺖَ اﻟﺘَّﻮَّابُ اﻟﺮَّﺣِﻴﻢ‬
128 :‫اﻟﺒﻘﺮة‬

Transliteration: Rabbana waijAAalnamuslimayni laka wamin thurriyyatina ommatan muslimatan

laka waarina manasikana watub AAalaynainnaka anta alttawwabu alrraheemu

One of the invocations of the Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, was: "O Lord, forgive
me and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful".
[Reported by Ahmad and At-Tirmizi]

«‫»رب اﻏﻔﺮ ﻟﻲ وﺗﺐ ﻋﻠﻲ إﻧﻚ أﻧﺖ اﻟﺘﻮاب اﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ‬

‫رواه أﺣﻤﺪ واﻟﺘﺮﻣﺬي‬

6 - Calling to mind the harms of sins and of the acts of disobedience: they include the deprivation
from knowledge and livelihood; they also include the feeling of loneliness that the sinner finds in his
heart, between him and his Lord, and between him and people.
They also include making matters of life difficult, in addition to the darkness of the heart and other
things, which the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, (may Allah have mercy on him) has mentioned in his book
Ad-Dâ' wa Ad-Dawâ' (the Disease and the Medicine). For those who want more of these questions, you
can refer to this book, as it is unique in this field, may Allah have mercy on its author.

O beloved brother, these are some recommendations that may help you to repent, so stick to them, I
pray to Allah to make us from those who repent.

My repentant brother, what if you feel apathy and weakness?

First: my brother, you have to quickly turn to Allah Almighty beseeching his help, by praying to Him
humbly not to deprive you of His blessings and not to abandon you to yourself for a blink of an eye.

Second: contemplate on the horrors of the Day of Resurrection and the graves, and contemplate on
the bliss of paradise. You will soon be guided by Allah to return to your Lord

Third: my brother, keep on holding yourself to account for your deeds.

Fourth: maintain reading al-Azkâr (words and sayings on the remembrance of Allah, invocations and
supplications to Him) with the presence of the heart; and try to ponder their meaning.

Fifth: Keep accompanying the righteous and the knowledgeable scholars, as this is one of the greatest
means of increasing the energy and removing the apathy.

I ask Allah to protect you and me from returning to sins after getting rid of them, from weakness after
strength and from misguidance after guidance.

In conclusion

I can only say: O Allah, forgive my brother and me and take us by Your mercy into Your righteous
servants. O Allah keep my heart and his heart firm on your religion {And those who say: "Our Lord!
Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment."
(65) Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to rest in.} [Surat Al-Furqân: 65-66]

{ً‫( إِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﺳَﺎءتْ ﻣُﺴْﺘَﻘَﺮّاً وَﻣُﻘَﺎﻣﺎ‬65) ً‫}وَاﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻳَﻘُﻮﻟُﻮنَ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ اﺻْﺮِفْ ﻋَﻨَّﺎ ﻋَﺬَابَ ﺟَﻬَﻨَّﻢَ إِنَّ ﻋَﺬَاﺑَﻬَﺎ ﻛَﺎنَ ﻏَﺮَاﻣﺎ‬
65-66 :‫اﻟﻔﺮﻗﺎن‬

Transliteration: Waallatheena yaqooloona rabbana isrif AAanna AAathaba jahannama inna

AAathabaha kana gharaman (65) Innaha saat mustaqarran wamuqaman

Peace and mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you.

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