No one in this world is sinless, everyone of us have sinned. We have to accept that but as we accept that fact we should always realize and keep in mind that Allah loves those who repent and ask for His forgiveness.
I am sharing this because I know there are people out there who feel hopeless and feel like Allah will never forgive them because of the wrongdoings that they have done and the sins that they have committed. If you are one, or you know one who is at a halt in life because he or she is in this stage, I ask you to please share this to them.
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Once Prophet Musa Alaihi Salaam asked Allah Almighty: “O Allah! When a pious person of Yours calls You, how do You respond to him/her?”
Allah Almighty said: “I say here I am, O My servant.”
Prophet Musa Alaihi Salaam asked: “When a sinful person turns to You, how do You respond to him/her?”
Allah Almighty said: “I say here I am, O My servant; here I am, O My servant; here I am, O My servant.”
Surprised, Prophet Musa Alaihi Salaam asked, “O My Lord! When a pious person calls You, he/she gets one reply ‘here I am, O My servant’ but a sinful person gets three replies, ‘here I am, O My servant.”
Allah Almighty said that the pious person prayed to Him for fulfillment of his or her need (exalted status) whereas, “My sinful person prays to Me in hope of My Mercy.”
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A similar message has been explained by our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wassalaam, he used this as an example:
“A person travelling through an arid land. He has supplies of food, drink and provisions loaded onto a riding animal. He halts at a place to rest. When he rise after his sleep, his animal and supplies of food and drink has disappeared. He gets greatly concerned as to how he can survive without eating and drinking and travel such a long distance without the animal. He is totally disappointed and he fears that he will suffer the agony of a slow death.
You may well imagine how that person feels when he suddenly finds his lost animal with all the supplies of food and drink on it. How happy would he not be? When a sinful person turns to Him, Allah Almighty is happier than the person who has found his lost provisions.”
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Subhan’Allah, I think this hadith is self-excruciatingly impactful. Ponder for a moment, compose yourself and let your next prayer be as sincere as it can be and ask forgiveness from Allah.
Who will forgive us but Allah? So seek His forgiveness and never despair of His Mercy.
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Story was taken from Radd ul Bala’Bid Du’a, p. 28
Hadith was taken from Sahih Al Bukhari, 6308
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