Ibn ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله said:
There are two ways of seeking Allah's forgiveness:
First: By asking for it directly with your words, such as saying, "O Allah, forgive me," or "Astaghfirullāh."
Second: By performing righteous deeds that bring about forgiveness, as the Prophet ﷺ said:
"Whoever says, 'Subḥānallāhi wa biḥamdih' one hundred times in a day will have his sins forgiven, even if they are as abundant as the foam of the sea."
🕌 The Remedy for the Sinning Soul through Sincere Istighfar
Abu Hurairah (R.A) reported that the Prophet (pbuh) narrated from his Lord, the Exalted and Glorious, saying: A servant committed a sin and said: O Allah, forgive my sin. Allah the Exalted and Glorious said: My servant committed a sin and he realized that he has a Lord who forgives the sins and punishes for the sin. Then he again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive my sin. Allah the Exalted and Glorious said: My servant committed a sin and he realized that he has a Lord who forgives the sin and punishes for the sin. Then he again committed a sin and said: My Lord, forgive my sin. Allah the Exalted and Glorious said: My servant committed a sin and he realized that he has a Lord who forgives the sin and punishes for the sin. I have granted forgiveness to My servant, so let him do what he likes. This indicates that as long as the servant acknowledges his fault and turns back to Allah in sincere regret, the gates of mercy remain wide open for him, for Allah is the Most Merciful and the Oft-Forgiving to those who seek His pardon after every transgression.
Reference: Sahih Muslim 2758.
KEY POINTS:
✧ This hadith emphasizes that Allah loves the servant who acknowledges his sins and immediately turns to Him for forgiveness rather than persisting in arrogance or despair.
✧ The phrase let him do what he likes does not grant license to sin, but rather signifies that as long as the servant continues this cycle of repentance and return to Allah, his sins will be wiped away.
✧ It highlights the importance of faith in the attributes of Allah, specifically His capacity to both forgive the penitent and hold the persistent sinner accountable, which serves as a powerful motivator for spiritual rectification.
You fast a few hours. He gives eternity. You give a dollar. He turns it into mountains. You ease one difficulty. He eases yours in this life and the next. Allah is Al-Muhsin. He does more than what you deserve. Always.
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if your heart feels empty, return to the One who created it. Nothing you lost with patience goes unnoticed by Allah, and nothing you seek with du'a' returns empty-handed.
Keep going. Your quiet battles are seen, counted, and rewarded by the Most Merciful.
Reverts are amazing. 🥹🤍
They remind me of the early days of Islam in Makkah. The level of Imaan some of them have is astonishing. They may not know every ruling yet, but they know tawhid.
ibn al-jawzī (رحمه الله) said:
"endure the nights of hardship, because if you look through the eye of patience you shall see the dawn of reward. indeed, the lofty ranks can be attained only by undergoing hardship! did you not notice the thorns growing beside the roses?"
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
“Do not be deceived by being in a righteous place, for there is no place more excellent than Paradise, yet Adam experienced there what he experienced.
Do not be deceived by abundant worship, for Iblīs, after a long period of worship, met the fate that he met.
Do not be deceived by abundant knowledge, for Balʿam ibn Bāʿūrā met the fate that he met, despite knowing the Greatest Name of Allah.
And do not be deceived by meeting the righteous and seeing them, for there is no person more righteous than the Prophet ﷺ, yet his enemies and the hypocrites derived no benefit from meeting him.”
— Madārij al-Sālikīn (1/510)
If you want to do big things in life, you have to learn how to pray. Because some doors won't open with hustle, only with humility. Some mountains won't move with effort, only with du'a'. Prayer isn't just part of the process, it is the power behind it.