The Infinite Mercy and Forgiveness of Allah
Allah Loves to Forgive
⭐ _There is no one who forgives like Allah. No matter what we may have done, Allah is waiting for us to turn to Him with sincerity and humility, and beg Him to forgive us._ He is al-Ghafūr (The All-Forgiving) and al-Ghaffār (The Most Forgiving). He (ʿazza wa jall) says, “Say, (O Prophet, that _Allah says,): O My servants who have transgressed against their souls! *Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful” (39:53 ).*
⭐Allah (ʿazza wa jall) says in a ḥadīth qudsī: “Son of Ādam, as long as you call upon Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you despite what you do, and I do not care. Son of Ādam, even if your sins were to reach to the clouds of the sky, then you seek forgiveness from Me, I will forgive you. Son of Ādam, even if you were to come to Me with nearly an earth full of sins, and then you meet Me, not having associated anything with Me, then I will surely bring you as much as the earth in forgiveness” (Tirmidhī).
⭐Ibn Rajab (raḥimahullāh) outlined three essential means of attaining forgiveness in the above hadīth:
*1.* Calling Allah with hope, knowing that only He forgives.
*2.* Asking Him for forgiveness, despite the magnitude of one’s sins.
*3.* Tawhīd; this is the greatest means of forgiveness. If even a speck of tawhīd was placed on a mountain of sins, it would turn them into good deeds.
⭐Allah (ʿazza wa jall) is Free of all need, and yet we find His messengers telling those who reject Allah: *“Can there be any doubt about Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth?! He is inviting you in order to forgive you your sins…” (14:10).*
⭐ _Not only does Allah forgive, but he loves those who constantly repent and seek His forgiveness_ . From His immense kindness, He instructs His angels – including the Bearers of the Throne – to supplicate for our forgiveness! *The Prophet ﷺ explained that Allah’s delight at His servant’s repentance is greater than the delight of a person who was travelling in a desert, lost all his belongings, and then unexpectedly found them* .
⭐ *As humans, we struggle to forgive each other, let alone reciprocate evil with good. Allah, on the other hand, does not only conceal and forgive, but He also “changes their evil deeds into good ones” (25:70). Moreover, He showers us with worldly blessings as a result of us seeking forgiveness, including wealth, children and strength (see 71:12 and 11:52).* Allāhu Akbar!
⭐ *The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “A believer will be brought close to his Lord on the Day of Judgement and He will place him within His Veil. Then, He will make him confess his sins by saying: ‘Do you recognise this?’ He will reply: ‘My Lord, I do.’ Then He will say: ‘Indeed I concealed them for you in the world, and I am indeed forgiving you for them today.’ Then the record of his good deeds will be given to him.” (Bukhārī)*
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