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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 2915510" data-attributes="member: 91140">Bismillaah! <img src="http://www.islamicboard.com/images/smilies/islam/arabic7.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The Most Excellent Manner Of Seeking Forgiviness!!  <img src="http://www.islamicboard.com/images/smilies/assalam.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> As an example of this, we may take from the names of Allaah that of (say), At-Tawwaab. We then understand that its meaning, ‘He who guides His servants to repent and accepts their repentance,' is telling us that Allaah, the Majestic and Most High, accepts His servant's repentance, guides them to repent and grants that to them. We also understand that He, the Most High, is the only One to grant forgiveness.   Having understood all this, we act as the name demands by repenting to Allaah from all our sins. This is the manner in which we must memorise and understand all the perfect names of Allaah. However, it is important that our understanding of them should be correct and far removed from such corrupt methodologies as ta'weel, which attempts to explain away the meanings of Allaah's attributes by deviated and twisted understandings, or ta'teel, which denies both the attributes and that which they indicate - that which Allaah and His Messnger ! intended. No, our understanding is based upon the methodology of the Salaf of the Ummah.  Allaah is Al-Ghafoor - ‘The One who forgives,' and He is Al- Ghaffaar - ‘The Oft-Forgiving,' and He is Al-'Afuww - ‘The One who pardons.' These, from the perfect names of Allaah, demand that we constantly seek forgiveness, that we frequently repent and that we turn in repentance to Allaah, the Most High. Yes, Allaah is indeed the Cane who forgives. As He, the Most High, said in the Noble Qur'aan:  “Allaah does not forgive that anything is associated in worship with Him, but He forgives whatever is lesser than shirk towhomever He pleases.” 5  However, in addition to deserving and seeking forgiveness, there are other conditions that must be fulfilled by the one who seeks it. From those sayings of Allaah the Most High, that most comprehensively lay down the conditions for attaining forgiveness of sins, is this aayah from Soorah Taa Haa:  “Indeed I am forgiving to the one who repents, truly believes, does righteous and correct deeds, and then remains constant upon right guidance”6  5 Soorah an-Nisaa (4): 48 6 Soorah Taa Haa (20):82.  So, "Indeed I am forgiving ..." and who is he who receives forgiveness from Allaah, the Majestic and Most High? It is the one who fulfills Allaah's conditions.  1. Firstly, it is he who repents. Repentance - at-Tawbah - is the only action that will cause all sins to be forgiven. It is reported, "Repentance erases what came before it." It wipes away the previous sins. Allaah forgives the sins of the repentant even if they are as many as the foam of the ocean. As Allaah has said:  “Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed greatly against themselves through sins! Do not despair of the Mercy of Allaah. Indeed Allaah forgives all sins to those who repent. Indeed He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful." 7  "Do not despair ..." means here, ‘Repent to Allaah,' because He is, indeed, the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.  <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Secondly, the one who fulfils Allaah's conditions for repentance is he who, "... truly believes ...," he truly believes in Allaah, His Angels, His Books and His Messengers. He believes in the fundamentals of Eemaan.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The third condition for the one who is seeking Allaah's forgiveness is that he, "... does righteous and correct deeds ...," he does these after repenting. Devoting himself to worship, to Prayer, to remembrance of Allaah, to fearing Him and to being mindful of Him. By devoting himself to these deeds of the heart and limbs, he turns to Allaah.</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fourthly, "... he remains constant upon right guidance ..." He remains upright upon that, he does not break it nor turn back from it. He remains upon it until he dies. Whoever is like that, Allaah forgives his sins and conceals his faults. He is one of those who attain the forgiveness of Allaah, the Majestic and Most High. </li> </ul>7 Soorah az-Zutnar (39)54  O my brothers, I mentioned at the beginning of this lecture that it included the explanation of a tremendous way of seeking forgiveness. It is a form of seeking forgiveness that the scholars have mentioned as being the most excellent and most complete Therefore, we should give great importance to memorising the wording, to understanding it correctly and to acting upon it.   So from Shaddaad ibn Aws # from the Prophet ! that he said,   "The noblest and most excellent manner of seeking forgiveness is that the servant says:   ‘O Allaah, You are my Lord. None has the right to be wrshipped except You. You created me, and I am Your slave/worshipper. And I am faithful to my covenant and my promise as far as I am able. I seek Your refuge from the evil of what I have done. 8 I acknowledge before You all the favours that You have bestowed upon me. And I confess all my sins to You. So forgive me, since none can forgive sins except You.' <img src="http://www.islamicboard.com/images/smilies/wasalam.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />thank you.kayal</blockquote>

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