Please repent to Allah With Sincere Repentance توبوا إلى الله توبة نصوحا

How to make Tauba? (Repentance/asking forgiveness from Allah from our sins)

Allah says in surah Tahreem:

ياأيها الذين آمنوا توبوا إلى الله توبة نصوحا عسى ربكم أن يكفر عنكم سيئاتكم ويدخلكم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار----الخ 

O, you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet and those who believed with him. Their light will proceed before them and on their right; they will say, "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, you are over all things capable."

Always we have to keep our Hope in the forgiveness of Allah (swt) –and we don’t despair because of our sins.

 As Human beings it is natural for all except the prophets to make sins;

Nabiyyuna (swallallahu alaihi wasallam) says:

 "كُلُّكم خَطَّاءٌ وَخَيْرُ الخطاءين التَّوَّابُونَ"

 ‘You all do wrong, the best among the wrong doers are those who repent.’

For Example,

Someone who is used to leave his prayers for long years---

He has the chance to return to Allah and to become a good Muslim even he realizes it too late…

 Someone who is used to take alcohol for long, ---

When he repents sincerely Allah will accept him and his tauba…

Rasul (swallallahu alaihi wasallam) says:

 التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له

 ‘The one who repents is like the one who has no any sin’…..

All sins except ‘SHIRK’ could be forgiven.insya Allah.

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Please remember, Allah is very closer to you and always he is watching you.  

 Imagine you are caught doing the sin on CCTV and you are confronted – what would you do?

You would apologise immediately –

Similarly have that sense of asking forgiveness from Allah. Nothing is hidden from Allah…whatever we say or do it is recorded…

So, whenever we make sins please immediately talk to Allah and seek forgiveness no matter what sin we commit!!

Allah’s Mercy is bigger than our Sins,

So, in any case, how much sins we have done, we cannot lose hope in Mercy of Allah.

 Allah says in Surah ‘Zumar’

  قل يعبادي الذين أسرفوا على أنفسهم لا تقنطوا من رحمة الله-

ان الله يغفر الذنوب جميعا-انه هو الغفور الرحيم

"Say: O ` (My slaves) who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah:

 Verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful". (39:53)

Abu Hurairah (r) reports: Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said,

"Allah has divided mercy into one hundred parts; and He retained with Him ninety-nine parts, and sent down to earth one part. Through this one part creatures deal with one another with compassion [Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim]

 Abu Hurairah (r) also I heard Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) saying, Allah has written سبقت رحمتي غضبي and Muslim].

Now we can look How to repent? How to make Tauba?

Please return fully from your sins,

Realize the seriousness of sins,

Regret deeply on what happened,

 -and Promise to Allah not to repeat the sins. –

And if you have any rights or debts with your fellow brothers please clear it.

This is called Tauba.

Very simple but should be sincere.

Then additionally,

 It is recommended that we follow some goods after.

E.g.:  Pray two raka-at Sunnah ,Do some Dhikr, recite some verses from Holy Quran and Do some other deeds like giving charities…

we can seek forgiveness from Allah by any form, in any language. -And it is good to add some supplications from Quran and Sunnah.

Eg.استغفر الله- - سيد الاستغفار

Please remember that we cannot make fun of Allah!!

Every time we make Tauba and then break it simply. And continue to do sins after making Tauba!!

But, if it happens unfortunately again and again and we feel really sad on that. Still our Tauba could be acceptable- insya Allah.

Allah says in suah –Alu Imran.

والذين إذا فعلوا فاحشة أو ظلموا أنفسهم ذكروا الله فاستغفروا لذنوبهم ومن يغفر الذنوب الا الله ولم يصروا على ما فعلوا وهم يعلمون

 And those who when they have committed  great sins as illegal sexual intercourse  or wronged themselves with evil ,remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their sins .And none can forgive sins but Allah-

And do not continue in what (wrong) they have done, while they know.

After making Tauba please resolve to not commit the sin again - find ways to avoid the sin.

So we must guard against shaitan with salat and dhikr to gain taqwa –

Thus we can change our selves for a better life…insya Allah

Follow up with Good Deeds:

Imam Tabrani reports:

 One man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said:

“What do you make of a man who did every single sin and did not leave any sin whatsoever, and he did not leave any desire — big or small — except that he fulfilled it.

So is there any repentance for him?”

 The Prophet (pbuh) said: “So did you accept Islam?”

 He said: “As for me, I testify that Allah is only one God and he has no partners — and you are the messenger of Allah.

The Prophet (pbuh) said:

 “Then if you, do good deeds and leave your sins, Allah will turn all your sins into good deeds.”

 He said: “Even my betrayals and my immorality?”

The Prophet (pbuh) said: “Yes”.

 Hearing this the man announced: “Allahu Akbar!” and he continued saying it until he left.

Good Company:

It is also very essential that we keep us in the company of friends who will encourage you to do well,

Allah says in Surah Taubah,

يا أيها الذين آمنوا اتقوا الله وكونوا مع الصادقين ‘O you who believe, Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds).

Prophet swallallahu alaihi wasallam explains for us the Story of a man who killed 100 people,

He did sincere Tauba, and in few minutes passed away. Even though, Allah sent him to Jannah-

Yes, only one A’mal –Good Deed- he did;

Yes; Just he made his repentance in front of Allah and (on suggestion of the scholar on whose hands he made his Tauba) he left is old company of friends who persuaded him to do sins and went to stay in another town where there are much pious people to help him for good things ..On the Middle of the way, he passed away. There was dispute among Angeles regarding his soul. To the paradise or to Hell. Allah ordered them to take the measurement of his way to the new place.

Eventually, Allah placed him in Jannah as he was found closer to the new town, even only by an Inch! [Al-Bukhaari: 3470 ; Muslim: 2766].

Nabi (saw) likened good company to sitting with a person selling perfume. The scent will come to you and give pleasure even if you do not personally apply it to yourself.

In the same way, the keeping of bad company has been likened to someone sitting near the oven of an ironsmith, he cannot escape from the smoke and fumes even if he is away from the sparks (Bukhari).

So, Let us do sincere touba to Allah subhanahu ta-a’la as soon as possible.Insya Allah. He is ready to accept us.

May Allah grant us Tuafiq …Aameen