Type of Sinner Allah Forgives | The Repenting Sinner
Type of Sinner Allah Forgives | The Repenting Sinner
The Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is reported to have said:
God, the Exalted, and Glorious said, a slave committed a sin and then said: "O God, forgive my sin."
So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins."
He then again committed a sin and said: "My Lord, forgive my sin."
So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins."
He again committed a sin and said: "My Lord, forgive my sin."
So God said: "My slave committed a sin and then realized that he has a Lord Who forgives and holds people accountable for sins. I have forgiven my slave so let him do whatever he wants."
This was reported by Bukhari and Muslim.
The phrase "so let him do whatever he wants" means as long as he keeps asking for sincere forgiveness after the commission of sins, and repents, God will forgive him because sincere repentance eliminates previous sins.
This hadith shows us that so long as the heart of a believer remains sincere in trying to abide by God's laws and he tries his best to remain within the obedience of God, however, he falls short but sincerely repents each time trying to do better, then he will be forgiven by God. This is because his heart is full of awe and majesty of God and he does not feel any disgrace in showing his utter humbleness before God.
However, if a person goes on committing sins with complete disregard and he neither repents nor has any fear of accountability before God, then such a type of person is not what is meant by this hadith.
The humility of a true slave of God can go a long way. A sinner who is humble before God is far better than a sinner who is arrogant. The former has a far greater chance of being forgiven by God despite his shortcomings and constant errors.
May God make us among them.
Source: https://sunnah.com/riyadussalihin/introduction/421
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