Constant Sins & Repentance: Pearls from the Sunnah (#1)
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Title: Constant Sins & Repentance: Pearls from the Sunnah (#1)
Created on: Fri Sep 05 13:57:23 -0400 2008
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Abstract: ... ory Ramadan Reflections - Juz 3Ramadan - Change We Can Believe InRamadan Reflections - Juz 2Ramadan Reflections: A Daily Journey Through the Qur’an Juz 1 More from this author Retread: Understanding the Controversies Regarding MoonsightingAn Exegesis of the Basmala‘Nabiha My Love’ - But a Person is With the One Whom They LoveThe Arabic Qur’ān and Foreign Words Subscribe to this author Tagged as: Heart, Inspiration, Quran, Spirituality, sunnah, Tazkiyyah 27 Responses to “Constant Sins & Repentance: Pearls from the Sunnah (#1)”--> Comments (26) Trackbacks & Pingbacks (1) Comments ibnabeeomar (Author) said: jazakAllahu khayr that was a very nice read. according to the definition of mu’jam then is musnad imam ahmed also considered a mu’jam work (or ever referred to as such by the scholars of hadith)? -April 4th, 2007 at 12:37 am Amad (Author) said: JazakAllah khair Sh. Yasir… I am amazed at the specificity in the hadith. Correct me if I am wrong, but the hadith seems to be referring particular sins that particular people are more prone to. So, on the spectrum of sins, some of us may be inclined towards music, others may be inclined towards alcohol, yet others may be inclined towards women. And what I mean by inclination in this context is the obsessive inclination, a strong fitna within the heart that yearns for this particular sin. As the Prophet (S) defined women as the biggest fitnah (trial) for men, this hadith gives hope– that you may falter, but you are not doomed. On the flip side, dare I say that perhaps there are people who are inclined towards the grave sin of homosexuality, and it is in this fitna that Allah continually tests them. So, if there are men who have feelings for other men (or women for women), as unnatural we may feel this is, then their fitan is in how they protect and prevent themselves from engaging in these forbidden desires. May Allah keep us among the tawabban (those who repent)… -April 4th, 2007 at 9:01 am Abu Noor Al-Irlandee said: What a beautiful reminder. Jazzak Allaahu Khayr Shaykh Yasir. -April 4th, 2007 at 11:46 am Moiez said: Subhanallah, this makes me feel very happy. Jazakallah Khair. But I have a question though, isnt it true that if a person persistently does a bad deed and even though he repents he goes and does it again. I heard that, that wont be forgiven. Is this a contradiction? I hope I made some sense if not Ill try to explain differently. -April 4th, 2007 at 12:54 pm AnonyMouse said: Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnn!!!!!!! JazakAllahu khair for this wonderful soothing balm upon the soul… it is something that we may take comfort in and draw hope from (and boy, do we need it!), al-Hamdulillaah! -April 4th, 2007 at 1:06 pm Medinah said: Assalamu Alaikum, Mashallah, very beneficial, may we all benefit inshallah. Jazakallahu Khairan! -April 4th, 2007 at 4:30 pm Al Musaafir said: Assalamu Alaikum Sh. Yasir, That was truly very beneficial, a true pearl of many from the Sunnah. Jazakallah Khayr! -April 4th, 2007 at 6:32 pm Yasir Qadhi (Author) said: Amad - yes that is the primary reference in the hadeeth, that each person, without exception, has a specific weakness that he/she finds it difficult to totally abandon. So they end up battling that problem as long as they live, and this battle is a demonstration of Iman in itself. Moiez - if a person sincerely repents, his sin will be forgiven. Sincere repentance includes the intention never to return to that sin; however only Allah knows the future, and it is possible that a person will intend not to return to that sin but will eventually fall into it. So he will repent again, and again, and again…. Some scholars say that any habitual minor sin becomes a major sin; what is meant by this is a minor sin that a person commits without the intention of repenting. Thus there is a feeling of carelessnes about the sin, and this feeling in itself is a sign of a lack of Iman. -April 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm Moiez said: Jazakallah Khair -April 4th, 2007 at 11:20 pm BintMuhammed said: Ameeeeeen! JazakaAllah khair for the enormous reminder. Continous repentance helps us remember our Rabb, and in remembering Him do our hearts find ease. -April 5th, 2007 at 12:02 am bint Bashir said: May Allah SWT make us all amongst those who continuously repent, for we are in ever need of the mercy of Allah. JazakAllah Khair Sheikh for a wonderful reminder, May Allah SWT grant you and all of us the blessings of being a mu`min, Ameen. -April 5th, 2007 at 3:24 am Kamal said: Salam 3alaykum, It is these beautiful Hadiths that touch the heart and silence the shaytan. I wish I’d heard more of them when I was growing up as opposed to the harsh threatening approach of other scholars that have done nothing but to repel me from religion. Thanks once more, may Allah give you the appropriate Jazaa. -April 5th, 2007 at 5:46 pm Chihab said: Can someone clarify the hadith a bit further: It is comforting to know that God forgives sin but does the hadith also say that such propensity is built-in to us? Whether it be directly or as an indirect product of free will that God must have known would come about as a consequence? I am confused. Does God help us through sins that he programmed us to do? He is more powerful than the devil and our autonomous free will but allows these two to take course with us. Sounds like the original sin concept of Christianity. Is this a philosophy that both our religions share- in slightly different forms? Please help with an explanation. -April 7th, 2007 at 12:15 pm Chihab B said: Another point if I may: Is there anything wrong with believing in a God who is omnipotent, omniscient but not omnibenevolent? In other words we believe in a just God but justice necessitates being kind to some and cruel to others who deserve it. So I assume it is not blasphemous to say that since God is just it entails he is not omnibenevolent as not all creation is worthy of such benevolence. The reason why I bring this up is because I was bemused by an articl... [Full Article...]
