[نسيم الفجر]

 

I WANT TO REPENT

Allah has commanded all the believers to repent, as He says:

"...And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful."
[Noble Quran 24:31]

ALLAH'S MERCY

You should know that Allah has commanded His slaves to repent sincerely and has made doing so obligatory. He says:

"O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance..." [Noble Quran 66:8]

Allah has given us time to repent before the honorable scribes (recording angels) record our deeds. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

"The (scribe) on the left hand raises his pen (i.e., delays writing) for six hours [we do not know that this is six hours in our understanding of time] before he records the sinful deed of a Muslim. If he regrets it and seeks Allah's forgiveness, the deed is not recorded, otherwise it is recorded as one deed." [At-Tabarani]

A further respite is granted after the deed has been recorded, up until the moment before death approaches. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

"Whoever repents before the death rattle reaches his throat, Allah will accept it from him" (Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi) and "Whoever repents before the sun rises in the West, Allah will accept his repentance." [Muslim]