FORGIVENESS

Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem

• Allah ordered to have sabr (patience) in times of ease more so than in times of hardship.

• Surah Hud 11:10-11- Allaah said: show patience during hardship and do good deeds during ease..

• They will be forgiven due to calamity

Allah says,• if your sins were to reach the clouds in the

sky and then were you to ask for my forgiveness, I would forgive you.

• if you were to come to me with sins as much as the earth and then you meet me without shirk, I would forgive you

Recorded by at-Tirmidhī (no. 3540). Shaykh al-Albānī said it is authentic in “Ṣaḥīḥ Sunan at-Tirmidhī” (no. 2805)

Story of Abu Bakr As-Siddique

• Lies spread against Aa'isha (Radiallahu anha)• Mistaah was one of those who participated in the Lie• He swore that he would not give any more charity to

Mistaah ibn Athaathah;• “And let not those amongst you who have been blessed

with grace and wealth swear not to give any help... Rather, let them pardon and be forgiving. Do you not love that Allaah should forgive you? And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [Soorah an-Noor 24:22].

UNITY AMONGST MUSLIMS

• “So fear and obey Allaah, and reconcile the matters of differences between yourselves.” [Soorah al-Anfaal 8:10].

• “And hold fast altogether to the rope of Allaah and do not split-up.” [Soorah Aal-‘lmraan 3:103].

• “And do not be like those who split-up and differed after the clear proofs came to them. For those there will be a severe punishment.” [Soorah Aal-‘lmraan 3:105].

Increase in Rizq through Forgiveness

Hasan al Basri -Rahimullaah- mentioned:

• ‘That a man complained to him concerning drought so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah,

• another complained about another matter so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah,

• another complained about lack of rain for his land so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah

• another complained of no offspring so it was said seek forgiveness from Allaah, then he (Hasan al Basri) recited.

“Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers. And give you

increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers.” [Nuh: 10-12]

• It is narrated from Abi Saeed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- said:

‘Whoever performs Wudu and then says:

‘ Subhanaka Allahuma wabihamdika ash-hadu la ilaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atooboo ilaika’(‘Far are You O Allaah from imperfection, and You have all praise, there is none worthy of worship in truth except You, I seek forgiveness from You and I repent to You),

• then this reward is written in a parchment and it is stamped with a seal and no falsehood can break it until the day of Judgment.’[ ‘Silsilah as-Saheehah’ No. 2333 declared Hasan by Shaykh

al-Albaani]