Renewed Hearts: Reflections on Repentance and Restraint

By: Dr. Houria Abdelrahem๐ŸŒฟุงู„ุณู„ุงู… ุนู„ูŠูƒู… ูˆุฑุญู…ุฉ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆุจุฑูƒุงุชู‡ ๐ŸŒฟ

๐ŸŒฟุฎูˆุงุทุฑ ู‚ุฑุขู†ูŠุฉ ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ“– ูˆูŽูƒูู†ู‘ูŽุง ู†ูŽุฎููˆุถู ู…ูŽุนูŽ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽุงุฆูุถููŠู†ูŽ ๐Ÿ“–

โœจ ุงู„ุตู…ุช ุงู„ุฐูŠ ูŠู‚ุฑุจูƒ ู…ู† ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุฎูŠุฑูŒ ู…ู† ูƒู„ู…ุฉ ุชูุถุญูƒูƒ ู‚ู„ูŠู„ุงู‹ ู‡ู†ุงุŒ ูˆุชุจูƒูŠูƒ ูƒุซูŠุฑุงู‹ ู‡ู†ุงูƒ.

ุงู„ู„ู‡ู… ุงุญูุธ ุฃู„ุณู†ุชู†ุง ุนู† ูƒู„ ู…ุง ูŠูุบุถุจูƒ ูŠุง ุฑุจ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…ูŠู†.

๐ŸŒฟQurโ€™anic Reflections ๐ŸŒฟ

๐ŸŒฟ Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿ“– โ€œAnd we used to enter into vain discourse with those who engaged [in it].โ€ ๐Ÿ“–

โœจ A silence that brings you closer to Allah is better than a word that makes you laugh a little here but weep much there.

O Allah, protect our tongues from everything that displeases You, O Lord of the worlds.

๐Ÿ”„ ุฌุฏุฏ ุชูˆุจุชูƒ .. ูุงู„ุฑุญู„ุฉ ุชุญุชุงุฌ ุฅู„ู‰ ู†ูุณ ุทูˆูŠู„.

ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู† ูŠูุตูŠุจ ูˆูŠูุฎุทุฆุŒ ูŠู‚ู„ุน ุนู† ุงู„ุฐู†ุจ ุซู… ู‚ุฏ ูŠุนูˆุฏ ุฅู„ูŠู‡ุŒ ูŠู‚ุน ููŠู‡ ุญูŠู†ุงู‹ ุจุนุฏ ุญูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุฑุจู…ุง ูƒุงู† ู„ู‡ ุฐู†ุจ ู„ุง ูŠูุงุฑู‚ู‡ุŒ ูˆู„ูƒู†ู‡ ูŠุนูˆุฏ ุฏุงุฆู…ุงู‹ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡. ูุฅุฐุง ุฐููƒู‘ูุฑ ุชุฐูƒู‘ุฑุŒ ููŠุณุชุบูุฑ ูˆูŠุชูˆุจุŒ ู„ุง ูŠูŠุฃุณ ุจู„ ูŠูุณุงุฑุน ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ุชูˆุจุฉ.ู‚ุงู„ ุฑุณูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ๏ทบ:

โ€œู…ุง ู…ู† ุนุจุฏู ู…ุคู…ู† ุฅู„ุง ูˆู„ู‡ ุฐู†ุจ ูŠุนุชุงุฏู‡ ุงู„ููŠู†ุฉ ุจุนุฏ ุงู„ููŠู†ุฉุŒ ุฃูˆ ุฐู†ุจ ู‡ูˆ ู…ู‚ูŠู… ุนู„ูŠู‡ ู„ุง ูŠูุงุฑู‚ู‡ ุญุชู‰ ูŠูุงุฑู‚ุŒ ูˆุฅู† ุงู„ู…ุคู…ู† ุฎูู„ู‚ ู…ูุชู‘ู†ุงู‹ุŒ ุชูˆุงุจุงู‹ุŒ ู†ุณุงุกู‹ุŒ ุฅุฐุง ุฐููƒู‘ูุฑ ุชุฐูƒู‘ุฑ.โ€

๐Ÿ”„ Renew your repentance โ€” for the journey requires long breath.

The believer makes mistakes and sins, then abandons the sin and sometimes returns to it. He may fall into it again and again, or have a sin that clings to him. Yet he always returns to Allah Almighty. When reminded, he remembers, seeks forgiveness, and repents. He does not despair, but hastens back to Allah.

The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said:

โ€œThere is no believing servant except that he has a sin that overtakes him from time to time, or a sin he continues upon until he departs. Indeed, the believer was created tested, repentant, forgetful, but when reminded, he remembers.โ€

๐ŸŒฟ ู„ูŠุนู„ู… ูƒู„ ู…ุณู„ู… ูˆู…ุคู…ู† ุฃู† ู„ุง ุญูˆู„ ู„ู‡ ูˆู„ุง ู‚ูˆุฉ ุฅู„ุง ุจุงู„ู„ู‡.

ูุนู„ูŠู‡ ุฃู† ูŠุฌุฏุฏ ุงู„ุชูˆุจุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุณุจุญุงู†ู‡ ูˆุชุนุงู„ู‰ุŒ ูˆูŠุชุจุฑุฃ ู…ู† ุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุจุดุฑ ูˆู‚ูˆุชู‡ู…ุŒ ูˆูŠุฏุฎู„ ููŠ ุญูˆู„ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ูˆู‚ูˆู‘ุฉ ุฎุงู„ู‚ ุงู„ุจุดุฑ.

๐ŸŒฟ Let every Muslim and believer know that there is no power and no strength except through Allah.

He must renew his repentance to Allah Almighty, disown human power and strength, and enter into the power and might of the Creator of mankind.

ุกุงู†ุณูƒู… ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุจู‚ุฑุจู‡

May Allah bless you with His closene

Previous
Previous

The Measure of Guidance: Your Worth Is Shown by Your Obedience

Next
Next

Guard your Soul with Truth & Righteous Deeds