Taimiyyah Zubair – A Beautiful Blessing from Allah

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So today's topic is

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atawba,

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repentance,

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which is

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really a huge

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huge favor of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala upon

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us,

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because if it wasn't for repentance,

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every single one of us would be

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doomed. Every single one of us would be

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destroyed,

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would be ruined.

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And this is because, as humans, we

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are not perfect.

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We make mistakes

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and if Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala did not

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give us

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the realization

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that we have done something wrong

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and if he had not opened

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the gate of Toba for us,

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then how would we

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repair? How would we make amends? And how

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would we improve?

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It would not be possible.

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So,

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the concept of doba

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in our religion is

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a concept that gives us a lot of

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hope.

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It gives us this idea that,

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this,

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realization that we can improve, we can change,

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things can get better

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and that, yes, I made a mistake.

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Yes, I may have done something seriously wrong,

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but I still have the opportunity

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to make amends.

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There's still hope for me if I turn

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back to Allah

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and the word Tawba

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literally means to turn back, to return.

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So the concept of Tawba is that you

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are in your journey towards Allah Subhanahu Wa

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Ta'ala.

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And then what happens, because you're human,

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you make a mistake,

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you take the wrong turn,

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right? You you go sideways,

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you go off track,

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and then you realize

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that you're not on the right path.

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So the moment you realize you're not on

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the right path,

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you have the option of turning back.

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You have the option of going back to

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Allah's zawwajal,

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and this is a beautiful concept.

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And if it wasn't for this concept,

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really,

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every single one of us would be doomed,

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because if our father,

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Adam radiatesalaam,

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made a mistake and that too in Jannah

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and that too with regard to just one

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restriction,

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then what about us?

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When we are in this world, we are

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surrounded by temptations,

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and there's so many

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times

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in in a single day where we can

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make mistakes.

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So Allah is

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extremely forgiving.

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He tells us in Narubbaqawasi

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ul Mahfira, your Lord is

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vast in terms of forgiveness.

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He is ghafirizambwakabilittawb.

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He is the forgiver of sin. He is

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the acceptor of repentance.

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He is the one who, you'reafuwaranissaye

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at He pardons

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sins. He forgives sins.

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Wallahu yaridukummakhfiratam

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minhu

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Allah promises

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forgiveness

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from him, and he promises believers that he

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will forgive them. And Allah, Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,

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urges us that we should

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rush towards his forgiveness.

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And he don't slow down,

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don't,

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you know, delay, rather rush towards his forgiveness.