Zakir Naik – Signs of Accepted Repentance
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The speaker discusses the signs of Kenneth's accepted possession of his possession, including the lack of Yo'ed deeds and the fear of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. The speaker also discusses the importance of forgiveness and mercy in accepting someone's possession and the need for forgiveness in the case of a sinful act. The speaker concludes that Kenneth's possession is not a reflection of his actions, but rather a reflection of his father's actions.
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How do we know? What are the indications
and how do we know whether repentance
is accepted?
What are the indications?
The indications as far as for repentance to
be accepted by Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, number
1
is
that you do not commit the same sin
again and your good deeds keep on increasing
and your bad deeds keep on decreasing. This
is number 1 sign, that Allah has accepted
their repentance.
Number 2
that you
have the fear of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala.
Number 3 is that you regret to Allah
Subhanahu wa Ta'ala and you keep on asking
for forgiveness.
Number 4 is that you're humble
and you always address Him in humility.
So these are the 4 signs which show
that
your repentance has been accepted by Allah Subhana
Wa Ta'la. The signs
of non acceptance
of the Tawba is
deficiency in the person's repentance
and he remembers
the pleasures of the sins and he gets
preoccupied in continuing the sin. That's number 1.
Number 2, he is for sure
that his mental will be accepted as though
he has got immunity
and he's immune to it and sure he'll
be forgiven. That's number 2.
Number 3
is
that his eyes don't cry and his heart
is hardened.
Number 4, there's no increase in the good
activities
that he is doing. No increase in the
good deeds and Iblav, if Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi
Wasallam said,
it's mentioned in Sahih Muslim, volume number 4
in the book of repentance, hadith number 6621
that if the people
do not commit any sins, Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala will wipe them out and replace with
the people who commit sin and who ask
for forgiveness so that Allah can forgive them.
Now here, if you understand this Hadith,
it will look very odd that Allah wants
to do sin. If you don't do sin,
Allah will remove you. What it means is
that there are some people who may do
sin
and who may ask for forgiveness and repent
and make them prove that Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala and their good deeds will increase.
And these people will go to Jannah. On
the other hand, some people will do good
deeds and they have a conceit.
They are so proud of themselves and that
will take them to the hellfire. So Allah
says that if there is a group of
people who don't do sin, Allah will replace
them with the people who do sin so
that they will ask for forgiveness and Allah
will forgive them. That means you should have
humility. So these
are the signs for not accepting
of your Tawba.
May Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
continue to accept repentance on your Tawba, Doctor
Zakir. There is another
question which I have which is
just to end
this particular session, this particular show,
and that is,
is there any limitation
to
the sins that Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala can
accept
our Tawba for.
As far as Allah's forgiveness is concerned and
mercy is concerned,
every Surah, every chapter of the glorious Quran,
it begins with the beautiful formula Bismillahir Rahmanir
Raheem In the name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Mostful Every Surah except for Chapter No.
9, Surah Tawba and
Allah's Mother says in the Quran,
in Surah Zumr, Chapter No. 39
verse 53
that, Oh my servants who have transgives against
their souls,
despair
not the mercy of Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala,
for Allah
can forgive all sins
Allah is the Most Merciful
Here Allah says that whatever your sin may
be, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, He can forgive
any of your sins
as long as you repent
If you repent in the right way and
if you ask forgiveness,
Allah will, Insha'Allah, forgive you. And our beloved
Prophet, Nusslellah from him, said, it is mentioned
in Sahih Hadith of Ibn Majah, hadith number
4 to 51, the beloved Prophet said that
every son of Adam, he commits sin.
And the best
is the person who repents.
If you commit sin, no problem, but if
you repent, then you are the best person.
Repentance is very important. It's a special Hadith
of Thirumedi,
Hadith number
3540,
where our beloved Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam
said
that Allah says, O son of Adam, you
may do any sin and I will forgive
all your sins. Even if your sins
reach to the clouds in the sky, I
will forgive them. You ask Me for mercy
and I will
forgive you. It's for the Mishnah Hadith of
Sai Muslim, hadith number 6246,
where the beloved Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wasallam said
that Allah says, even if you do sin
day and night and ask for forgiveness, I
will forgive you. You ask me for pardon,
and I will forgive you.
It's mentioned to say Bukhary,
word number 8,
hadith number
5,999.
There were some prisoners of war who were
released, mainly children and women,
and one lady,
she searches for a son and she cannot
find a son.
The moment she sees any child,
she breastfeeds
the child. Then another child she sees, she
breastfeeds the child.
Finally,
she finds her own child. So the Prophet
asked the Sahabas
that will she throw the sun in the
fire? They said no!
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala loves His servants
even if they commit sin more than the
lady loves the child
So based on this, we realize that Allah
Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is willing to forgive any
of your sins as long as you repent
And just a last quotation,
Allah says in the Quran and in Surah
Nisa, chapter number 4, verse number 48,
that if Allah Subhana Wa Ta'la pleases,
He can forgive any sin but the sin
of Shirk, He will never forgive. Here, it
means that if a person does Shirk and
repents before he dies,
before the death rattle, Insha'Allah Allah will forgive
even
the sin of Sheikh. If he repents and
comes to the straight path and believes in
Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'la, believes in Tawhid, Allah
will even forgive him, his sin of Shirk,
which is the biggest sin. But if he
dies as a Mushrik,
after he dies, Allah says here that he
will not forgive the sin of Shirk Any
other sin, if he wishes, he may forgive
But the sin of Shirk, he will never
forgive Shirk is the biggest sin So from
here, we come to know that Allah Subhanahu
Wa Ta'ala is the most merciful and He
is willing to forgive
the sins of His servants.