Every sin that a
Muslim commits because he makes a
mistake, or forgets, or is forced
to do it, is forgiven by Allah,
as Allah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
“Our Lord! Punish
us not if we forget or fall into
error”
[al-Baqarah 2:286 -
Quran]
And Allah says:
your prayer is granted.
The Muslim will be
brought to account for what he
does deliberately, not for what he
does by mistake, as Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“And there is no
sin on you concerning that in
which you made a mistake, except
in regard to what your hearts
deliberately intend”
[al-Ahzaab 33:5 -
Quran]
Allah is Kind and
Merciful. He sent Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) with ease and the
tolerant monotheism:
“Allah intends for
you ease, and He does not want to
make things difficult for you
[al-Baqarah 2:185 –
interpretation of the meaning -
Quran]
The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: “Religion is very
easy and whoever overburdens
himself in his religion will not
be able to continue in that way.
So you should not be extremists,
but try to be near to perfection
and receive the good tidings that
you will be rewarded.” (narrated
by al-Bukhaari, 39).
The Shaytaan
(Satan) is
man's greatest enemy. He makes him
forget the remembrance of his Lord
(dhikr) and makes his sin
attractive to him, as Allah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“Shaytaan (Satan)
has overpowered them. So he has
made them forget the remembrance
of Allah. They are the party of
Shaytaan (Satan). Verily, it is
the party of Shaytaan (Satan)
that will be the
losers![al-Mujaadilah 58:19 -
Quran]
What one’s own
nafs (self) says has been
forgiven by Allah, The Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: “Allah has
forgiven my ummah for thoughts
that cross their minds, so long as
they do not speak of them or act
upon them.” (Narrated by Muslim,
127)
Whoever commits a
sin then Allah conceals it, it is
not permissible for him to speak
of it, because the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said: “All of my ummah
will be fine except those who
commit sin openly.” (Narrated by
Muslim, 2990).
If a person commits
a sin then repents, Allah will
accept his repentance:
“your Lord has
written (prescribed) Mercy for
Himself, so that if any of you
does evil in ignorance, and
thereafter repents and does
righteous good deeds (by obeying
Allah), then surely, He is
Oft‑Forgiving, Most Merciful”
[al-An’aam 6:54 – interpretation
of the meaning - Quran]
Allah is Generous
and Kind, He multiplies the reward
for good deeds and forgives bad
deeds, as the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) said, narrating the
words of his Lord: “Allah has
decreed hasanaat (good deeds) and
sayi’aat (bad deeds), then He
explained that. Whoever intends to
do a good deed then does not do
it, Allah will write it down as
one complete hasanah; if he
intends to do it then he does it,
then Allah will write it down as
between ten and seven hundred
hasanaat, or more. Whoever
intends to do a bad deed, then he
does not do it, Allah will write
it down as one complete hasanah;
if he intends to do it then he
does it, Allah will write it down
as one sayi’ah.” (Agreed upon;
narrated by al-Bukhaari, Kitaab
al-Raqaa’iq, 81)
