An Online Muslim Youth Literary Journal
By Abdul-Basit Khan
Hey everybody, Ramadaan is really close now – there’s only like 1 or 2 days left!!! Can you believe it? You know, this is the time for us to start doing sincere Tawbah to Allah, (repentance from our sins, or returning back to Allah) because the Prophet mentioned in an authentic hadeeth that,
ورمضان إلى رمضان
“A Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan,
كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر
…expiates all the sins (a person may have done) in between as long as the person avoids the Major Sins.”
This hadeeth is undisputedly authentic as it is recorded in Saheeh Muslim. However, our Prophet placed a condition there which many Muslims are not aware of! Ramadaan expiates all of your sins…as long as you have avoided the Major Sins. In Surah Najm, Allah says,
“As for those who avoid the [truly] grave [major] sins and shameful deeds – even though they may sometimes stumble, behold, your Sustainer is abounding in forgiveness.”
Therefore, we see the tremendous importance of this Tawbah. Only through sincere repentance to Allah can our major sins be wiped away. So this is the time, with the beginning of the Month of Forgiveness, to start doing this Tawbah.
How to do Tawbah? It’s not difficult at all, from a physical perspective. Continue reading ‘How To Perform Repentance (part 2)’
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