The document provides a series of warnings and descriptions of Hell from Islamic scripture to encourage repentance from sin. It describes the torment that will befall those who die without repenting, including being dragged on one's face in Hellfire, wearing garments of fire, drinking boiling water, and being burned. Scenes from Hell include boiling water being poured on heads, melting bowels and skin. The document hopes to motivate the reader to repent by visualizing these grim images and listening to the cries of those suffering in Hell who wish they had obeyed God and the Prophet.

2. Peace and mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you.
All praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon
the Prophet, where there is no prophet after him.
Whisper of a lover
My dear brother, peace of Allah and His mercy and blessings be upon
you.
O beloved brother… for you alone of all that exists… I send this message, mixed with love, combined with friendliness, shrouded with
truth, garlanded with sincerity, O beloved brother… open your heart
and lend me your hearing so as to whisper in your ear...
It is an advice from the one who loves you, as much as you are obedient to your Lord; from the one who cares about you as he cares about
himself.
O Brother… you have a heart that is of the oneness of Allah uttering, of
his hell scaring, and of his paradise wishing; in spite of your negligence.
Behold, I extend my hand to you, and I open my heart before you. I
put my hand in your hand so that we walk together on the right path.
Give me your hand,O brother, come and walk with me on this path,
so we may win the love of Allah and His good pleasure. By Allah my
great desire for you is that you win Paradise.
Where a soul seeks the companion of other souls
and hearts are aware of Him without troubles.
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3. A Call and Nostalgia
My beloved brother… we cannot escape our sins, as we are
sinners and the children of sinners… However, the danger is to listen
to Satan, and to let him employ our sins and increase them. Do you
know how?
He whispers to you, intimidating, that your sins are like a ditch that
surrounds you and from which you cannot get out.
He insinuates to you that only those of beards and short clothes are the
religious ones; thus amplifying the illusion in yourself, until you feel
that you are from a group different from that of the religious people.
This is, my brother, a devilish trick, your mind should be wiser and
more informed than to be fooled by it.
Images that pours out the tears of the repentant
O beloved brother… visualize the image when a person dies without
repenting, and that he is being dragged on his face, as he is blind, in a
hellfire whose heat is severe, and whose bottom is unfathomable. The
food of its residents is Zaqqûm (a horrible tree in Hell), and their drink
is boiling, festering water which {He will sip it unwillingly, and he
will find a great difficulty to swallow it down his throat; and death will
come to him from every side, yet he will not die and in front of him,
will be a great torment.} [Surat Ibrahim: 17]
}‫{�يَتَجرعُهُ ول يَكاد يُسيغُهُ ويَأْتِيه ٱلْموت من كل مكان وما هو مِبَيِّت ومن ورآئِه عذاب غلِيظ‬
ٌ َ ٌ َ َ ِ َ َ ِ َ ٍ َ ُ َ َ ٍ َ َ ِّ ُ ِ ُ ْ َ ِ َ ِ ُ َ َ‫َ َّ َا‬
17 :‫إبراهيم‬
Transliteration: YatajarraAAuhu wala yakadu yuseeghuhu wayateehi
almawtu min kulli makanin wama huwa bimayyitin wamin waraihi
AAathabun ghaleethun
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4. He is dragged on his face in a hell {whose fuel is men and
stones} [Surat At-Tahrim: 6]
6 :‫{نَارا وقُودها ٱلنَّاس وٱلِجارةُ} التحرمي‬
َُ َ ً
َ َ ْ‫ُ َ ح‬
Transliteration: naran waqooduha alnnasu waalhijaratu
Hell; and what will make you know what the Hell is?
O, may Allah have mercy on you, remember {When iron collars will be
rounded over their necks, and the chains, they shall be dragged along,
(71) In the boiling water, then they will be burned in the Fire} [Surat
Ghâfir: 71-72]
72-71 :‫{إِذ الَغلل يِف أَعنَاقِهم والسلسل يُسحبُون (17) يِف الَميم ثَّ يِف النَّار يُسجرون} غافر‬
ُ‫حْ ِ ِ م‬
َ َُ ْ ِ
َ َ ْ ُ ِ َ‫ِ أْ ْ اَ ُ ْ ِ ْ َ َّ ا‬
Transliteration: Ithi alaghlalu fee aAAnaqihim waalssalasilu yushaboona
(71) Fee alhameemi thumma fee alnnari yusjaroona
O brother, remember what will happen {On the Day when their faces
will be turned over in the Fire, they will say: "Oh, would that we had
obeyed Allâh and obeyed the Messenger (Muhammad)} [Surat AlAhzâb: 66]
66 :‫{�يَوم �تُقلَّب وجوههم يِف النَّار �يَقولُون يَا لَْي�تَنَا أَطَعنَا اللَّهَ وأَطَعنَا الرسول} األحزاب‬
َ‫َ ْ َّ ُ ا‬
َ ُ ِ
ْ
ْ ُُ ُ ُ ُ َ َْ
Transliteration: Yawma tuqallabu wujoohuhum fee alnnari yaqooloona ya laytana ataAAna Allaha waataAAna alrrasoola
The people of the Fire… {No food will there be for them but a poisonous thorny plant, (6) Which will neither nourish nor avail against
hunger.} [Surat Al-Ghâshiyah: 6-7]
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5. 7-6 :‫{لَّْيس لُم طَعام إِل من ضريع(6) ل يُسمن ول �يُغن من جوع } الغاشية‬
ٍ ُ ِ ِ‫َ هَ ْ َ ٌ اَّ ِ َ ِ ٍ اَ ْ ِ ُ َاَ ْ ي‬
Transliteration: Laysa lahum taAAamun illa min dareeAAin (6) La
yusminu wala yughnee min jooAAin
The people of the Fire… {And if they ask for help (relief, water), they
will be granted water like boiling oil, that will scald their faces. Terrible
is the drink, and an evil Murtafaq (dwelling, resting place.)} [Surat AlKahf: 29]
29 :‫{وإِن يَستَغِيثُوا �يُغَاثُوا مِبَاء كالْمهل يَشوي الْوجوه بِْئس َّراب وساءت م ْر�تَفقاً } الكهف‬
َ ُ ْ َ َ ُ َ‫َ ُ ْ ِ ْ ِ ُ ُ َ َ الش‬
ْ َ
Transliteration: wain yastagheethoo yughathoo bimain kaalmuhli yashwee alwujooha bisa alshsharabu wasaat murtafaqan
{and be given to drink boiling water so that it cuts up their bowels?}
[Surat Muhammad: 15]
َِ‫م‬
15 :‫{وسقوا ماء حيماً �فَقطَّع أَمعاءهم} حممد‬
َ ُُ َ
ْ ُ َْ َ َ
Transliteration: wasuqoo maan hameeman faqattaAAa amAAaahum
The people of the Fire… {They shall have coverings of Fire, above
them and covering (of Fire) beneath them.} [Surat Az-Zummar: 16]
ِ ِ ِ
ِ
16 :‫{لُم من �فَوقِهم ظُلَل من النَّار ومن تتِهم ظُلَل} الزمر‬
َ ِّ ٌ ْ ْ ِّ َ‫ه‬
ٌ ْ َْ‫َ ح‬
Transliteration: Lahum min fawqihim thulalun mina alnnari wamin
tahtihim thulalun
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6. ists) that Day Muqarranûn (bound together) in fetters. (49)
Their garments will be of pitch, and fire will cover their faces.} [Surat Ibrahîm: 49-50]. Muqarranûn in fetters means with their
hands and feet tied to their necks with chains.
ٍ
َِ
ٍ ِ
50-49 :‫{�يَومئِذ مقرنِني يِف األَصفاد (94) سرابِيلُهم من قَطران و�تَغشى وجوههم النَّار} إبراهيم‬
َ َّ َ ُّ َ ْ
ْ
ُ ْ ُ َ ُ ُ َ ْ َ َ ِّ ُ َ َ
Transliteration: Watara almujrimeena yawmaithin muqarraneena fee
alasfadi (49) Sarabeeluhum min qatranin wataghsha wujoohahumu alnnaru
The people of the Fire… {These two opponents (believers and disbelievers) dispute with each other about their Lord: then as for those who
disbelieved, garments of fire will be cut out for them, boiling water
will be poured down over their heads. (19) With it will melt (or vanish
away) what is within their bellies, as well as (their) skins.} [Surat AlHajj: 19-20]
ِ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ُّ ٍ ِّ
}‫{قُطِّعت لُم ثِيَاب من نَّار يُصب من �فَوق رؤوسهم الَميم (91) يُصهر بِه ما يِف بُطُ هِِم والُلُود‬
ُ ْ‫ون ْ َ ج‬
ٌ ْ َ‫َ ْ ه‬
َ
َ َُ ْ
ُ ْ‫ْ ُ ُ ُ ح‬
20-19 :‫احلج‬
Transliteration: quttiAAat lahum thiyabun min narin yusabbu min
fawqi ruoosihimu alhameemu (19) Yusharu bihi ma fee butoonihim
waaljuloodu
The people of the Fire… {If you could but see when they will be held
over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back
(to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayât (proofs, evidence,
verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of our Lord, and we would be of the
believers!"} [Surat Al-An'âm: 27]
ِ
ِ
ِ
27 :‫{ولَو �تَرى إِذ وقِفواْ علَى النَّار �فَقالُواْ يَا لَْي�تَنَا �نُرد والَ نُكذب بِآيَات ر�بِّنَا ونَكون من الْمؤمنِني} األنعام‬
َ ِ
َ ُُْ ََ َْ
َ ُْ َ َ ُ َ َ
َ ِّ َ َ ُّ َ
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7. Transliteration: Walaw tara ith wuqifoo AAala alnnari
faqaloo ya laytana nuraddu wala nukaththiba biayati rabbina wanakoona mina almumineena
Listen to them while they are {Therein they will cry: "Our Lord! Bring
us out, we shall do righteous good deeds, not (the evil deeds) that we
used to do."} [Surat Fâtir: 37]
ِ َ ِ‫ح‬
37 :‫{وهم يَصطَرخون فِيها ر�بَّنَا أَخرجنَا �نَعمل صالاً غ�يْر الَّذي كنَّا �نَعمل} فاطر‬
ْ ُ
َ ْ َْ ِْْ َ َ َ ُِ ْ ْ َُ
َ
َُ
Transliteration: Wahum yastarikhoona feeha rabbana akhrijna naAAmal
salihan ghayra allathee kunna naAAmalu
They say… listen to what they are saying {They will say: "Our Lord!
Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were (an) erring people. (106)
"Our Lord! Bring us out of this. If ever we return (to evil), then indeed
we shall be Zâlimûn: (polytheists, oppressors, unjust, and wrong-doers)." (107) He (Allâh) will say: "Remain you in it with ignominy! And
speak you not to Me!"} [Surat Al-Mu'minûn: 106-108]
ِ
‫{قالُوا ر�بَّنَا غلَبَت علَ�يْنَا شقو�تُنَا َكنَّا �قَوماً ضالِّني (601) ر�بَّنَا أَخرجنَا م�نْها فَِإن عُدنَا فَِإنَّا ظَالِمون (701) قَال‬
َ
َ ُ
ْ ْ َ ِ ِْْ َ
َ ْ َ َ
َ َ ْ ُ‫ْ َ و‬
ِ َ َ‫ا‬
108-106 :‫اخسؤوا فِيها ول تُكلِّمون} املؤمنون‬
ُ
َ َ َُ ْ
Transliteration: Qaloo rabbana ghalabat AAalayna shiqwatuna wakunna qawman dalleena (106) Rabbana akhrijna minha fain AAudna fainna
thalimoona (107) Qala ikhsaoo feeha wala tukallimooni
And they are crying: and behold who they are crying for
{And they will cry: "O Malik (Keeper of Hell)! Let your Lord make an
end of us." He will say: "Verily, you shall abide forever." (77) Indeed
We have brought the truth (Muhammad with the Qur’ân) to you, but
most of you have a hatred for the truth.} [Surat Az-Zukhruf: 77-78]
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8. ‫{ونَادوا يَا مالِك لِ�يَقض علَ�يْنَا ربُّك قَال إِنَّكم ماكِثُون (77) لَقد ج�ئْنَاكم بِالَق ولَكن‬
َّ ِ َ ِّ ْ‫َ ْ ِ ُ ح‬
َ َّ ُ َ َ َ َ ِ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ
78-77 :‫أَك�ثَكم لِْلحق كارهون} الزخرف‬
َ ُِ َ ِّ َ ْ ُ‫ْ ر‬
َ
Transliteration: Wanadaw ya maliku liyaqdi AAalayna rabbuka qala innakum makithoona (77) Laqad jinakum bialhaqqi walakinna aktharakum lilhaqqi karihoona
O brother… {There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell): this
is with your Lord; a Decree which must be accomplished. (71) Then
We shall save those who used to fear Allâh and were dutiful to Him.
And We shall leave the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrongdoers) therein
(humbled) to their knees (in Hell).} [Surat Maryam: 71-72]
ِ
ِ ِّ ُ‫م‬
ِ ْ َّ
ِ
}ً‫{وإِن منكم إِل واردها كان علَى ربِّك حْتماً مقضيّاً (17) ثَّ �نُنَجي الَّذين ا�تَّقوا ونَذر الظَّالِمني فِيها جثِيّا‬
َ َ
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُِ َ َّ‫َ ِّ ُ ْ ا‬
ُ َ َّ َ َ
72-71 :‫مرمي‬
Transliteration: Wain minkum illa wariduha kana AAala rabbika hatman maqdiyyan (71) Thumma nunajjee allatheena ittaqaw wanatharu
alththalimeena feeha jithiyyan.
When the path is extended over a hel
assaulting insurgents and swelling.
Where there are people in the Hell have torture
and others in the Gardens have pleasure.
And when the truth becomes clear and the hidden uncovered
there will be a long woe and continuing lamentation.
Consider what will happen to you when you see the path and its sharpness, then your eyes come onto the darkness of the Hell beneath it,
then the Fire’s heaving of sighs and its raging and roaring ding unto
your hearing, while you are commanded to walk on the path with the
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9. weak status you are in and your throbbing heart.
The creatures are walking before you on the path: some of
them escape the fire and some are touched but then were left sound,
while others fall on their faces in the Hellfire.
{On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allâh’s)
Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed. (105)
As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, sighing in a
high and low tone. (106) They will dwell therein for all the time that
the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily,
your Lord is the Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills). (107) And
those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all
the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord
wills: a gift without an end.} [Surat Hûd: 105-108]
ِ
ِ ُ ِ َّ
ِ
‫{ فَم�نْهم شقي وسعِيد (501) فَأَما الَّذين شقواْ فَفي النَّار لُم فِيها زفِ ٌ وشهيق (601) خالِدين فِيها ما دامت‬
ٌ َ َ ٌّ ِ َ ْ ُ ِ
َ َ
ٌ ِ َ َ ‫ِ هَ ْ َ َ ري‬
ََ َ َ َ َ
ِ ِ
ِ ُ
ِ َّ
‫السماوات واألَرض إِالَّ ما شاء ربُّك إِن ربَّك �فَعال لِّما يُريد (701) وأَما الَّذين سعِدواْ فَفي الَنَّة خالِدين فِيها‬
ُ ِ َ ٌ َّ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َّ
َ َ َ ْ‫ج‬
ُ َ
َ
ٍ ُ َ‫َ ج‬
ِ
108-105 :‫ما دامت السماوات واألَرض إِالَّ ما شاء ربُّك عطَاء غ�يْر مذوذ} هود‬
ْ َ
َ َ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ُ َ َ َّ
ََ َ
Transliteration: faminhum shaqiyyun wasaAAeedin (105) Faamma allatheena shaqoo fafee alnnari lahum feeha zafeerun washaheequn (106)
Khalideena feeha ma damati alssamawatu waalardu illa ma shaa rabbuka inna rabbaka faAAAAalun lima yureedu (107) Waamma allatheena suAAidoo fafee aljannati khalideena feeha ma damati alssamawatu
waalardu illa ma shaa rabbuka AAataan ghayra majthoothin
O beloved brother, if the case is so, then there should be a contemplating stance with yourself to hold it accountable of its deeds and force
it to move to the pleasure of Allah Almighty. Allah Glorified and Exalted says: {So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islâmic
Monotheism)}, [Surat Az-Zâriyât: 50]
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10. ِ َ‫ِ ُّ ى‬
51 :‫{ فَفروا إِل اللَّه} الذاريات‬
Transliteration: Fafirroo ila Allahi
This is the shelter and the sanctuary –fleeing to Allah Almighty. Ibn
al-Jawzy, may Allah have mercy on him, said, interpreting this verse,
{So flee to Allâh (from His Torment to His Mercy - Islâmic Monotheism)} by repenting from your sins [Zâd al-Masîr (the Provision of
the Journey) 841], {Has not the time come for the hearts of those who
believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism) to be affected
by Allâh’s Reminder (this Qur’ân), and that which has been revealed of
the truth,} [Surat Al-Hadîd: 16]
ِ ِ َ‫م‬
16 :‫{ أَلْ يَأْن لِلَّذين آمنُوا أَن تْشع �قُلُو�بُهم لِذكر اللَّه وما �نَزل من الَق } احلديد‬
ِّ ْ‫خَ َ َ ُ ْ ِ ْ ِ ِ َ َ َ َ ِ َ ح‬
َ َ
Transliteration: Alam yani lillatheena amanoo an takhshaAAa quloobuhum lithikri Allahi wama nazala mina alhaqqi
Some of the virtues of repentance
O beloved brother, here are some of the virtues of repentance so that
you will stimulate your vigor and flee to your Lord Glorified and Exalted:
First: Repentance is a means to obtain the love of Allah Almighty, and
it is enough honor of this virtue to repent. Allah Almighty has said:
{Truly, Allâh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance} [Surat
Al-Baqarah: 222]
ِ
222 :‫{إِن اللّهَ يب ال�تَّوابِني} البقرة‬
َ َّ ُّ ُ‫َّ ح‬
Transliteration: inna Allaha yuhibbu alttawwabeena
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11. Second: Repentance is the cause of the light of the heart,
and it negates sins. Abu Hurayrah narrated that: the Messenger of Allah, prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, has
said: "If the believer commits a sin, a black spot is imprinted in his heart.
If he repents and seeks forgiveness his heart is cleansed of it" [the Hadith
was narrated by Ahmad, At-Tirmizi, Ibn Mâjah and Al-Hâkim and is
in (Sahîh al-Jâmi', 1666)]
»...‫«إن العبد إذا أخطأ خطيئة نكتت يف قلبه نكتة سوداء فإذا هو ع واستغفر وتاب سقل قلبه‬
‫نز‬
‫رواه اإلمام أمحد والرتمذي وابن ماجه واحلاكم وهو ىف صحيح اجلامع‬
Third: Repentance is the reason that Allah relieves the repentant by
rain and increases the strength of their hearts and bodies. Allah Almighty has said through Prophet Hûd, peace be upon him: {"And O
my people! Ask forgiveness of your Lord and then repent to Him, He
will send you (from the sky) abundant rain, and add strength to your
strength,} [Surat Hûd: 52]
52 :‫{ويَا �قَوِم اس�تَغفرواْ ربَّكم ثَّ تُوبُواْ إِلَْيه �يُْرسل السماء علَْيكم مدراراً ويَزدكم �قُوة إِل �قُوتِكم} هود‬
ُ َّ َ‫ِ ِ ِ َّ َ َ ُ ِّ ْ َ َ ِْ ُ ْ َّ ً ى‬
ُ‫َ ْ ْ ْ ِ ُ َ ُ ْ م‬
ْ
Transliteration: Waya qawmi istaghfiroo rabbakum thumma tooboo
ilayhi yursili alssamaa AAalaykum midraran wayazidkum quwwatan ila
quwwatikum
Fourth: Repentance makes the sinner as sinless: It was narrated that
Abu Sa'îd Al-Ansâri, (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him has said:
"remorse is repentance, and he who repents from a sin is like he who
is sinless." [The Hadith is mentioned in (Sahîh al-Jâmi' 6679) as Hasan]
‫«الندم توبة و التائب من الذنب كمن ال ذنب له» حسنه األلباين ىف صحيح اجلامع‬
Fifth: Repentance is the first attribute of the believers: {(The believers
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12. whose lives Allâh has purchased are) those who turn to
Allâh in repentance (from polytheism and hypocrisy, etc.),
who worship (Him), who praise (Him), who fast (or go out in
Allâh’s Cause), who bow down (in prayer), who prostrate themselves
(in prayer), who enjoin (on people) Al-Ma‘rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism
and all what Islâm has ordained) and forbid (people) from Al-Munkar
(i.e. disbelief, polytheism of all kinds and all that Islâm has forbidden),
and who observe the limits set by Allâh (do all that Allâh has ordained
and abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which Allâh has forbidden). And give glad tidings to the believers} [Surat At-Taubah: 112]
‫{التَّائِبُون الْعابِدون الَامدون السائِحون الراكِعُون الساجدون اآلمرون بِالْمعروف والنَّاهون عن الْمنكر والَافِظُون‬
َ ْ‫َ َ ُ َ حْ ِ ُ َ َّ ُ َ َّ َ َّ ِ َ ِ ُ َ َ ْ ُ ِ َ ُ َ َ ِ ُ َ ِ َ ح‬
ِ
ِ ِ ُ ِ‫ح‬
112 :‫لُدود اللّه وبَشر الْمؤمنِني} التوبة‬
َ ْ ُ ِ ِّ َ
Transliteration: Alttaiboona alAAabidoona alhamidoona alssaihoona
alrrakiAAoona alssajidoona alamiroona bialmaAAroofi waalnnahoona AAani almunkari waalhafithoona lihudoodi Allahi wabashshiri almumineena
Sixth: Repentance is the cause for the rejoice of the Lord, glorified and
exalted, a rejoice that befits His Lordliness and Greatness, the Prophet,
peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has said: "Truly Allah rejoices
more at the repentance of His servant when he repents to Him than
any one of you would be when he is on his camel in a barren land, and
it flew from him laden with his supplies, and that he gave up all hope of
finding it. And whilst he was in such a state he finds it standing beside
him..." [Narrated by Muslim]
‫« هلل أشد فرحا بتوبة عبده ، حني يتوب إليه ، من أحدكم كان على راحلته بأرض فالة، فانفلتت منه وعليها‬
، ‫طعامه وشرابه، فأيس منها، فأتى شجرة فاضطجع يف ظلها. قد أيس من راحلته . فبينا هو كذلك إذا هو هبا‬
»‫قائمة عنده . فأخذ خبطامها . مث قال من شدة ح : اللهم ! أنت عبدي وأنا ربك . أخطأ من شدة ح‬
‫الفر‬
‫الفر‬
‫رواه مسلم‬
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13. Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:
"This rejoice is of so great importance that the slave of Allah should not ignore it or turn away from it. Only those who
have knowledge of Allah, his names and attributes, and of what befits
His Glory and Exaltation are aware of it. This is the end of his quote
from [Madarij al-Salikîn (the Ways of the Successful) – 1210]
Seventh: Generally speaking, Allah Almighty has suspended good and
success to repentance. There is no way to attain the goodness of this
worldly life and the Hereafter but through repentance. The Almighty
has said: {And all of you beg Allâh to forgive you all, O believers, that
you may be successful.} [Surat An-Nûr: 31]
31 :‫{وتُوبُوا إِل اللَّه جيعاً أَ�يُّها الْمؤمنُون لَعلَّكم �تُفلِحون} النور‬
َ ُ ْ ْ ُ َ َ ِ ْ ُ َ َِ‫ىَ ِ م‬
َ
Transliteration: watooboo ila Allahi jameeAAan ayyuha almuminoona
laAAallakum tuflihoona
O beloved brother, Allah has made in repentance a firm haven and a
well-fortified bunker, into which the sinner enters, admitting his sins,
hoping well from his Lord, regretting his wrong deeds, insisting not
on his sins, taking shelter in the protection of atonement, and hoping
the mercy of the All-Mighty, the Oft-Forgiving. But there are some
obstacles on the path of the slave of Allah to repentance and here are
some of them:
Some recommendations that may help you to repent
1 - Devotion to Allah is the most beneficial medicament: If man is
faithful to his Lord, sincere and truthful in seeking repentance, Allah
will aid him in this respect by delicate benefits that may not come to
his mind, and keep him away from plagues that may stand in his way.
Allah says: {Thus it was, that We might turn away from him evil and
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14. illegal sexual intercourse. Surely, he was one of Our chosen (guided) slaves.} [Surat Yûsuf: 24]
ِ ِ ِ
ِ
24 :‫{لِنَصرف عْنهُ السوءَ والْفحشاء إِنَّهُ من عبَادنَاالْمخلَصني} يوسف‬
َ ْ َ َ ُّ َ َ ِ ْ
َ ُْ
ْ
Transliteration: linasrifa AAanhu alssooa waalfahshaa innahu min AAibadina almukhlaseena
2 – The heart of Man shall be replete with love of Allah Glorified and
Exalted: Love is the greatest drive of hearts. If the heart is devoid of the
love of Allah Almighty dangers and risks shall attack it; calamities and
temptations will overwhelm it, so it would be distracted and divided.
Only the worship of Allah Glorified and Exalted and His love that can
satisfy this heart, make it composed, and rectify its defects.
3 - Strife (in the cause of Allah) Allah Almighty has said: {As for those
who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our
Paths (i.e. Allâh’s religion - Islâmic Monotheism). And verily, Allâh is
with the Muhsinûn (good doers)."} [Surat Al-A'nkabût: 69]
ِ
َّ َ ُ ْ ُ ِ ْ
69 :‫{والَّذين جاهدوا فِينَا لَ�نَهد�يَ�نَّهم س�بُلَنَا وإِن اللَّهَ لَمع الْمحسنِني} العنكبوت‬
َُ َ َ ِ َ
َ ْ ُ ََ
Transliteration: Waallatheena jahadoo feena lanahdiyannahum subulana wainna Allaha lamaAAa almuhsineena
Strife here means applying self-restraint until death, and walking to the
pleasure of Allah Almighty.
4 - Limiting expectations and remembering the Hereafter: It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said that:
the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has
surrounded my shoulders with his arm and said: "Be in this worldly life
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15. as if you were a stranger or a passer-by". And Ibn 'Umar
used to say: "If you survive till the evening, do not expect
to be alive in the morning, and if you survive till the morning,
do not expect to be alive in the evening, and take from your health for
your sickness, and (take) from your life for your death." [Reported by
Al-Bukhari]
‫«أخذ رسول اهلل صلى اهلل عليه وسلم مبنكيب فقال: (كن يف الدنيا كأنك غريب أو عابر سبيل). كان ابن عمر‬
‫و‬
‫يقول: إذا أمسيت فال تنتظر الصباح، وإذا أصبحت فال تنتظر املساء، وخذ من صحتك ملرضك، ومن حياتك‬
‫ملوتك»رواه البخاري‬
Ibn 'Uqail (may Allah have mercy on him) said; "deeds and conditions
will not be clear but only by limiting hopes. Everyone who considers his current state as if he is in the last illness, his deeds will be better,
thus, all his life becomes devoid of troubles.
5 - Supplication: It is one of the greatest means, and the most useful
medicine. The greatest thing is to ask for is sincere repentance from Allah. Therefore the prayer of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail, peace
be upon them both, was: {Our Lord! And make us submissive unto
You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us
our Manâsik (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage – Hajj and ‘Umrah), and
accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.} [Surat Al-Baqarah: 128]
ِ َّ َّ
ِ
ِ
}‫{ر�بَّنَا واجع ْلنَا مسلِمينْ لَك ومن ذُريَّتِنَا أُمةً مسلِمةً لَّك وأَرنَا منَاسكنَا وتُب علَ�يْنَا إِنَّك أَنت ال�تَّواب الرحيم‬
َ ْ َ َ َ ِ َ َ َ ْ ُّ َّ ِّ َ َ ِ َ ْ ُ َ ْ َ َ
َ َ
ُ
ُ
128 :‫البقرة‬
Transliteration: Rabbana waijAAalnamuslimayni laka wamin thurriyyatina ommatan muslimatan laka waarina manasikana watub AAalaynainnaka anta alttawwabu alrraheemu
One of the invocations of the Prophet, prayers and peace of Allah be
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16. upon him, was: "O Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance,
the Most Merciful". [Reported by Ahmad and At-Tirmizi]
‫«رب اغفر يل وتب علي إنك أنت التواب الرحيم» رواه أمحد والرتمذي‬
6 - Calling to mind the harms of sins and of the acts of disobedience:
they include the deprivation from knowledge and livelihood; they also
include the feeling of loneliness that the sinner finds in his heart, between him and his Lord, and between him and people.
They also include making matters of life difficult, in addition to the
darkness of the heart and other things, which the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, (may Allah have mercy on him) has mentioned in his book Ad-Dâ'
wa Ad-Dawâ' (the Disease and the Medicine). For those who want
more of these questions, you can refer to this book, as it is unique in
this field, may Allah have mercy on its author.
O beloved brother, these are some recommendations that may help
you to repent, so stick to them, I pray to Allah to make us from those
who repent.
My repentant brother, what if you feel apathy and weakness?
First: my brother, you have to quickly turn to Allah Almighty beseeching his help, by praying to Him humbly not to deprive you of His
blessings and not to abandon you to yourself for a blink of an eye.
Second: contemplate on the horrors of the Day of Resurrection and
the graves, and contemplate on the bliss of paradise. You will soon be
guided by Allah to return to your Lord
Third: my brother, keep on holding yourself to account for your deeds.
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17. Fourth: maintain reading al-Azkâr (words and sayings on
the remembrance of Allah, invocations and supplications to
Him) with the presence of the heart; and try to ponder their meaning.
Fifth: Keep accompanying the righteous and the knowledgeable scholars, as this is one of the greatest means of increasing the energy and removing the apathy.
I ask Allah to protect you and me from returning to sins after getting
rid of them, from weakness after strength and from misguidance after
guidance.
In conclusion
I can only say: O Allah, forgive my brother and me and take us by
Your mercy into Your righteous servants. O Allah keep my heart and
his heart firm on your religion {And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert
from us the torment of Hell. Verily its torment is ever an inseparable,
permanent punishment." (65) Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as
a place to rest in.} [Surat Al-Furqân: 65-66]
}ً‫{والَّذين �يَقولُون ر�بَّنَا اصرف عنَّا عذاب جهنَّم إِن عذا�بَها كان غراماً (56) إِ�نَّها ساءت مس�تَقراً ومقاما‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َّ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ ِ ْ َ َ ُ َ ِ َ
َ ُ َ َّ ْ ُ ْ َ َ
َ
66-65 :‫الفرقان‬
Transliteration: Waallatheena yaqooloona rabbana isrif AAanna
AAathaba jahannama inna AAathabaha kana gharaman (65) Innaha saat
mustaqarran wamuqaman
Peace and mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you.
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