We often forget that having guilt after committing a sin is a gift in disguise from God. some people sin so much, they don’t even feel remorse anymore. if you’re blessed to feel that guilt take it and turn it into sincere repentance. God is the Most Forgiving.
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابُوا مِن بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُوا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِن بَعْدِهَا لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌThen your Lord — for those who did evil because of ignorance, then repented after that and corrected themselves — surely your Lord is, after all that, Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.— Quran 16:119
If one falls into sin, all that is required is sincere repentance followed by seeking God’s forgiveness. When a person sins he or she pushes themselves away from the mercy of God, however sincere repentance brings a person back to God.
As for those who commit sins, and then repent afterwards and believe — your Lord, thereafter, is Forgiving and Merciful.— Quran 7:153
Humankind, according to Islam is born in a state of purity, without sin and naturally inclined to worship and praise God. However, human beings are also given freewill and are thus capable of making mistakes and committing sins; they are even capable of committing great evil. Islam teaches us that God is the most forgiving, and will go on forgiving, repeatedly. Part of being human is making mistakes. Sometimes the mistakes are made without deliberation or a bad intention, but sometimes we knowingly and deliberately sin and do wrong to others. Therefore as human beings, we are constantly in need of forgiveness.
يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ أَنْ يُخَفِّفَ عَنْكُمْ ۚ وَخُلِقَ الْإِنْسَانُ ضَعِيفًاAllah intends to lighten your burden, for the human being was created weak.— Quran 4:28
God, the Most Merciful, repeatedly assures us that He forgives, out of His endless grace and compassion, whomever He wills. No matter what we may have done, His forgiveness is there for the asking.
And seek forgiveness from Allah. Truly, He is the Most Forgiving.— Quran 4:106
for example in Islam, seeking forgiveness from Allah/God for sins is done in 3 steps:
1. the sin that you have committed, you have to stop it immediately.
2. you have to be regretful for the sin that you committed.
3. you have to make an intention to not return to that particular sin.
there is no offering or sacrifice that is required, all you have to do is turn back.
1. the sin that you have committed, you have to stop it immediately.
2. you have to be regretful for the sin that you committed.
3. you have to make an intention to not return to that particular sin.
there is no offering or sacrifice that is required, all you have to do is turn back.
to Allah/God The Oft-Forgiving, and call upon Him alone to seek forgiveness, without any middle man or intermediaries.
Just because you fall or commit a sin, doesn’t mean you’re evil. It shows you’re human. But how you fix yourself thereafter is what matters most.
Do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy, for Allah certainly forgives all sins. He is indeed the All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.―Quran 39:53
“Every son of Adam commits sin, and the best of those who commit sin are those who repent.”
―Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)
( Sunan Ibn Majah)
sources:
-1- Simon Alfredo Caraballo, The Original Sin.http://www.myloveforjesus.com/en/library/articles/11/-2- Aisha Stacey, Salvation in Islam.https://www.islamreligion.com/articles/3681/viewall/salvation-in-islam/-3- Suzanne Haneef, Islam: The Path of God, pages 45–50 (PDF Version)http://www.islamicbulletin.org/free_downloads/new_muslim/islam_the_path.pdf