Library Ethics Greater Sins Chapter 54 Tawba (Part One) Perfect Repentance
Perfect Repentance
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Perfect Repentance
Once a man came to Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n (a.s.) and exclaimed loudly: “Astagfirullah”. The Hazrat said,
“May your mother mourn you! Do you understand what Istighfar is?”
For the word ‘Istighfar’ to be meaningful a person must first undergo a mental reformation. Which means that he is sorry and shameful about the earlier misdeeds, and has resolved to give up sin forever. He must pay the dues (rights) of others so that when he dies he meets his Lord Almighty without others’ having any claim on him. He must perform all the duties obligatory on him without fail. If his flesh and blood were made up of unlawful earning he should be fearful and worry about the punishments of Hell to such an extent that his body becomes extremely thin and lean and only thereafter it should be rebuilt on lawful food. He must worship Allah (S.w.T.) so much that his body experiences hardships and atones for the unlawful pleasure enjoyed by it.
When these conditions are fulfilled, then you should utter Astaghfirullah.
All religious scholars have agreed that Tawba is obligatory for all sins. Muhaqqiq Tusi (r.a.) writes in his TajrÄ«d al-KalÄm and Allamah Hilli (a.r.) writes in its commentary that Tawba is the means of making up for spiritual losses suffered, and wisdom therefore dictates that Tawba is compulsory.
Allah Almighty says in Surah NÅ«r’s verse 31:
“And turn to Allah all of you, O believers! so that you may be successful.”
He also says in Surah Tahrīm (Ayat:8):
“O you who believe! Turn to Allah a (Tawba of NasÅ«h) sincere turning; maybe your Lord will remove from you your evil and cause you to enter gardens beneath which rivers flow.”
