Repentance : Incumbent t Obligation.

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    As-Salaam alaikum,   
 We read it in the Holy Qur'an :--
  "AND REPENT UNTO GOD ALL TOGETHER, O YOU
   BELIEVERS"! (24:31)

 This is why it is the consensus of the Nation (Ummah) that repentance is a duty. The Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said that 'the one who repents from his sin is as the one who is sinless, repentance erases whatever has preceded it'.

Repentance is an immediate incumbent obligation, since the avoidance of sins and obedience to God are an unceasing duty. Note that repentance should immediately follow committing of sin, as postponement of repentance multiplies the sins for those who do not repent. This is not the same as the multiplication of good deeds, for not to repent is itself a sin, so that the failure to repent adds one sin upon another, the first being the original evil act and the second the absence of repentance. The 2 sins both require repentance, so that, if not forthcoming, they become 4 according to the same pattern. This is multiplication, but not the same as the multiplication of good deeds, for Allah Ta'ala says :--

 "Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like thereof,
  and whoso brings an evil deed shall only be recompensed 
  the like of it." (6:160)

If we examine our state/ourselves fairly, we would see that we need repentance more than we need food, water and shelter. This is because our sins are veiling us from beholding the Unseen and stand between us and the Beloved. 

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Abu Fauzi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19 August 2009 Status: Offline Points: 448	Post Options Post Reply Quote Abu Fauzi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Repentance : Incumbent t Obligation. Posted: 11 July 2023 at 4:37am
	As-Salaam alaikum, We read it in the Holy Qur'an :-- "AND REPENT UNTO GOD ALL TOGETHER, O YOU BELIEVERS"! (24:31) This is why it is the consensus of the Nation (Ummah) that repentance is a duty. The Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said that 'the one who repents from his sin is as the one who is sinless, repentance erases whatever has preceded it'. Repentance is an immediate incumbent obligation, since the avoidance of sins and obedience to God are an unceasing duty. Note that repentance should immediately follow committing of sin, as postponement of repentance multiplies the sins for those who do not repent. This is not the same as the multiplication of good deeds, for not to repent is itself a sin, so that the failure to repent adds one sin upon another, the first being the original evil act and the second the absence of repentance. The 2 sins both require repentance, so that, if not forthcoming, they become 4 according to the same pattern. This is multiplication, but not the same as the multiplication of good deeds, for Allah Ta'ala says :-- "Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like thereof, and whoso brings an evil deed shall only be recompensed the like of it." (6:160) If we examine our state/ourselves fairly, we would see that we need repentance more than we need food, water and shelter. This is because our sins are veiling us from beholding the Unseen and stand between us and the Beloved.