Repentance And Its Corollaries.

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    As-Salaam alaikum,Repentance (tawba) is the first station on the way to the Truth, just as purification (taharat) is the first step of those who desire to serve Allah. Allah Ta'ala says :--

  "O BELIEVERS, REPENT UNTO GOD WITH A SINCERE
   REPENTANCE" (66:8). 
 And the Apostle, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said :-
 "There is nothing that God loves more than a youth who repents", and he also said :- "He who repents of sin is even as one who has no sin", then he added "When God loves a man, sin shall not hurt him", that is, he will not become an infidel on account of sin, and his faith will not be impaired. 

Tawba involves the turning back from what God has forbidden through fear of what He has commanded. As the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, was quoted saying, "Penitence is the act of returning" (al-nadam al-tawba). 
This saying comprises of 3 things involved in tawba, namely :--
1. Remorse for disobedience. 
2. Immediate abandonment of sin. 
3. Determination not to sin again. 

As repentance involves these 3 conditions, so contrition (nadamat) may also be due to 3 causes:-- (1) Fear of Divine chastisement and sorrow for evil actions (2) Desire of Divine favor and certainty that it cannot be gained by evil conduct and disobedience (3) Shame before God. 

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	As-Salaam alaikum, Repentance (tawba) is the first station on the way to the Truth, just as purification (taharat) is the first step of those who desire to serve Allah. Allah Ta'ala says :-- "O BELIEVERS, REPENT UNTO GOD WITH A SINCERE REPENTANCE" (66:8). And the Apostle, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said :- "There is nothing that God loves more than a youth who repents", and he also said :- "He who repents of sin is even as one who has no sin", then he added "When God loves a man, sin shall not hurt him", that is, he will not become an infidel on account of sin, and his faith will not be impaired. Tawba involves the turning back from what God has forbidden through fear of what He has commanded. As the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, was quoted saying, "Penitence is the act of returning" (al-nadam al-tawba). This saying comprises of 3 things involved in tawba, namely :-- 1. Remorse for disobedience. 2. Immediate abandonment of sin. 3. Determination not to sin again. As repentance involves these 3 conditions, so contrition (nadamat) may also be due to 3 causes:-- (1) Fear of Divine chastisement and sorrow for evil actions (2) Desire of Divine favor and certainty that it cannot be gained by evil conduct and disobedience (3) Shame before God.