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worshipers are those who love one another for love of Me, whose hearts are
bound to the Mosque, and who seek forgiveness at the break of day. When I
wish to punish the rest of earth‟s people, I shall remember them; I shall leave
them alone and turn the punishment away from them.”
Qatada said: “The Koran shows you your sickness and your medicine. Your
sickness is sin and your medicine is the prayer for forgiveness.”
Ali said: “It puzzles me that a man should perish when he possesses the means
to save himself.” When they asked him to explain, he said: “The prayer for
forgiveness!”
He also used to say: “Allah, the Almighty never inspires a man to seek
forgiveness if He intends to punish him.”
Al-Fudayl said: “When a worshiper says: „I seek Allah‟s forgiveness,‟ the meaning
bound to the Mosque, and who seek forgiveness at the break of day. When I
wish to punish the rest of earth‟s people, I shall remember them; I shall leave
them alone and turn the punishment away from them.”
Qatada said: “The Koran shows you your sickness and your medicine. Your
sickness is sin and your medicine is the prayer for forgiveness.”
Ali said: “It puzzles me that a man should perish when he possesses the means
to save himself.” When they asked him to explain, he said: “The prayer for
forgiveness!”
He also used to say: “Allah, the Almighty never inspires a man to seek
forgiveness if He intends to punish him.”
Al-Fudayl said: “When a worshiper says: „I seek Allah‟s forgiveness,‟ the meaning