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of his words is: „Let my sins be few!‟”
A certain scholar said: “Man is between sin and grace, nothing can improve
matters except praising Allah and seeking His forgiveness.”
Al-Rabi ibn Khaytham said: “Beware of saying: „I seek Allah ‟s forgiveness and I
repent to Him,‟ for it is a sin and a lie if not acted upon. It is better to say: „O
Allah, forgive me and turn toward me.‟”
Al-Fudayl said: “To seek forgiveness without feeling remorse is to mock Allah,
the Almighty , without being aware of it.”
A Bedouin was heard to say, as he clung to the covering of the Ka‟bah: “O Allah,
I seek Your forgiveness, although I shamefully persist in sin. How could I stop
begging Your forgiveness, when I know how generously You pardon? What
loving kindness You bestow on me, when You have no need of me at all! How
often I offend and anger You, although I need You so badly! What a Lord – He
fulfills all His promises, yet pardons when He threatens! Take my great sin into
Your mighty pardon, O Most Merciful of the Merciful!”
A certain scholar said: “Man is between sin and grace, nothing can improve
matters except praising Allah and seeking His forgiveness.”
Al-Rabi ibn Khaytham said: “Beware of saying: „I seek Allah ‟s forgiveness and I
repent to Him,‟ for it is a sin and a lie if not acted upon. It is better to say: „O
Allah, forgive me and turn toward me.‟”
Al-Fudayl said: “To seek forgiveness without feeling remorse is to mock Allah,
the Almighty , without being aware of it.”
A Bedouin was heard to say, as he clung to the covering of the Ka‟bah: “O Allah,
I seek Your forgiveness, although I shamefully persist in sin. How could I stop
begging Your forgiveness, when I know how generously You pardon? What
loving kindness You bestow on me, when You have no need of me at all! How
often I offend and anger You, although I need You so badly! What a Lord – He
fulfills all His promises, yet pardons when He threatens! Take my great sin into
Your mighty pardon, O Most Merciful of the Merciful!”