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the blindness of ignorance. When he finds he has fallen into sin or
error, the God-fearing man does not whine or despair. Instead he
asks for Allah's Forgiveness and his faith gives him hope. If he is
sincere he will be able to abandon his wrong conduct and make
amends.
It has been reported by Abu Hurayrah that Prophet Muhammad
said, "The Imam says, 'Not the path of those who earn Your
Wrath, nor of those who go astray. Amen.' Then one must say,
Amen,' for if one's utterance of Amen coincides with that of the
angels, his past sins will be forgiven."
The Holy Qur'an says, "The believers must [eventually] win
through, those who humble themselves in their prayers."177 This
means that the believer is careful not to offend his Creator in any
way. When he stands, bends, prostrates or sits he makes every ef-
fort to assume his position correctly.178 He would never assume the
standing position in a proud or arrogant manner before his Maker.
error, the God-fearing man does not whine or despair. Instead he
asks for Allah's Forgiveness and his faith gives him hope. If he is
sincere he will be able to abandon his wrong conduct and make
amends.
It has been reported by Abu Hurayrah that Prophet Muhammad
said, "The Imam says, 'Not the path of those who earn Your
Wrath, nor of those who go astray. Amen.' Then one must say,
Amen,' for if one's utterance of Amen coincides with that of the
angels, his past sins will be forgiven."
The Holy Qur'an says, "The believers must [eventually] win
through, those who humble themselves in their prayers."177 This
means that the believer is careful not to offend his Creator in any
way. When he stands, bends, prostrates or sits he makes every ef-
fort to assume his position correctly.178 He would never assume the
standing position in a proud or arrogant manner before his Maker.