Acts that wash away sins - a small reminder
Assalamu alaykum. The Almighty Allah can forgive any of our misdeeds, but He also expects us to strive for forgiveness. Don’t lose hope: Allah’s mercy is greater than His anger.
There are many ways to draw closer to forgiveness. It can be a good deed done right after a mistake, sincere repentance (tawbah), du’a, reciting adhkar and certain ayahs of the Quran. Sincere repentance holds a special place among them: if a person repents with a pure intention and fulfills the conditions of tawbah, Allah forgives. As it’s said in a Qudsi hadith: “O My servants, you sin by day and by night, and I forgive all sins; ask Me for forgiveness and I will forgive you.” (Muslim)
Below are simple practices that help cleanse from sins:
- Night prayers and fasting in Ramadan. If you fast in Ramadan with faith and hope for Allah’s reward, past sins are forgiven. The same goes for night prayers in that month - immense goodness and forgiveness.
- Performing obligatory prayers on time. The five daily prayers are like washing in a river: they cleanse and erase sins. Try not to miss the fard prayers and perform them on time.
- Patience during trials. If a believer bears illness or hardship with gratitude and patience, Allah will reward him and cleanse him of sins, as if he were born anew.
- Additional rak’ahs: two rak’ahs of dhuhr (duha) and six rak’ahs after maghrib - these simple sunnahs help with forgiveness of sins when performed regularly.
- Daily adhkar and du’a. After each prayer say subhanallah, alhamdulillah and allahu akbar several times; there are also longer zikr formulas that promise forgiveness when read regularly. Also, sincere “astaghfirullah” and saying “subhana-llahi wa bi-hamdihi” a hundred times a day - all of these are means of purification.
Remember: while we live there’s a chance to fix everything. What’s needed is sincerity, effort and strong faith. Don’t give up, always ask Allah for forgiveness and help - He hears our prayers at any time of day.
Muslim Abdulaev
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