Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...Taubat (repentance) is a MUST no matter how old you are, and how big or small your sins are. Seek for Allah's forgiveness and Insya-Allah He will forgive you because Allah is All Forgiving, Most Merciful.
So what are the actual meanings of taubat (repentance)?
- turning back from disobeying Allah to obeying Him.
- is beloved to Allah, as He says: "Verily, Allah loves those who repent and those who purify themselves." [Surah Al-Baqarah: 222]
- Is an obligation on every believer. Allah says: "O you who believe! Turn to Allah in sincere repentance!" [Surah At-Tahreem: 8]
- Is from the means of attaining success. Allah says: "And O believers, all of you, repent to Allah in order that you may be successful." [Surah An-Noor: 31] Success is when someone gets what he is looking for and is saved from what he is running from.
- Allah forgives sins no matter how big they are and no matter how many they are. Allah says: "Say: O My slaves who have transgressed against themselves (because of sins), do not despair from the mercy of Allah. Verily, Allah forgives all sins. Verily, He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah Az-Zumar: 53]
- O my brother who has fallen into sins, do not despair from the mercy of your Lord, for indeed the door to repentance is open until the sun rises from the west. The Prophet s.a.w said: "Verily, Allah extends His hand out at night in order to accept the repentance of the sinner by day. And He extends His hand out during the day in order to accept the repentance of the sinner by night, until (the day) when the sun will rise from its west." [Reported by Muslim]
- And how many people have repented to Allah from numerous and enormous sins and Allah has accepted their repentance? Allah says: "And those who do not supplicate to another god along with Allah, nor do they kill a person that Allah has made forbidden (to kill) except with just cause, nor do they commit fornication. And whoever does this shall receive the punishment. The torment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection and he will abide therein in disgrace. Except those who repent and believe and do righteous deeds, for those, Allaah will change their sins into good deeds. And Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful." [Surah Al-Furqaan: 68-70]
It should be clear that taubat is wajib (compulsory) upon every person because Allah addresses all Muslims in the Verse:
"O Believers! Make taubat unto Allah, a pure taubat."
Since the reality of taubat is to regard sin as a fatal poison and disaster for the life of the Hereafter, and to firmly resolve to shun sin this much of taubat is part of Iman (Faith) it being wajib and necessary are apparent to every Muslims. Hence, Allah says:
"He who makes taubat after his transgression arid reforms, verily Allah turns towards him."
What are the conditions in order to be accepted (repentance) by Allah?
- Sincerity to Allah, the Most High: This is by the person doing it only for the sake of Allaah and seeking His reward and salvation from His punishment.
- Remorse: for the sin that was committed, such that he is sad he did it and wishes he had never done it.
- Ceasing: to commit the sin immediately. If the sin was against Allah, then he should (1) stop doing it if it was an unlawful act, or (2) hasten to do it if it was an obligation that he abandoned doing. And if the sin was against a created being (such as humans), then he should hasten to free himself from it, whether by returning it back to him or seeking his forgiveness and pardon.
- Determination: to not go back to doing that sin again in the future.
- The repentance should not occur before the time when its acceptance is terminated, either by death or by the sun rising from the west. Allah says: "Repentance is of no effect for those who commit sins constantly until when death faces one of them, he says: Verily I repent now." The Prophet s.a.w said: "Whoever repents before the sun rises from its west, Allah will accept his repentance." [Reported by Muslim]
Solat taubat can be perfomed by 2 raka'at. The niyyah of the prayer is: "I intend to perform sunnat taubah in 2 raka'at for Allah Ta'ala". There is no specific recitation of surahs (verses) in this prayer. The most important is the determination to ask for Allah's forgiveness.
Sources and references:
Sifat Salaat-in-Nabee (pages 49-51) by Imaam Muhammad Ibn Saalih Al-'Uthaimeen
URL: http://www.survivorsareus.com/index.cfm/The_Importance_of_Repentance-Taubah/
Sunnah Organization: Taubah
URL: http://www.islaam.org/Tasawwuf/Tasa_41.htm
Muttaqun Online
URL: http://muttaqun.com/taubah.html
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