Hope

[Niqaabis]

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There was a young man among the children of Israel who worshipped Allah for twenty years. He then disobeyed Allah for twenty years.
Then, one day, looking in the mirror, he noticed the whiteness of his beard and was taken aback by what he saw. He said, "O my Lord, I had obeyed you for twenty years and I then disobeyed you for twenty years. Now if I return to You, will You accept me?"

He then heard a caller say, "You loved Us and We loved You. You left Us, and so We left you. You disobeyed Us, and so We gave you respite. And if you return to Us, We will accept you."

Taken from the book Stories of Repentence

[siratal mustaqeem]

"You loved Us and We loved You. You left Us, and so We left you. You disobeyed Us, and so We gave you respite. And if you return to Us, We will accept you."[/COLOR]




i always think about this hadith:

.... I swear by Allah - there is no God but He - one of you may perform the deeds of the people of Paradise till there is naught but an arm's length between him and it, when that which has been written will outstrip him so that he performs the deeds of the people of the Hell Fire; one of you may perform the deeds of the people of the Hell Fire, till there is naught but an arm's length between him and it, when that which has been written will overtake him so that he performs the deeds of the people of Paradise and enters therein. (bukhari & muslim) (from 40hadith nawawi)


Subhanaallah, thats among my main fears...worshipping Allah and loving Him (swt) and obeying him, but one sin, one event, one thought, one wisper can lead you astray...all those "good" deeds were in mere vain...you never know what awaits you tomarrow...there is another great quote by Umar (ra)...that goes along with this...in that you never know what state u ll wake up in...

Allaah (swt) guides whom HE (swt) wills

[William Wurkmun Fosterr]

...And It Is My Hope That Allaah Wills To Guide All without exception. Hope Counts. Have Confidence In Allaah!!

William

[Rehmat]

Maybe - that's why Talmudic scriptures says that evil Jews will not be resurrected and pinished by G-d.

[William Wurkmun Fosterr]

All may judge a Person to be evil but Only Allaah Knows Their Heart And Their circumstances and Their trials. Allaah Is Infinitely Greater Than any judge or group of judges or all of us put together. Allaah Is Infinite Mercy. His Ways Are Infinitely Above our ways...and we will Praise Him For Eternity as we, however slowly, Discover The Depths, The Height, The Width, The Length, Of His Mercy And Love for Each Of His Beloved Creatures without exception.

Blessings,
William