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**wsbizwsa** · 11-24-2011, 02:20 AM

I was hoping for some advice regarding hope and fear of Allah

I commited sins which i have fear of and have repented but have no idea if my repentance has been accepted. Now sometimes the thought of my repentance not being accepted makes me feel sad and extremely down. Would it be unwise for me to assume that due to the immense mercy of Allah my repentance has been accepted and i can concentrate on doing good deeds?

Also i feel shame advising others to be more islamic. I feel like a hypocrite when i myself commited sins at their age, some of which they would be aware of.

Any advice?

These are tricks by the damned shaytan. Insh'Allah you are a good believer. And the sign of your repentance being accepted or not is the fact that you don't fall into the same sin as often and eventually you won't do that sin again. However, by no way this means that you stop asking for forgiveness. The Prophet(saw) used to do "istigfar" 70 times a day.

And the way of the ulema is that, whenever the shaytan reminds you of a sin you've committed, say "Astagfirullah Al Azim" until the thought goes away.

Finally, just as a thief won't enter an empty house to rob it, the shaytan doesn't come to an empty heart to cause fitnah in it. Always be in a state of hope and fear, and Insh'Allah we will all have husni khatm! Ameen.

11-24-2011, 02:20 AM	#5
wsbizwsa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 360 Senior Member	I was hoping for some advice regarding hope and fear of Allah I commited sins which i have fear of and have repented but have no idea if my repentance has been accepted. Now sometimes the thought of my repentance not being accepted makes me feel sad and extremely down. Would it be unwise for me to assume that due to the immense mercy of Allah my repentance has been accepted and i can concentrate on doing good deeds? Also i feel shame advising others to be more islamic. I feel like a hypocrite when i myself commited sins at their age, some of which they would be aware of. Any advice? These are tricks by the damned shaytan. Insh'Allah you are a good believer. And the sign of your repentance being accepted or not is the fact that you don't fall into the same sin as often and eventually you won't do that sin again. However, by no way this means that you stop asking for forgiveness. The Prophet(saw) used to do "istigfar" 70 times a day. And the way of the ulema is that, whenever the shaytan reminds you of a sin you've committed, say "Astagfirullah Al Azim" until the thought goes away. Finally, just as a thief won't enter an empty house to rob it, the shaytan doesn't come to an empty heart to cause fitnah in it. Always be in a state of hope and fear, and Insh'Allah we will all have husni khatm! Ameen.
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