Repentance (Tawbah)

Tawba (Arabic: توبة‎ alternatively spelled: tevbe or tawbah, Turkish: tövbe) is the Islamic concept of repenting to God due to performing any sins and misdeeds. It is a direct matter between a person and God, so there is no intercession. There is no original sin in Islam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 day ago

Repeating the same sin again means that repentance was not real . Real repenting means you decide not to commit the sin again. We need to think on the results of the sinful acts and avoid it once for all. Seeking forgiveness needs a firm decision not to do it again. We need to face ourselves and tackle our sinful desires because we will be in serious danger if we don't leave the sinful acts.

Seel help from Allah (SWT) to enable you to defeat Satan and sinful desires and repeat ASTAGHFIRULLAH RABBI WA ATOOBU ELAYH. But no foreguveness if keep on committing the sins.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 month ago

If we can not reach to the persons whom we wronged, we should pray for them and their forgiveness.

'Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 months ago

Any intentional or unintentional loss caused by you to anyone, must be compensated by giving them back their full rights and seeking their real pardon, even if you give them more than the original amount because you have caused harm to them. If you don't know them, you should search for them through every possible way. After full search, if you could not reach to them or their families, you have to give their rights to the Marja of Taqleed so that he can spend it on their behalf.

Wassalaam

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 3 months ago

We need to continuously seek forgiveness and never think that our sins have been omitted. In Quran we read blame on the person who claims that his sins have been omitted just because his hardship has gone away. Sura Hud, verse 10.

Wassalam.

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 3 months ago

Bismihi ta'ala

Of course, Almighty God forgives all sins, when we turn to Him, and repent and seek forgiveness. The door of tawbah is always open, but we need to always be careful that we do not be deceived by shaytan, or turn sin into an ongoing habit, where we casually engage in haram.

Repentance is important, but it is also a blessing from God, as He knows our level of sincerity and remorse, and how we wish to change our ways, improve ourselves and avoid sin.

Strengthening our faith and will-power will make us strong enough not to return to haram as well.

And Allah knows best

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 5 months ago

1 Fulfilling and performing all the obligatory duties on time. Like prayers fasting khums Zakat Hajj etc.

2 Compensating the missed obligatories of the past.

3 Returning back the rights of others and seeking forgiveness from everyone who has been wronged or harmed by us wether intentionally or unintentionally.

4 Performing the night prayer Salat Al Layl ( Namaz e Shab) as it has got a great benefit in purifying the heart and omitting the sins.

5 Repeating " ASTAGHFIRULLAH'' or ASTAGHFIRULLAH Rabbi wa ATOOBU Ilayih. Especially at night and more especially in the state of sajdah.

6 Seeking the supplication of your parents for your forgiveness, even if they are dead, by visiting their graves and praying there.

7 Reciting Ziyarat Ashura every day.

8 Repeating Salawaat as many times as possible.

9 Praying for the forgiveness for you and all the believers who are dead or alive, including believers who have harmed you.

10 Reciting Sura Al Qadr while performing Wudu, as the Hadeeth states that it is a great way to get our sins forgiven.

11 Arranging, helping and attending Majaalis of Ahlulbayt AS and weeping for their tragedies that they suffered.

12 Paying charity for the sake of Allah on behalf of Ahlulbayt AS.

13 Reciting the Munajaat of Al Sahifa Al Sajjadiya, Munajaat al Mustagfireen.

14 Reciting Sura Tawheed after every Salah.

These are few acts to gain forgiveness and there are many more.

Wassalam

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 months ago

No. We must ask and beg to Allah to forgive our sins. Without being humble to seek and beg to Allah for forgiveness, our sins will not be forgiven. Not asking Allah for forgiveness, means that the sinner is still arrogant even if he decides not committing the sin again, but as he has already committed the sin, he must seek and beg to Allah (SWT) for forgiveness.

Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 10 months ago

You need to apologize to the persons whom you accused of steeling the item and be sure that they forgive you from their heart.putting false allegation on innocent is a major sin and it needs your victim to forgive you.

‘Wassalam.

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

No. As far as the repentance gate is open for every one as we read in Quran, we can never claim that a person who committed a sin is a permanent sinner. As a witness of his committing the sin in front of you, you need to verify whether he is still committing sins or not before praying behind him. You are not allowed to tell others not to pray behind him nor inform them about the sin which you witnessed unless he did it openly with out caring to public seeing him committing the sin.

Wassalam.

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Zoheir Ali Esmail, Shaykh Zoheir Ali Esmail has a Bsc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in London, and an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University. He studied Arabic at Damascus University and holds a PhD... Answered 1 year ago

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Repenting openly is not a condition for the acceptance of repentance for sins committed openly.

May you always be successful 

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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 year ago

General Salatul Tawbah is just two Rak'ats like Morning Prayers, which can be performed any time during the day or night.

'There is a special Salatul Tawbah during the month of Thul Qa'dah which contains two then another two Rak'ats. It is performed on Sunday after performing Ghusl. Every Rak'ah has one Sura Al-Hamd then three times Sura Tawheed, then one time Sura Falaq and one time Sura An-Naas. After the prayer to recite seventy time ASTAGHFIRULLAH, then say one time LA HAWLA WALA QOWWATA ILLAHVBILLAH AL-ALIYYIL ADHEEM.

Wassalam.

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Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 1 year ago

Bismihi ta'ala

It is wrong for your wife to pry into your past sins, and if it has nothing to do with your current life or has no involvement with your marriage, it is haram for you to disclose it to others. We are not allowed to expose our previous sins to others, or confess to anyone about the past, especially if we have repented. 

She should refrain from asking you about it, and you do not need to lie. You just refuse to give any information about it. 

With prayers for your success