Steps to Forgiveness  by Wisam Sharieff

1)      Admit

If you commit a sin, admit that you committed that sin. This is easier said than done because as human beings we are prone to making excuses. If we are mean or rude to someone, we would rather blame that person for making us mad than admit that our actions our wrong. So we have to take responsibility of our actions in order to receive any forgiveness

2)      Apologize/Ask for an apology

After we admit we have done something wrong, we need to make dua for forgiveness, we need to ask Allah to forgive us. Allah is Al-Gafur, Allah is all forgiving and all merciful, but Allah does not have to forgive us, we have to ask for forgiveness. And when asking for forgiveness we need to be sincere, sincerity is key, and it will tell in your actions.

3)      Alter

After admitting and apologizing for our actions we should alter our actions, and this is a prelude to the last step. If we watched movies and ate lots of popcorn until 3 am in the morning and missed fajr, we should alter that habit in order to not miss fajr. If hanging out with a certain group of friends make us backbite other individuals, we should stay away from that group. We should enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil.

4)      Accept

After admitting, apologizing, and finding ways to alter our actions, we have to accept not to repeat the same mistake. Of course as humans we will slip up, but we must try as hard as we can to not repeat the same sin, over and over. So if we know that we cannot stay up until 1 am and pray fajr, than we should not stay up until 1 am because we do not want to miss fajr.  

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