Comments on: ​Your Tawbah (Repentance) To-Do List: Action Points for a Fresh Start https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tawbah-to-do-list Meaningful Productivity That Connects This Life With The Hereafter Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:59:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Adnan Arief https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-285980 Sat, 04 Aug 2018 19:59:46 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-285980 Assalamualikum
Thanks a lot for such a beautiful and optimistic article. I have restored my faith and am very hopefull to seek the forgiveness of Allah by reading this article. I have a suggestion though about the article. You see, we are very weak and ordinary in faith as a muslim and as a reader too. Sometimes we acroll pages, skip some part just to save time and get the zist of an article. The writer has put a quick disclaimer at the end of her scholarly article. Now one like me may do the aforementioned way of reading and think that doing the sin again and again without repenting and making tawbah subsequently is permissable. My humble opinion is to put the disclaimer above the article and warn the reader to read the full article attentively. If i am wrong please notify me. I thank again the sister for such a wonderful article.
May Allah forgive us all and grant us jannah.

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By: Dina Mohamed Basiony https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-278042 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:16:54 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-278042 In reply to Ahmed Audu.

Walaykum Asalam wa Rahmat Allah Wabaraktuhu,
Jazak Allahu khairan and May Allah accept your sincerity and your efforts to rectify any wrong.

The issue is we do not want people to live in misery or heartache, or any sort of damage because of something that we have done. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No one of you becomes a true believer until he likes for his brother what he likes for himself.”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

We certainly won’t like it if someone hurt us or damaged us in anyway, and then they went about their lives as if nothing happened.

So, the point here is for us to have a heart and mind that are awake and compassionate and full of mercy and justice that we don’t simply harm others carelessly.

To answer the question, what one could do is:
1- Make sincere dua to Allah to enable you to mend the wrong and sincerely apologize to others and bring them their right back.
2- Make dua to Allah to bless those people and shower them with His Generosity and heal their hearts and heal them from any damage or wrong you have caused.
3- You can start speaking well about those people in the same places and with the same crowds where you’ve wronged them before (if that’s the case).
4- You can make a Facebook post for example saying you’ve hurt people before out of heedlessness or lack of awareness and that you sincerely apologize to each one of them wherever they may be and you make dua to them and wish they are in the best of states and wish they forgive you.
5- If there is someone in specific you remember and you can still approach them somehow, then at least fix it with that person. You can send apology note with someone else if you are unable to do it directly, you can send a gift…etc, there are many ways, ask Allah for inspiration, and He will open doors. (Please see more tips in the reply for Br. Yaqoob above in the comments section)

And of course, we do all of that bearing in mind we take the halal means and that we don’t fix the wrong by doing more wrong like approaching a non-mahram exclusively or privately for example…etc.

So basically take the means within what’s reasonable and what’s available for you. If there is nothing you can do and it’s absolutely impossible to reach someone…etc., then just make heartfelt dua for them. And may this issue humble your heart and make it more awake and conscious, and help you be a good and inspirational example for everyone around you in the present and future insha’Allah.

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By: Dina Mohamed Basiony https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277964 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:14:56 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277964 In reply to Ali Rizwan..

And Jazakum Allahu Kairan. And May He reward you too. Ameen.

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By: Dina Mohamed Basiony https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277861 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:59 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277861 In reply to Bukirwa sarah.

Ameen to this very precious dua and may Allah shower you with His Generosity and accept your deeds and beautiful sincere intention. Wa Jazakum Allahu khairan, Sister.

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By: Dina Mohamed Basiony https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277859 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:59 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277859 In reply to Ahmed.

AlhamduliAllah for this! It’s the Mercy of Allah. May Allah continue to bring us what benefits us, and help us act on it. Ameen.

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By: aqsa fayyaz https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277853 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:58 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277853 jazak Allah for the article. its full of hope.

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By: Khayra https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277754 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:05 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277754 Ma sha Allah. Jazakillahu khayr. This article is really helpful.

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By: Azza https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277753 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:05 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277753 Thank you for this article. Just what I needed subhanAllah. Jazakillahu khairan!

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By: Yacoub https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277749 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:04 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277749 Assalaamu aaykum, I very much enjoy your articles. May Allah bless you all. Ma’ salaam.

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By: Felecita galvez https://productivemuslim.com/tawbah-to-do-list/#comment-277747 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 09:13:04 +0000 https://productivemuslim.com/?p=13102#comment-277747 Thank you so much for this wonderful column or advice.. so much appreciated especially to someone like me as a beginners.. know nothing.. thanks mike.. Jazakallah… May Allah Subjsnahu wa ta’ala bless you more barakah in knowledge and wisdom.. Alhamdullillah for your life…

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