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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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What matters is the perfection of the end, not the shortcomings of the beginning.

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One should not reproach a person or look down upon them with disdain,

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for any sin they may have committed, provided they have repented from it.

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For it is established in the Shari'ah that a person is in a better state after their repentance than they were before it.

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The Prophet of Allah, Adam, peace be upon him, was initially described as having disobeyed his Lord.

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Yet, that did not prevent Allah from bestowing upon him the honor of selection after his repentance and describing him as guided.

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He made him one of the chosen prophets.

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Allah the Almighty said: "And Adam disobeyed his Lord and erred."

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"Then his Lord chose him, and turned to him in forgiveness, and guided him."

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And He, the Almighty, said: "Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of 'Imran over the worlds."

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Consider the woman who committed adultery during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and then repented.

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He carried out the prescribed punishment upon her.

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Khalid Ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him, insulted her when some of her blood splattered on him during her stoning.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, rebuked him for that.

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He said: "Gently, O Khalid!"

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"For by the One in Whose hand is my soul, she has repented with such a repentance,"

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"that if a tax collector had repented in such a way, he would have been forgiven."

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Narrated by Muslim.