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The Garden of Guidance.

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Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said:

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"So be patient; indeed, the promise of Allah is truth.

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And ask forgiveness for your sin,

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and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning."

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And on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him),

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from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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regarding what he related from his Lord, Almighty and Glorious:

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He said, "A servant committed a sin

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and said, 'O Allah, forgive me my sin.'

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So Blessed and Exalted is He, He said,

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'My servant committed a sin

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and realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them.'

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Then he returned and committed a sin again,

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and said, 'O Lord, forgive me my sin.'

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So Blessed and Exalted is He, He said,

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'My servant committed a sin

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and realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them.'

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Then he returned and committed a sin again,

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and said, 'O Lord, forgive me my sin.'

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So Blessed and Exalted is He, He said,

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'My servant committed a sin

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and realized that he has a Lord who forgives sins and punishes for them.

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Do whatever you wish,

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for I have forgiven you.'"

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It was narrated by Muslim.

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A benefit:

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"Do whatever you wish, for I have forgiven you"—

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its meaning is:

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"As long as you commit a sin and then repent,

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I have forgiven you."

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And it is reported that a Bedouin

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clung to the drapes of the Ka'bah,

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while he was saying:

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"O Allah, my asking for forgiveness while persisting in sin is vileness,

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yet my abandoning asking for forgiveness while knowing the vastness of Your pardon is helplessness.

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How You show love to me through blessings despite Your lack of need for me,

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while I incur Your displeasure through sins despite my desperate need for You!

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O You Who, when He promises, fulfills,

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and when He threatens, pardons and excuses,

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submerge the magnitude of my offense within the magnitude of Your pardon,

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O Most Merciful of those who show mercy."