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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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The Jami' Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Musa Mosque
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in al-Badi'
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presents
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Musk al-Khitab (The Fragrance of Discourse)
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by Sheikh Usama Bahr,
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may Allah preserve him.
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Who is it that stretches out His hand by night so that the sinner of the day may repent,
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and stretches out His hand by day so that the sinner of the night may repent?
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Who is it that calls out every night:
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"Is there anyone who repents, that I may accept his repentance?"
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"Is there anyone seeking forgiveness, that I may forgive him?"
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Who is it that calls out:
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"O son of Adam,
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even if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky,
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and then you sought My forgiveness,
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I would forgive you for what you have done, and I would not mind."
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Who is it that calls out:
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"O My servants,
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you commit sins by night and by day,
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and I forgive all sins,
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so seek My forgiveness,
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and I will forgive you."
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Who is it that calls out?
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“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
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“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
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“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
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Indeed, He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
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Who is it that shows mercy to those who repent,
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and encompasses them with His pardon and forgiveness,
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and He is the best of those who forgive?
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Who is it to whose door voices have thronged,
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pleading with apologies, requests, and needs,
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and Allah was, and ever remains, merciful regarding them?
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He is Allah, glory be to Him and exalted be He.
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He forgives the servant his sins,
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and conceals his faults for him.
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He is Allah, glory be to Him and exalted be He.
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The servant stands before Him, calling out to Him:
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"My Lord, my Lord."
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He calls out to Him after his sins and transgressions,
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and his faults and calamities,
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which have kept him awake in his bed.
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He found no refuge except in Allah,
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so he stands before Allah,
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saddened by his sins,
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burdened by his faults,
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and shackled by his transgressions,
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after the pleasure has faded,
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the desire has passed,
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and it has been followed by torment and humiliation.
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The constriction of sins has surrounded him,
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causing him pain and anxiety.
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He looked to the right and to the left,
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and found that his soul, which is prone to evil,
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had betrayed him,
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and that the devil had abandoned him.
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He found no one but his Lord.
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He stands before Him, apologizing,
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calling out to Him from the depths of his heart and soul.
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He calls out, "My Lord,"
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while certain that Allah is more forbearing and more merciful,
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and that Allah is more faithful and more generous,
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and that even if his sins are great,
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Allah is greater,
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greater than everything.
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And even if his faults are many,
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Allah is more merciful,
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and He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Forbearing.
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He stands before Allah, broken,
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a captive, crushed,
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believing in his Lord,
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certain of His mercy.
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He calls out to Him:
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"O Lord,
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O Lord."
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And behold, Allah, the Majestic,
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does not look at his past misdeeds,
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but rather rejoices at his turning back and his repentance.
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The gates of heaven open,
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the words and supplications ascend,
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and they reach where Allah wills them to reach.
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And Allah, glory be to Him and exalted be He, calls out:
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"O My angels,
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O My angels,
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My servant knew that he has a Lord who punishes for sin,
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I have forgiven My servant."
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Draw closer to the Most Merciful,
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so that joy may embrace you.
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Attach your soul to your Lord,
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and fill the horizons with light.
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Everyone who obeys the Lord
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dissolves into the sweetest feeling.
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Darkness, then light,
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and revelation following it.
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If Allah wills a thing, He says to it "Be," and it is.