O you who believe! If you (have Taqwa, consciousness) are careful of (your duty to) Allah, He will grant you a distinction and do away with your evils and forgive you; and Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.
The slave following Taqwa of his Lord is where happiness is found, and the sign of success, for Allah has linked with Taqwa much good of the Dunya and the Aakhirah.
So He mentioned here that the one who fears Allah will have 4 things; each one of them being better than the Dunya and all that is In it.
The first: Al Furqaan. (the criterion). And it is the knowledge and guidance with which it’s owner can distinguish between guidance and misguidance, truth and falsehood, halaal and haraam, and the people of happiness from the people of wretchedness.
The second and the third: Atonement for السيئاتminor sins and forgiveness for الذنوب major sins, and each of them includes the other when used separately, but when used together - As Sayyiaat means minor sins, and Adh dhunuub means major sins. (Here the forgiveness of both is intended).
The fourth: Immense reward, an abundant reward for whoever fears Him, and the one who chooses His pleasure over the desires of his own soul. And Allah is the owner of Great bounty.
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Allah does not punish a society due to its sins as long as it confesses and seeks forgiveness. But when sins become legalized, seeking forgiveness becomes absent and the punishment arrives: { وَمَا كَانَ الله مُعَذّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ } “And Allah would not punish them while they are still seeking forgiveness.” [Al-Anfāl 8:33]
لا يعاقب الله مجتمعاً بذنوبه ما دام معترفاً مستغفراً، ولكن إذا شرّع الذنوب غاب الاستغفار وحضر العقاب (وما كان الله معذبهم وهم يستغفرون)
" من تغافل عن عيوب النَّاس ، وأمسك لسانه عن تتبُّع أحوالهم الَّتي لا يحبُّون إظهارها: سلم دينه وعرضه، وألقى الله محبَّته في قلوب العباد، وستر الله عورته، فإنَّ الجزاء من جنس العمل، وما ربك بظلَّام للعبيد".
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Shaykh Sa’di (may Allah have mercy on him) said : Whoever leaves and neglects the shortcomings of the people, and restrains his tongue from following their situations that which they do not like to be made apparent, he has protected his religion and his honor, Allah will place the love of him in the hearts of the slaves; and Allah will cover his Awrah ; for indeed the reward is given according to the type of deed that is done. And your Lord is not oppressive to the slaves. ﺍﻟﻔﻮﺍﻛﻪ ﺍﻟﺸَّﻬﻴﺔ(١١٢/١)📚
هل فاتك شيء وحزنت عليه؟ تدبر: "إِن يعلم الله في قلوبِكمْ خيراً يُؤْتِكُمْ خيراً مما أُخِذَ منكم ويغفرْ.."
Have you lost something, and are sad about it? Ponder upon:
"If Allah knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you...” (8:70)
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