Fatwa #544629 April 2002Pakistan
I made Taubah several times but then again , the same bad practices
Question
Assalam Alaikum , Mufto sahib , i feel ashamed of myself that everytime i make a taubah a day after it or so i again start doing the same bad deeds , how can i stop this , how can i kick the devil out of my mind , even while i m praying in the namaaz i get those bad thoughts so is there a way which can make me avoid these things , a dua or tasbeeh . and also mufti sahib i dont know why but i m sitting vacant(job less) after making several efforts . i've done several courses and practices in computers but dont know i cant start a business or i cant get a job , pleaz giv me something to recite , i think i am getting mentally ill . pleaz help me through .And what does my name mean "Abir" Jazzak Allah .
Answer
1. Continue making Tawbah and ask Allah Ta'ala to forgive you. Rasulullah%0D%0A(Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) made Tawbah 70 times a day. Refer attached%0D%0A2. To avoid such thoughts in Salaat, focus on the Salaat itself. The more%0D%0Ayou try to dispel the thoughts, the more they will surface. Concentrate on%0D%0Athe Salaat, the Ruku, the Tasbeehaat, the Qiraat, etc. The thoughts will%0D%0Aautomatically diminish or go away altogether.%0D%0A3. a) Recite Surah Ikhlaas before entering the home, b) Reciting the Du'aa%0D%0Awhen coming out of the Masjid, c) Recite constantly, 'Yaa Razzaaq', d)%0D%0AContinue making Du'aa as well%0D%0A%0D%0Aand Allah Ta'ala Knows Best%0D%0A%0D%0AMufti Muhammad Kadwa%0D%0AFATWA DEPT.%0D%0A%0D%0ACHECKED AND APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai%0D%0A%0D%0AAllah is Most Gracious and Most Merciful. He says in the Noble Qur'aan, 'Oh%0D%0AMy Slaves! Do not despair. Verily Allah will forgive all sins.'%0D%0A%0D%0AIn one Hadith, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) is reported to have%0D%0Asaid, 'If a person has sins equivalent to the foams of the sea and pebbles%0D%0Aon a desert, Allah's mercy is so encompassing that He will forgive every%0D%0Asin.' In another narration, it is mentioned that Allah will speak secretly%0D%0Ato one of His slaves on the day of Qiyaamat and remind him of all his sins.%0D%0AAfter the person will confess his sins, Allah will say to him, 'I concealed%0D%0Ayour faults in the world, today too, I will conceal your faults. Go in%0D%0AJannah, I have forgiven you.'%0D%0A%0D%0AThe above mentioned are few of many Ahaadith explaining the extent of%0D%0AAllah's Mercy. However, Allah says, 'Verily Allah will not forgive a person%0D%0Awho ascribe partners (commit Shirk) with Him.' The only sin that is%0D%0Aunforgivable is Kufr (disbelief) and Shirk (ascribing partners). Accepting%0D%0AIslam is the only atonement for the sin of Kufr and Shirk.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf one fulfils the conditions of repentance, i.e. regret and make firm%0D%0Aintention to reform, then surely Allah Ta'ala is Tawwaab (Most Forgiving)%0D%0A%0D%0AYou should renew your Tawbah and again make a firm intention never to repeat%0D%0Athe sin.