The next characteristic of the true servants of the Most Merciful is mentioned in chapter 25 Al Furqan, verses 70-71:
“Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful. And he who repents and does righteousness does indeed turn to Allah with [accepted] repentance.”
These verses indicate that the true servants of the Most Merciful are not perfect human beings. Nor does Allah, the Exalted, expect them to be. So the first thing to note is that a muslim should never give up hope in the infinite mercy of Allah, the Exalted, as this can take them towards unbelief. Chapter 12 Yusuf, verse 87:
“…Indeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people.”
In fact, apart from major polytheism Allah, the Exalted, forgives all sins. Chapter 4 An Nisa, verse 116:
“Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills…”
As long as a muslim has a breath left in them it is never too late to turn back to Allah, the Exalted, in sincere repentance. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 4253.
None the less it is vital for all muslims to avoid all sins whether they are major or minor as the time of death is unknown. If a muslim keeps delaying sincere repentance they may encounter death unprepared. Then they will be left with a great regret. In fact, delaying repentance believing one’s sins are insignificant is a sign of wicked person according to the Hadith found in Jami At Tirmidhi, number 2497. This Hadith advises that a good person sees their sins as if they were a mountain about to fall on them so they hasten to sincere repentance without delay.
Minor sins can be erased by righteous deeds but major sins require sincere repentance. This has been indicated in chapter 4 An Nisa, verse 31:
“If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].”
Sincere repentance includes feeling regret over the sin, seeking forgiveness from Allah, the Exalted, sincerely promising not to return to the sin or a similar sin again and where possible to make up for any violations. If the sin is against people then the muslim if possible must seek their forgiveness and restore their rights. If a person does not forgive them then justice will be established on Judgement Day. The good deeds of the oppressor will be given to the victim and if required the victim’s sins will be given to the oppressor. This may well cause the oppressor to be hurled into Hell. This has been confirmed in a Hadith found in Sahih Muslim, number 6579.
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