Assalam 'alaik everyone,
I consider myself to be a sinful person. Why? Because I can never see myself a person with a good heart. I may pray 5 times a day or dhikr once a week but this still never stop me form sinning. Why? My actions or my words, wether I did it deliberately or unintentionally, might have hurt someone's feelings etc.. Because we're humans, we're not perfect.. we can never run away from committing sins in our daily life. But that doesn't mean that we should stop ourselves from repenting. It is better to keep asking for forgiveness from our Creator rather than to let the sins grow more bigger and larger in our hearts.
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It was narrated that a man who used to sin a lot, came to the wise and righteous man, Ibrahim ibn Adham.
He was from the early muslims, so he tells him, "give me advise because I always sin".. So Ibrahim ibn Adham(ra) then.. he's trying to shame him out of sinning, in front of Allah (swt).
Ibrahim ibn Adham: "If you want to sin against Allah (swt) then go ahead and do so. just don't drink.. don't eat from Allah's food. and don't drink from the drink that HE provides for you.. don't use HIS provision.
The man: "How can I do that when everything is provided from Allah?"
Ibrahim: Does it make sense to sin against Allah, while you're eating His food?
Man: you're right.. give me the second piece of advice
Ibrahim: If you insist on sinning against Allah while eating His food and drinking from His drink, then at least, don't sin against HIM on HIS land
man: That is bigger than the 1st one, when all the land belongs to Allah
Ibrahim: Is it proper then that you sin against Allah? while you eat His food and you do it in His land?
man: . . . give me the 3rd piece of advice.
Ibrahim: Third piece is if you are going to insist upon doing all that, then at least sin where He can't see you
Man: This is even greater..
Ibrahim ibn Adham: Does it make sense that you sin against Allah..on His land, while eating His food that He provides and you do it right in front of Him?
MAn: give me the 4th piece of advice
Ibrahim ibn Adham: If you are still insist upon sinning after all of this, then continue sinning, but when the Angel of Death comes to take you.. tell them to wait for you until you make 2 rakaat and you repent to Allah azza wa jal
Man: the angel won't allow me
Ibrahim: When they are commanded to throw you into the Hell fire, then refuse to go
Man: they won't allow me. [Then after that the man said] enough..enough..
He got his advice and understood the admonition and it was said that from that day, the man went on without sinning - against Allah (swt)
wallahu'alam
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