*ALLAH'S MERCY IS VAST!!!*
We are all perpetual sinners and if Allah was to withhold us by our immediate actions, *no one* on the face of the earth would have escaped. But Allah has made Istighfar (seeking His forgiveness) a link between us and Him.
Provided we continuously and persistently seek his forgiveness and repent often to Him, He will surely forgive us all our sins and shortcomings, shower His mercies upon us, guide us, bless our lives and admit us into the gardens of paradise.
Let's not help the devil over ourselves by gossiping and spreading news about our sinful actions, or by cursing those whose sins have become manifest. We are all guilty of different crimes before Allah and none of us is really a saint.
If you're fortunate enough to have been saved from committing some or all of these evil actions then you should know that it was neither by your strength nor power but by the choice of Allah. If He so wishes, He could also test you with those sins. Instead, we should pray to Allah to guide the sinning ones, forgive them and admit all of us into His Paradise.
On this note, I ask Allah to forgive us all of our sins; the major and the minor ones, the first till the last ones, the hidden and the manifest ones, those committed and those yet to be committed.
I also call on you not to despair of the mercy of Allah. He forgives all sins. Surely, He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful. Be persistent with Istighfar and I assure you that by His grace our lives will be blessed in this world and the hereafter.
Good morning, Bissalam!
With lots of love,
Mustapha Ahmed.