No Doubt in Allāh’s ﷻ Forgiveness

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al- Ḥaqqānī. Madad. Ṭarīqatunā aṣ-Suḥbah wa l-Khayru fi l-Jam‘iyyah.

Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm,

“Inna Allāha Yaghfiru Adh-Dhunūba Jamī`āan, ‘Innahu Huwa Al-Ghafūru ArRaĥīm”, “Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (Qur’ān 39:53). Ṣadaqa Llāhu l-‘Aẓīm.

Allāh ﷻ is Al-Ghaffār, the Forgiver of all sins. In a holy āyah in Qur’ān ‘Aẓīmu shSha’n, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla states that He ﷻ will forgive all sins when one seeks forgiveness. Of course, there is no person could without sin. No servant is without sin. Only the prophets are sinless. They do not commit sins. One of the attributes of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla to the prophets is infallibility. Infallible means not committing sins. By the will of Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla, the prophets never commit sins. Everyone else has mistakes and sins. A person can commit sins knowingly or unknowingly.

When a sin is committed, one must immediately repent. One must feel remorse. If you make excuses by saying, “I sinned, but what can I do, I was right,” that sin will remain upon you and will not be forgiven. Always seek forgiveness from Allāh ﷻ and repent for your sins. You must remove all evil from your heart. If you have made a mistake, do not persist in it. Insisting on and being stubborn is a sign of disbelief. Insisting on and being stubborn about a mistake and sin is the greatest characteristic of shayṭān. If you do this, that sin will cling to you until the Day of Judgment. Then, you will regret it and suffer its punishment.

Therefore, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “Repent before you die.” Repent and seek forgiveness every day, because the burden of sin is very heavy. When a person commits a sin, they think they have done something, but they don’t feel its weight. However, in the Hereafter, those sins will pile up before them like mountains. If a person carries that burden and hasn’t repented in this world, their end will be a very bad place. That worst place is known to be Hellfire; may Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Of course, these sins can also include violating the rights of others. If a person has violated the rights of another, they should repay that right if they have the means. Even if a person feels remorse and seeks out those they wronged, saying, “I wronged these people, let me find them so they can forgive me,” sometimes it’s too late and they can’t find them. What should they do then? They should repent, saying, “I have wronged these people,” and if they have the means, they should try to repay what they owe. If they cannot find the people and return what they are owed directly, they should give charity instead. They should express their remorse, saying, “May the rights of these people I couldn’t reconcile with not remain on me, and may the reward of my acts of worship reach them.” If they repent and seek forgiveness wishing they found them, give charity, and perform all kinds of good deeds intending them, then, Allāh ﷻ willing, Allāh ﷻ will forgive them. However, if they persist in their mistake and, despite having the means, find those people and don’t ask their forgiveness, then their situation becomes very difficult. May Allāh ﷻ protect us. May we not violate anyone’s rights. Allāh ﷻ forgives our sins. There is no doubt about this. To doubt that harms our faith. Because Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla says, “It is I who accepts repentance.” If you say, “No, Allāh ﷻ will not forgive my sin,” then your faith has weakened. May Allāh ﷻ protect us.

Wa min Allāhi t-Tawfīq. Al-Fātiḥa.

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 16 August 2026/ 03 Rabih Al-Awwal 1448 Fajr Prayer – Akbaba Dergah, Istanbul