Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-Adhkar - Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr - (2/279)

Fiqh al-Adiyah wa-al-AdhkarAbd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr

forgiveness; rather, it is one of the means by which forgiveness may be hoped for.

A servant should never despair of Allah’s mercy, no matter how grave, numerous, and varied his sins may be, for the door of repentance, forgiveness, and mercy is wide open. Allah says: “Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of Allah’s mercy. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. He is truly the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.’” 1.

Ibn Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) said: “Whoever causes Allah’s servants to despair of repentance after this has rejected the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.”2.

He, Glorified is He, says: “Do they not know that it is Allah who accepts repentance from His servants?” 3. He also says: “Whoever commits an evil deed or wrongs himself and then seeks Allah’s forgiveness will find Allah All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” 4. Regarding the hypocrites, Allah Most High says: “Indeed, the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths of the Fire, and you will never find any helper for them—except those who repent.” 5. Regarding the Christians, He says: “Those who say, ‘Allah is the third of three,’ have certainly disbelieved. There is no god except the One God. If they do not desist from what they say, those among them who disbelieve will surely suffer a painful punishment. Will they not repent to Allah and seek His forgiveness? Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” 6. Regarding the disbelievers, He says: “Indeed, those who

1. Surah al-Zumar, verse 53. 2. Ibn Kathīr mentions it in his *Tafsīr* (4/59). 3. Surah al-Tawbah, verse 104. 4. Surah al-Nisāʾ, verse 110. 5. Surah al-Tawbah, verse 145. 6. Surah al-Māʾida, verses 73–74.

المغفرةَ، بل هو سببٌ من الأسباب التي ترجى بها المغفرة. ولا ينبغي للعبدِ أن يقنَطَ من رحمة الله وإن عظُمت ذنوبُه وكثرت وتنوَّعت، فإنَّ بابَ التوبةِ والمغفرَةِ والرحمةِ واسعٌ، فالله يقول: ﴿قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِهِمْ لاَ تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَحْمَةِ اللهِ إِنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ﴾ ١. قال ابن عباس ﵄: " مَنْ آيس عبادَ الله من التوبة بعد هذا فقد جَحَدَ كتاب الله ﷿ "٢. ويقول سبحانه: ﴿أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللهَ هُوَ يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ﴾ ٣، ويقول: ﴿وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللهَ يَجِدِ اللهَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا﴾ ٤، وقال الله تعالى في حقِّ المنافقين: ﴿إِنَّ المُنَافِقِينَ فِي الدَّرْكِ الأَسْفَلِ مِنَ النَّارِ وَلَن تَجِدَ لَهُمْ نَصِيرًا إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُوا﴾ ٥، وقال في شأن النصارى: ﴿لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا إِنَّ اللهَ ثَالِثُ ثَلاَثَةٍ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَهٍ إِلاَّ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ وِإِن لَمْ يَنتَهُوا عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ أَفَلاَ يَتُوبُونَ إِلَى اللهِ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَهُ وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ﴾ ٦، وقال في شأن الكُفَّار: ﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ

١ سورة الزمر، الآية: (٥٣) . ٢ ذكره ابن كثير في تفسيره (٤/٥٩) . ٣ سورة التوبة، الآية: (١٠٤) . ٤ سورة النساء، الآية: (١١٠) . ٥ سورة التوبة، الآية: (١٤٥) . ٦ سورة المائدة، الآيتان: (٧٣، ٧٤) .