Second aspect
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Second: Let him take stock of his own sins, and realize that Allah has only empowered them against him because of those sins. The Exalted says, “Whatever affliction befalls you is due to what your own hands have earned, and He pardons much besides.” 8 When the servant understands that every unpleasant experience that reaches him is the direct result of his sins, he will occupy himself with repentance and seeking forgiveness for the sins that