the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will remain therein in disgrace—except for those who repent, believe, and act righteously. For such people Allah will transform their misdeeds into good deeds, and Allah is ever-Forgiving, ever-Merciful. (Q 25:69–70)

Moreover, the Exalted has enjoined justice, excellence, and giving to one’s relatives, and He has forbidden obscenity, wrongdoing, and transgression. He has declared that He loves the God-fearing, loves those who excel in goodness, loves the fair-minded, loves those who repent, loves those who keep themselves pure, and loves those who fight in His cause shoulder to shoulder as though they were a solid wall. In the same way, He detests whatever He has prohibited, as He says in the surah that opens with Subḥāna (al-Isrāʾ): “All of that—its evil is detested by your Lord.” (Q 17:38)

Thus He has forbidden associating partners with Him and showing insolence to parents; He has commanded that relatives be given their due; and He has forbidden extravagance, miserliness, chaining one’s hand to one’s neck, or spreading it wide open. He has also forbidden killing a soul without right, committing adultery, and approaching the property of the orphan except in the best manner, until His words: “All of that—its evil is detested by your Lord.” (Q 17:38)

The Prophet’s Supplication to Allah and His Seeking Forgiveness

Allah, exalted is He, does not love corruption, nor is He pleased with disbelief for His servants. The servant is continually commanded to repent to Allah, as He says: “Turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, so that you may succeed.” (Q 24:31)