40 Acts Guaranteed Jannah #5

TAWBAH (REPENTANCE)

Tawbah is the act of releasing your previous sins, meaning exterminating all wrongdoings and removing all sins, there are 5 conditions for its acceptance

1) Ikhlas (Being Sincere)

You must be sincere when repenting

(25:23) Then We will turn to whatever ˹good˺ deeds they did, reducing them to scattered dust.

(98:5) even though they were only commanded to worship Allah ˹alone˺ with sincere devotion to Him in all uprightness, establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. That is the upright Way.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah Almighty said: Verily, I am free of the idolatry of any partners. Whoever performs a deed in which he associates another with Me, I will abandon him to his partner.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2985

2) Releasing self from all sins

This could also mean staying away from them

3) Regretting your sins

4) Determined to never repeat said sin

5) Repenting with truth

Which could mean repenting sincerely from the heart, bowing, and lowering yourself in front of Allah

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “The one who repents from sin is like the one who does not own sins.” [Muslim, see Sahih al-Jami’ 3008]

(19:60) As for those who repent, believe, and do good, it is they who will be admitted into Paradise, never being denied any reward.

Ibn Kathir explains this verse as, (Except those who repent and believe and work righteousness.) This means, "Except those who recant from giving up the prayers and following the desires, for verily, Allah will accept their repentance, give them a good end and make them of those who inherit the Garden of Delight (Paradise). " For this reason Allah says,

In another Hadith, the Prophet said, The one who repents from sin is like he who has no sin.