Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ’. He humbly asked, ‘Will He call (the creation) to account Himself?’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied, ‘Yes’. Thereafter the Bedouin smiled. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم asked the reason for his smile. He humbly said, ‘When the merciful has power over someone, He forgives, when He calls someone to account, He forgives.’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘This Bedouin has spoken the truth. Be informed that no one is more merciful than Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. He عَزَّوَجَلَّ is the most Merciful of all.’ (Hikayatayn aur Naseehatayn, pp. 637)

Then the Bedouin recited some couplets in Arabic the meaning of the couplets are as follows:

§  When the right of the Merciful is proven to a person, He forgives him due to His own respect.

§  He overlooks the disobedient person and forgives his sins, though it is proved that he is a sinner and a criminal.

میں نے مانا کہ سب سے بُرا ہوں     کس کا ہوں؟ تیرا ہوں میں ترا ہوں

ناز رحمت پہ مجھ کو بڑا ہے            یا خدا تجھ سے میری دعا ہے

Dear Islamic brothers! We should also have good expectation and hope for goodness from our Lord عَزَّوَجَلَّ who provides us sustenance, shows mercy to us, protects us from troubles and forgives us.

Remember! It is Wajib to have good expectation from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. One should not be disappointed with His mercy at all. He blesses whoever He wants in the way He wants. If He wants, He can torment us for only one sin or if He wants, He can forgive us by His favours for the sake of only one virtuous deed. Revealing good news of forgiveness to the sinners in order to give them consolation, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated in Ayah 53 of Surah Az-Zumar of part 24: