قُلْ یٰعِبَادِیَ الَّذِیْنَ اَسْرَفُوْا عَلٰۤى اَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوْا مِنْ رَّحْمَةِ اللّٰهِؕ-اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ جَمِیْعًاؕ-اِنَّهٗ هُوَ الْغَفُوْرُ الرَّحِیْمُ(۵۳)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: Say you (O beloved), ‘O my slaves (all Muslims are truly the slaves of Nabi Muhammad), those who have committed excess against their own souls (by committing sins), do not lose hope in Allah’s mercy; indeed Allah forgives all sins; indeed He only is the Oft Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Divine mercy is for everyone

Dear Islamic brothers! Surely, there is no limit of the mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ which reaches everyone whether he is righteous or sinful. It is narrated that Sayyiduna Musa Kaleemullah عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said in his Munajat [Du’a], ‘Ya Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ!’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said: ‘لَبَّیْکَ یَا مُوْسٰی!’ He عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام humbly said:           Ya Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! You are my Creator, what is my status that you replied to         me by saying ‘Labbayk’. So Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said: ‘I like it that a bondman calls         Me ‘Ya Rab’, and I reply to him by saying ‘Labbayk.’ Sayyiduna Musa                         عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said, ‘Ya Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Is it for every obedient bondman?’ It was replied, ‘Yes! But rather for every sinful person too.’ Then Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said, ‘For the obedient it is for the sake of his obedience but why is this favour for the sinner?’ So it was replied, ‘O Musa! If I reward those who do goodness and do not bestow favour upon evil-doers due to their evil acts, this is not the Divine Style of My Kindness and Mercy?’ (Hikayatayn aur Naseehatayn, pp. 641)

سَبَقَت رَحمَتِی عَلٰی غَضَبِی           تو نے جب سے سنا دیا یا رب

آسرا ہم گنہگاروں کا               اور مضبوط ہوگیا یا رب