instead of remaining upon sin and committing them repeatedly, repents from his sins, for turning away from repentance is the height of foolishness. It befits the Muslim to repent immediately if he commits a sin, and if he sins again, then he repents again, and if he sins again, then he repents again. In short, repenting continuously is a requirement from the requirements of Iman, therefore, we should repent sincerely today and busy ourselves in performing good deeds. Because the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has given the glad tidings of Paradise to those who repent.

Increase of ranks in Paradise

The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘When a person commits a sin and then repents in the court of Allah Almighty and remains upon that, Allah Almighty accepts every virtuous action of his, forgives every sin he committed, increases him by one rank in Paradise in exchange for every sin (that is forgiven), and Allah Almighty will grant him a palace in Paradise for every good deed. (Bahr-ul-Damu’, p. 21)

How does repentance take place?

Dear Islamic brothers! No doubt, after hearing the virtues and blessings of repentance, and the favours that are received upon repenting, we will have attained the mindset to repent also. Just as every other action has requirements, sincere repentance also has requirements; it has some conditions, and until these conditions are fulfilled, it will not be considered sincere repentance. Generally, repentance is commonly thought to refer to saying ‘اَسْتَغْفِرُ اللہ’ immediately after performing a wrong action, or just merely saying a few words in the court of Allah Almighty in one’s own mother tongue, whilst smiling and laughing, without showing any remorse or shame, or touching the hands to the ears whilst saying, ‘Taubah, Taubah.’