Repentance (Tawbah) — Returning to Allah

INTENSITY MARKERS:
[M] = Fard / Wajib (Obligatory — must do) | [1] = Sunnah Mu'akkadah / Highly Recommended | [2] = Sunnah / Recommended | [3] = Mustahab / Virtuous / Commendable | [H] = Haram (Forbidden — must not do) | [h] = Makruh (Discouraged — should not do) | [P] = Mubah (Permissible — neutral)

✅ What to Do

[M]Repent immediately after every sin — major or minor.

[1]Fulfill the 3 conditions: stop the sin, regret it, resolve not to return.

[1]If the sin involves a person's rights: restore them or seek forgiveness.

[1]Know Allah rejoices when you repent more than a man finding his lost camel. (Bukhari 6309)

[1]Perform 2 rak'ah of Salat al-Tawbah. (Tirmidhi 406)

[1]Say: "Astaghfirullah wa atubu ilayh" 100 times daily. (Muslim 2702)

[1]Replace bad deeds with good — good deeds erase bad. (Qur'an 11:114)

[3]Weep over your sins out of love and fear of Allah.

[1]Make du'a: "Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathiran..." (Bukhari 834)

🚫 What Not to Do

What to Do ↑ As You Wish ↓

[H]Despair of Allah's mercy regardless of sin. (Qur'an 39:53)

[h]Delay repentance — death can come at any moment.

[H]Continue sinning while saying "Allah will forgive me anyway."

[h]Reveal your sins to others after Allah has concealed them. (Bukhari 6062)

[H]Repent from one sin while committing another.

[h]Abandon good deeds out of guilt — shaytan wants you to despair.

⭐ As You Wish

What to Do ↑ What Not to Do ↑

— Repeat repentance multiple times for the same sin — Allah never tires of forgiving.

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