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sincerely repent. It is never “too late” for seeking
refuge in His mercy. Allah addresses His servants
thus:
“O my Servants, who have transgressed against their
souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives
all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Surat az-
Zumar, 39:53)

Despair is the temptation of Satan. Satan tries to
influence believers by demoralizing them and thus
dragging them down to commit more serious
mistakes. His aim is to lead the believers to suspect
their own faith and sincerity, to make them think that
they are “fakes”. If a person falls into this trap, he will
start to lose his self-respect and consequently his faith
and will go on to commit bigger sins after that first
mistake.

In such a state of mind, believers should
immediately seek refuge in Allah, think only of
Qur’an’s teachings and immediately develop a new
frame of mind. The Qur’an describes what the
believer must do in such cases.
“And if an evil whisper comes to you from Satan, then
seek refuge with Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.”
(Surat al-A’raf, 7:200)

If the individual is sincere in his faith in Allah,

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