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THE SECRET THAT GOD ERASES BAD ACTIONS

actions from you and admit you by a Gate of Honour."
(Surat an-Nisa': 31). Believers who are aware of this fact
observe the limits set by God meticulously and avoid
committing what is forbidden. If they ever err out of
forgetfulness or heedlessness, they immediately turn to God

and repent and ask for forgiveness.
God informs us in the Qur'an about His servants whose
repentance will be accepted. In this sense, knowing the
commandments of God, yet deliberately committing sins,
saying "no matter what happens I will be forgiven" shows
completely flawed reasoning. That is because, God forgives
the wrong actions of His servants who commit them out of
ignorance and who, without losing any time, repent and
display no insistence on them and make up for them:
God only accepts the repentance of those who do
evil in ignorance and then quickly repent after
doing it. God turns towards such people. God is All-
Knowing, All-Wise. There is no repentance for
people who persist in doing evil until death comes
to them and who then say, 'Now I repent,' nor for
people who die while they are disbelievers. We have
prepared for them a painful punishment. (Surat an-

Nisa': 17-18)
As the verses suggest, studious avoidance of sins is
essential if a person wants his bad actions to be erased and to
feel no regret on the day of judgement. A believer who
commits a sin, on the other hand, should lose no time in
asking for repentance from God.