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KEEP YOUR DUTY TO ALLAH
The Heart That Beats For Allah Is Always A Stranger Among The Hearts That Beat For The Dunya (World).
In Quran 39:53 (Surah Az-Zumar), Allah says, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.”.
This verse calls to repent and turn back to Allah before death, as “returning to Allah” signifies the end of life and the Day of Judgement.
It also gives us the message of hope as It emphasizes that no matter how many sins one has committed, Allah is always ready to forgive those who sincerely repent.
turn to allah before you return to allah
Praise be to Allah.
The Muslim is not infallible. Every son of Adam inevitably commits sin and the best of those who sin are those who continually repent, as it says in the hadeeth. But it is possible for the Muslim to live in an Islamic society and adhere to his religion as much as he can, following the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):
“So keep your duty to Allaah and fear Him as much as you can”
[al-Taghaabun 64:16 – interpretation of the meaning]
His religious commitment is not affected by some sins that he may commit without meaning to, or that he thinks are permissible according to his own ijtihaad and reasoning and the information that he has, or that he asked some scholars about and they gave him a fatwa concerning that but the fatwa was not in accordance with sharee’ah. To sum up, what the Muslim has to do is to keep his duty towards Allaah and fear Him as much as he can, to regard as forbidden that which Allaah has forbidden to him, and to strive to do that which Allaah has enjoined upon him. If he slips or stumbles then he must hasten to repent sincerely.