Dought and Clear, - Rulings on Tawbah, - BeingCertain That Repentance is Accepted.

If a person repents and feels that he has fulfilledall the conditions
of repentance, can he be sure that his repentancehas been accepted, or
should he just hope thatthis is so?
Praise be to Allah.
We put the following question to Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih
al-'Uthaymeen, may Allahpreserve him, who answered as follows:
No, he can only hope that this is so. No one can be sure that his
repentance has been accepted.
And Allah knows best.

Dought and Clear, - Rulings on Tawbah, - Repentance From One Type of Sin While Committing Another.

Is repentance from a particular sin acceptablewhile I am a victim of another?
Praise be to Allah.
Yes, repentance from a particular sin is acceptable even if the
repentant insists on another sin which is of adifferent nature and not
the same as the one from which he has repented. To take an example, if
a man repents from having accepted interest but not from drinking
wine, his repentance over accepting interest is acceptable, and vice
versa. But if he repents from simple interest but not compound
interest then his repentance is invalid. So also if he repents from
taking drugs but insists on drinking wine, or vice versa, then that
repentance is invalid too. It will also be incorrect and unacceptable
if a man repents from adultery with a woman but commits it with
another.In all these cases they have only shifted from one variety of
sin to another within the samekind.
And Allah knows best.

Doubting God and Words of God, Religious Stories for Kids, Religious Stories for Children

This is a fictional story, only for the purpose of explanation and
easy understanding.
The night fell heavy in the heights of the mountains and the man could
not see anything. All was black. Zero visibility, and the moon and the
stars were covered by the clouds. As he was climbing only a few feet
away from the top of the mountain, he slipped and fell in to the air,
falling at great speed.He could only see black spots as he went down,
and the terrible sensation of being sucked by gravity.
He kept falling and in themoments of great fear, it came to his mind
all the good and bad episodes of his life. He was thinking now about
how close death was getting, when all of a sudden he felt the rope
tied to his waist pull him very hard. His body was hanging in the air.
Only the rope was holding him and in that moment of stillness he had
no other choice other to scream: "Help me God".
All of a sudden a deep voice coming from the sky answered, "What do
you want me to do?"
"Save me God".
"Do you really think I can save you?"
"Of course I believe You can."
"Then cut the rope tied to your waist."
There was a moment of silence and the man decided to hold on to
therope with all his strength.The rescue team tells thatthe next day a
climber was found dead and frozen. His body hanging from a rope. His
hands holding tight to it. Only one foot away from the ground.
Conclusion: And We? Howattached we are to our rope will we let go?
Don'tever doubt about the God and words of God. We should never say
that He has forgotten us or abandoned us.

The ultimate truth of life, Religious Stories for Kids, Religious Stories for Children

This is a fictional story, only for the purpose of explanation and
easy understanding.
A man who is constantly in trouble, prays to god one day and due to
his persistent and dedicated prayer, the god appears in front of him
and pleasingly tells him "my dear, do tell me what your doubts are
about?"
The man happily starts to narrate this "Oh my merciful Lord, I have a
vision, in which I could see my past life and I have doubts on it
which Iwanted you to clear." Smilingly god tells him to carry on.
The man says thus "Lord, I saw that in my past, whenever I was happy
and good things happened in my life, I could see two pairs of foot
steps on the path of life. One of them is mine; I could not understand
the other pair of footstepwhich was following me. Whose does these
belongto?"
Smilingly god says "Dear, whenever you were having good time and
happy, I would silently walk behind you allowing you to enjoy
thefruits of your good deeds."
The man then asks "Ok, Lord, I saw that whenever am in troubles or sad
times I saw two pairs of footsteps again! And this time, the second
pair was beside me all along the path."
Calmly god says "Dear, whenever you were in bad situations of life, I
would walk beside you, guiding you through the tough times into the
good times ahead."
The man, satisfied with the reply, then looked puzzled and sad;
says"But Lord, I also had a vision that whenever am in the worst of
troubles and the most toughest times I have ever faced inmy life, I
saw only one deep pair footsteps all along the path. Why haveyou
deserted me when I need you the most?"
Now god, looks at him lovingly and says "Oh my poor creature, you
could see only one pair of footsteps during the worst part of your
life because those belonged to mine and I was carrying you all along,
onmy shoulders! Remember this, I never have and willdesert you, my
dear" Thus saying the god disappeared!
Conclusion: The ultimate truth of life! Never doubt the almighty and
remember that he never ever gives-up on us! We should never say that
He has forgotten us or abandoned us.