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The Importance Of Taubah

When Ādam u heard the order of Allah Y which was full of admonition, and which came out of paradise, he occupied himself in remorse and repentance. While in that state, Allah Y, through His mercy, inspired a few words to him whereby his repentance was accepted. The words are: Rabbanâ zalamnâ anfusanâ...till the end of the verse.

It is the duty of a slave to repent immediately upon realising his sin. He should admit his error and sincerely implore Allah for forgiveness. One should not repeat a sin and should regard the sin to be a weighty burden upon one’s shoulders.

Hadrat Ādam u forgot the prohibition of eating from the tree, as Allāh Y says in Surah Tāhā [verse 115], “Undoubtedly We commanded Ādam before, but he forgot…” When he was reminded of his error, he did not make excuses, but admitted his folly. Whereas people are not reprimanded for lapses in memory, Hadrat Ādam u was reminded of his folly because he failed to adopt the means of remembering. It should be noted that people of higher status are answerable for things which others of lesser standing will be excused. Therefore, while forgetfulness like this will be excusable for another human, it will not be tolerated from a prophet of Allāh Y.

Allāh inspired Hadrat Ādam and Hawwā u with the necessary words to secure forgiveness because they did not make any excuses, not even that of forgetfulness. On the contrary, Iblees not only disobeyed Allāh’s command but he also argued his cause without admitting his folly.

The pious bondsmen of Allāh not only admit their sin, but they also counteract it with good deeds, thinking that they have still not fulfilled Allāh’s right. They then sincerely repent to Allāh.

Rasulullāh e said, “Every child of Ādam u  is sinful, but the best of the sinful ones are those who repent.” (Mishkāt Pg. 204)