Causes of a Good Ending
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The questioner:
The questioner for the program is Abu Ibrahīm from Ḥāfiẓat Banī Tamīm. He says: Honorable Shaykh, tell us about the factors that a person must adopt for a good ending? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muḥammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It seems the questioner is asking about the factors of a good ending? Yes, Shaykh. Or the factors by which a good ending is achieved?
The questioner:
Ending, yes.
The Shaykh:
The most important of the factors is that one fears Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and continues in righteous deeds. And if he commits an error, a slip, or a sin, he turns away through repentance. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:17] [An-Nisa 4:18]. This is among the factors of good character, that a person hastens to repent when he commits a sin and a transgression, and does not delay repentance.
Second is supplication. He supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that He grant him a good ending, for supplication has a great scope and a great benefit. Allah is near and responsive. So if he persists in asking Allah to make his ending good, Allah is near and responsive.
Third, he must adhere to righteous deeds. If a person adheres to righteous deeds, he is likely to be granted a good ending with them. Yes.
The questioner for the program is Abu Ibrahīm from Ḥāfiẓat Banī Tamīm. He says: Honorable Shaykh, tell us about the factors that a person must adopt for a good ending? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muḥammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It seems the questioner is asking about the factors of a good ending? Yes, Shaykh. Or the factors by which a good ending is achieved?
The questioner:
Ending, yes.
The Shaykh:
The most important of the factors is that one fears Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and continues in righteous deeds. And if he commits an error, a slip, or a sin, he turns away through repentance. Allah the Exalted said:
The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness, and Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.
إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًاBut repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now,"
وَلَيْسَتِ التَّوْبَةُ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السَّيِّئَاتِ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ إِنِّي تُبْتُ الْآنَSecond is supplication. He supplicates to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that He grant him a good ending, for supplication has a great scope and a great benefit. Allah is near and responsive. So if he persists in asking Allah to make his ending good, Allah is near and responsive.
Third, he must adhere to righteous deeds. If a person adheres to righteous deeds, he is likely to be granted a good ending with them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6396- أسباب حسن الخاتمة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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