Advice for the One Who Despairs of Allah's Mercy

The questioner:
My question, Professor Karim, is just that I want a word for some of the people who despair and lose hope in Allah's mercy. Well done. What is the Shaykh's advice for such people who despair and lose hope in Allah's mercy? Thank you, Ibrahim. Thank you. Thank you.

The Shaykh:
We advise them by the saying of Allah the Exalted: So none despair of the mercy of Allah except the lost ones. The Muslim hopes for the mercy of Allah no matter what his deeds and shortcomings are; he does not despair of Allah's mercy. Likewise, he does not feel safe from the scheme of Allah. So the Muslim is between fear and hope. He does not only hope, for then he would be of the Murji'ah, and he does not only fear, for then he would be of the extremists, such as the Khawarij and others. Yes.

The presenter:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) loved good omens and disliked pessimism.

The Shaykh:
Yes, good omens, because it is contemplating good, and a person hopes for good, has a good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and has a good opinion of his Muslim brothers. As for pessimism, it is taking an omen as a bad sign, because it is suspecting evil, believing in evil, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.