From the virtues of the Day of ‘Aashooraa is that it is
narrated that it is the day in which Allaah Accepted the Tawbah of people.
It is narrated in at-Tirmidhee that the Prophet [Peace
and Blessings of Allaah be upon him] said, “If you were to fast a month after
Ramadhaan then fast (most of) al-Muharram, because in it is when Allaah
Accepted the Tawbah of people.”
…
It is narrated that ‘Alee bin Abee Taalib [May Allaah be
Pleased with him] said, “It is the day when Allaah Forgave the people of
Yoonus.”
It is narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas [May Allaah be Pleased
with him] said, “It is the day in which the repentance of Aadam was Accepted
after he was expelled from Jannah.”
It is narrated that ‘Umar bin ‘Abdul-‘Azeez (another from
the Salaf) [May Allaah have Mercy on him] wrote to a people and said, “Say as
your father Aadam [Peace be upon him] said:
“Our
Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not
upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers” [‘Araaf 7:23]
And say as Nooh [Peace be upon him] said:
“O my
Lord! I seek refuge with You from asking You that of which I have no knowledge.
And unless You forgive me and have Mercy on me, I would indeed be one of the
losers” [Hood 11:47]
And say as Moosaa [Peace be upon him] said:
“My
Lord! Verily, I have wronged myself, so forgive me” [Qasas 28:16]
And say as Dhu an-Noon [Peace be upon him] said:
“…he
cried through the darkness (saying): La
ilaha illa Anta [none has the
right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You
[above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the
wrong-doers.” [an-Anbiyaa’ 21:87]
Wahb (another from the Salaf) [May Allaah have Mercy on
him] said, “Truly, Allaah, the Most High, revealed onto Moosaa [Peace be upon
him] that his nation. They were told to seek Tawbah in the first ten days and
on the tenth day they were forgiven.”
‘Ikrimah (another from the Salaf) [May Allaah have Mercy
on him] said, “The tenth is the day in which Allaah Forgave Aadam.”
Qataadah (another from the Salaf) [May Allaah have Mercy
on him] said, “We used to narrate to others that this is the day in which Aadam
repented.”
So it is encouraged for us to increase in making Tawbah
on the day of ‘Aashooraa, seeking for it to be Accepted, because the one who
has his Tawbah from his bad deeds Accepted from Allaah, the Glorified and the
Exalted, then it will be as this person is turning to Allaah like those before
did.
The one repenting realises his sin and he combines this
with regret, then his Tawbah will be accepted. Allaah, the Glorified and the
Exalted, says:
“And (there are) others who have acknowledged
their sins, they have mixed a deed that was righteous with another that was
evil. Perhaps Allah will turn unto them in forgiveness. Surely, Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful .”
[at-Tawbah 9:102]
The Prophet [Peace and Blessings of Allaah be Upon him]
said, “If a slave realises his sin and repents then Allaah will Turn to him
(i.e. accept his repentance).”
Also, it is related that the Prophet [Peace and Blessings
of Allaah be Upon him] used to open his prayer by supplicated, “Oh Allaah! You
are my Lord, there is no God but You. I have wrong myself and I recognise my
sins, so Forgive me, surely there is none that forgives sins except You.”
…
So when Aadam was dispelled from Jannah and landed on
earth, he wept because he longed to go back to Jannah. It is narrated that he
was in the state of regret and wept for three hundred years. He lived in a
place where there was no hunger, no starvation, no thirst, no tiredness and no
loss; but because of his sin he was dispelled from such a land to a place where
he experienced these negative feelings.
Adapted from Lataa’if al-Ma’aarif (Pg. 43-48) by Imaam Ibn
Rajab al-Hanbalee (795 H) [May Allaah have Mercy on him]
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