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How Can We Reconcile With God?

10 March, 2017
Q How can we reconcile with God when we sin so much?

Answer

Asalamu Alaikum,

Thank you for contacting About Islam with your question.

Dr. Shabir Ally addresses this question in the video below:

Transcript:

Aisha Khaja: So, Dr. Shabir, the question that we have is: it is understood that the human relationship with God was broken after Adam and Eve disobeyed God. By what means have we become reconciled with God?

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Dr. Shabir Ally: The idea in Islam is that we continue to reconcile ourselves with God by asking for His forgiveness and mercy and guidance.

And being determined not to continue to do evil. And if we have harmed somebody else, then the way to reconcile with God is to repair the harm that we’ve done to somebody.

Also, if we take somebody’s property, we return it. If we have said a harsh word against somebody, we try to correct that by saying something kind in return or instead of that.

And by following that up with good deeds. And when we do good deeds, our sins get washed away. The Quran says that God wipes out our evil, and replaces those with good deeds instead.

When a person performs the Hajj, all of his or her previous sins are forgiven. When we perform the five daily prayers, our sins get washed away one after another. Even when we make the ablutions, washing before prayer, the sins get washed off of the limbs of our bodies, our eyes, our mouths, and so on.

So, we continually become reconciled with God in this way.


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Walaikum Asalam.

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https://aboutislam.net/spirituality/10-benefits-asking-gods-forgiveness/

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