Forgiveness by Uthman Lateef

Judgement day ...
2 men meet Allah, one has wronged the other.
Allah to slave 2: Give your brother his rights
slave 2: Oh Allah I have given all that is good left to give.
slave 1:  O Allah Let him (slave 2) carry my sins.
Allah to slave 2: Raise your eyes and look towards the garden.
slave 2 looks and his eyes lands on the place where he wants to be.
slave 2: O Allah Who is this for?
Allah to slave 2: Pay me the price for this.
slave 2: How can I pay the price for that place?
Allah: Forgive your brother (slave 1).
slave 2: I forgive him Allah.
Allah to slave 2: Take the hand of your brother and go to Paradise.

Importance of forgiveness.
Judgement Day .. That is the day that people will be burden with carrying the sins of others.

The merchandise of Allah has a price.
Show mercy to one another and Allah will be merciful to you.

Be ready to forgive when we are wronged.
Ameen

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On the authority of Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) related: "A man said: 'By Allah, Allah will not forgive So-and-so.' At this Allah the Almighty said: 'Who is he who swears by Me that I will not forgive So-and-so? Verily I have forgiven So-and-so and have nullified your [own good] deeds or as he said it.'

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The responsibility of the Muslim regarding what he says is mentioned in the Qur'an:

"Not a word does he utter but there is a watcher by him ready to record it"[Surah Qaf (50): ayat 18].

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There are also other hadiths which state that the Muslim should be careful about what he says. His words can either, if they are pleasing to Allah, raise him to a higher level; or if his words displease Allah, they may cause him to be thrown into the Hellfire - as stated in a hadith recorded by Imam al-Bukhari. This shows that what we say can have a direct effect on whether it will benefit us or not.

One hadith (which illustrates the example of a bad consequence resulting from what a person says) states that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam said, that a pious man from Bani Israel use to see his fellow man always committing sins. On day the pious man swore to the sinner: "By Allah, He will never forgive you." Allah was displeased with what the pious man said because only Allah knows what is our destiny, whether someone will end up in Paradise or Hell. Because of this, when the two men died, the pious man was punished and put into Hell and the sinner was forgiven by Allah. [Sunan Abu Daud].

What we can learn here is that either we say something beneficial and good or else we should keep silent.

There are many Islamic guidelines which help us to say good things and to refrain from saying bad things, or things which displeases Allah subhana wa ta'ala. When we talk to others, whether it is relatives, friends, neighbours, etc., we should select the best terms/words and say them in a nice way. We should ensure that what we say is clear and easily understood. If we are not careful and we do not choose the right words, what we say may be misinterpreted and may lead to conflicts.