{"_id":"668da0350b76658b4c2330fb","title":"What advice do you have for people who struggle with repeated, private sins?","question":"You've mentioned before that “sinners have a future and saints have a past”. Can you give some examples of Sahaba and Salihun that struggled with repeated sins while they were Muslim, but were able to overcome it with Allah's help? I'm a sinner but people perceive me as a saint because Allah has veiled me. I can't even interact with people normally as I meet them after sinning and it has taken away joy from my life. I have tried many things over the years and yet I sin the same. I haven't lost hope as Allah has pulled me to return without fail. I can't expose my sin after Allah has hidden it so I haven't asked anyone. But examples from the righteous may aid me inShaAllah.","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Continue to seek forgiveness, feel remorse, and resolve not to return to the sin; in doing so, you transition from being a sinner to a person of Tawbah. Repentance is transformative; when you repent, you become a tawwāb, and Allah has assured us of His love for those who repent often (tawwābn). It's important to understand that falling into sin again doesn't nullify the repentance you've previously sought. When you repent, the sin is wiped away—this is the essence of repentance. Subsequent sins, even if they're the same, are treated individually; only the most recent one is recorded, as the previous ones have been forgiven. The feeling of shame you experience reflects the sincerity of your repentance. Maintain the confidentiality of your repentance, keeping the matter solely between you and Allah, for what Allah conceals should not be divulged.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329f4","tag":"Worship: Repentance","count":63}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:21.125Z"}