Part 6

0 ~~l,..iC.i.Jb4.U\. .. , J J ..r- ~ ~1~1 '--""" !!:- -t;,;: . . . .... IJ Su r ely , We have revealed to y o u the Book in tru t h that y o u may ju d ge between the people by that which Allaah has shown y o u , so do not be a pleader for the treacherou s . And seek the forgiveness of Allaah, certainly, Allaah is ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.61

An increase in seeking forgiveness necessitates the wiping away of the repercussions ofsins, which is one ofthe causes offorgetting knowledge and becoming ignorant, as Allaah says,

46 .I cu r sed them and made their hearts grow hard. They change the words from their proper places and forgot a good part of the message that was sent to them.62

Imaam ash-Shaafi'ee once said: I complained to Wakee '63 about my poor memory So he advised me to abandon disobedience. and he said, 'know that knowledge is light. And the light ofAllaah is not bestowed upon a disobedient.

So it is certainly possible that seeking forgiveness causes Allaah to give a person enlightenment.

I ask Allaah to grant me success, make me upright, that He keeps us firm with the Firm Word (Shahaadah) in this lifeand the Hereafter; and that He does not cause ou r hearts to deviate afterhaving guided us and to grant us from His self, mercy; Indeed,He is the Benevolent.

All praise is for Allaah alone, and may He praise, send peace and blessings u p on ou r Prophet Mu h ammad and his Companions.

63 Wak.ee ·Ibn al-Jarraahwas a famous scholar from the Salafand one ofthe teachers oflmaam ash-Shaafi'ee. He diedin the y e ar 196H.