Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 155
155 ‘And those who repent and do good deeds’ indeed turn to Allah with true repentance. (25:72) Mere verbal repentance is not true repentance. Rather, repentance needs to be supported and upheld with good deeds. A woman who truly repents will always have her mistakes and slip ups in view so that she develops disgust for them. When this disgust is developed she will be drawn to alms giving and charity and she will promise not to do what is disliked by God Almighty. Owing to certain disagreements some people, some women , they try to harm others as their resentment and ranc our grows. Real repentance means not only to reconcile with whom one is estranged from but also recant whatever harm one has caused them. When this recanting is done with repentance it will be a virtuous act and a good deed. Some husbands, wives, mothers - i n - law, daughters - in - law and sisters - in - law write letters to me acknowledging that they have made mistakes and will not repeat them in future. However, these people neither apologise to those who they had harmed or had tried to harm nor do they express remo rse or contrition. In any case, both men and women need to pay attention to this matter because men are also the same. Worldly greed so overpowers them that fear of God completely vanishes. Sometimes some people apologise outwardly but as I mentioned rese ntment and rancour festers inside them and whenever they get a chance they try and inflict harm.