The Quest of a Curious Muslim

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I HAVE SINNED! WHAT DO I DO? 14 person around and was told about someone. When he asked him if he had any chance at repentance and salvation, the other man expressed shock, and the murderer took out his sword and killed this man too and now the number of murders stood at 100. Then he searched for another knowledgeable person and he was told about another person. When he went to him and asked him about the possibility of repentance, he was told, “Leave the evil town where you are living and go to a good town”. The murderer decided to do this but he died while on the way. Then, according to the hadith , the angels of mercy and punishment argued over him. Eventually, God sent an angel who made the final judgment in the words, “Look and see which of the two towns he was closer to, and put him with its people”. Since he was closer to the town of good people, he was forgiven. 8 This story has a clear, take-away moral message, which is, the door to repentance is always open till a person’s death. In another hadith , the Holy Prophet sa said: