Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to make amends and get forgiveness?

“Today's talk was very beneficial for me. I want to ask you that if out of anger in the past I have taken a rash decision and hurt someone and damaged his reputation, then how can I make amends and get forgiveness from God? I really need your advice on this.”Asked by Feroz, Lucknow

He answers at 1:08:00 in Anger An Obstacle to wisdom · 2 min 44 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:00
ma sha Allah. Maulana, ek sawal aaya hai, yeh sawal aaya hai lucknow se firoz sahib ne kiya hai, unhon ne likha hai: "Molana sahib, today's talk was very beneficial for me. I want to ask you that if out of anger in the past I have taken a rash decision and hurt someone and damaged his reputation, then how can I make amends and get forgiveness from God ? I really need your advice on this." dekhiye, yeh to har ek ke sath pesh aata hai aur is ka hal bohat hi asan hai, bohat hi asan hai. aur yeh maine jana hai ek sahabi
1:08:57
abu darda se, woh itna asan hai ke jis insan ke sath aap ne koi burai kar di hai, bas us ke liye dua kar ban jaiye. jab aap ko ehsas ehsas ho ke aap ne galat kiya tha, bas sirf yeh kijiye ke us ke liye dua shuru kar dijiye. bas itna hi kijiye, aap kuch kar lijiye, kuch elan karne ki zaroorat nahi hai. is insan ke liye dua, aap dekhen ke achaanak ek naya inqalab aaye ga aap ke andar aur ek bilkul ek nai dunya wajood mein aa jaye gi. bohat hi asan hai, log dua jante hain sirf yani mangna, dua jante hain sirf mangne ke liye.
1:09:58
lekin dua bhi ek ek giver item hai, giver dua ek azeem tareen qism ka giver item hai. kisi insan ke liye aap jab dua karte hain to sare farishte amin karte hain, amin karte hain, amin karte hain. to dua ek bohat bara giver item hai, aap nafe ban jate hain. tajurba tajurba kar ke dekhiye, aap tajurba kar ke dekhiye.
1:10:44
Maulana, ahmedabad se javed sahib ne sawal bheja hai, unhon ne likha hai: "Molana, anger has a positive aspect also.
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