Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Repentance After Sin Weakens Willpower

“After sin, willpower becomes weak. In such a state, how can we repent and hope for forgiveness from Allah?”Asked by Anwar Subhani, Delhi

He answers at 48:22 in Spirit of the Age · 1 min 11 sec

His answer, in his own words
48:22
maulana, agla sawal dilli se bheja hai anwar subhani sahab ne, aur unhon ne likha hai, gunah ke baad will power kamzor pad jati hai. aisi halat mein hum tauba kaise karein, aur allah pak se maafi ki umeed kaise rakhein, is ke bare mein bataein.
48:42
یہ بات جو ہے، psychology کے خلاف ہے، بالکل خلاف۔ Conscious کا جو concept ہے، اس کے خلاف ہے۔ nature ka ek mechanism hai, aadmi ke andar jo kehte hain conscious zamir, aadmi ki taraf gunah ho to foran woh activate ho jata hai, woh woh system activate ho jata hai.
49:04
yeh baat aap jo keh rahe hain, bilkul science insani nafsiyat ke khilaf hai, psychology ke khilaf hai. yeh fitrat mein introven hai ke agar ek aadmi koi galat kaam kar de to foran hi, instantly, us ke andar zamir ka mechanism jaag uthta hai. is ki awaz suniye, main samajhta hoon ke yeh baat jo unhon ne kahi hai, yeh bilkul un
49:31
natural hai aur khilaf waqea hai. maulana, agla sawal imran sahab ne kiya hai dilli se, aur unhon ne likha hai, maulana sahab, talaq
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