Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Specific Method of Repentance in Islam

“Has Islam prescribed any specific method for making repentance (tawbah)? Please explain.”

He answers at 55:45 in Self Correction · 1 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
55:45
meri yeh aap se ek darkhwast hai." aur unhon ne jo sawal poocha hai, maulana, woh is tarah hai ke "kya tauba karne ka islam mein koi khaas tareeqa bhi bataya gaya hai?" is ke baare mein batayein. dekhein, tareeqa kisi cheez ka nahi hota.
56:07
saara ek zehni amal hai: tadabbur, tafakkur, tawassul. zehni amal koi tareeqa is se nahi hota. bas sochiye, sochiye, sochiye, soch kar apna correction kijiye. beh-haal, yeh bohat hi khatarnak baat hai ke aadmi tauba qareeb na kare aur tauba baeed tak nabat
56:29
aa jaye to phir tauba hi nahi. is waqt tauba ki nabat hi nahi aayegi. tauba ya to qareeb mein hogi, baeed mein tauba hi nahi hogi. yeh is se maloom hota hai.
56:51
maulana, dilli se agla sawal kya hai doctor farhat naseereen ne, aur unhon ne likha hai ke "Kindly
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