Why Ask for God’s Forgiveness? | Ali Reza Panahian

Why Ask for God’s Forgiveness?

Why should we supplicate God? What should we focus on and feel sorry for when praying? Why should we be sad?
Friends, the main reason for asking for God’s forgiveness is not our visible sins. The main reason that we should ask for God’s forgiveness through insisting, begging, taking refuge in God, invoking Him, and crying, is not just because of a few bad deeds. Asking for God’s forgiveness this comprehensively is not needed for our sins that we know of. What should we focus on and feel sorry for in praying? Why should we be sad? The main reason that we have to insist on asking for God’s forgiveness are our hidden vices.
This is the problem. Satan will torment the person who is not worried about his hidden vices. Friends, it doesn’t matter who or where he is. Whether the person is religious or prays. Whatever his political beliefs. Whoever is sure of himself, is ruined. Satan will torment him.
When Aba Abdillah Al-Husayn (a) was supplicating in the gulley where he was martyred, he was reviewing his worries about himself in the presence of God. “O the Redresser of he, who asks for redress, help me.” What does he mean, “Help me”? Does it mean lessen my wounds? Does it mean don’t let my head be cut off? Does “help me” mean these things?! Does “help me” mean don’t be unkind to me? So what help do you want? Why are you still supplicating and crying? You are not worried about what God will do! The Quran says, “He has the best names”. Imam Husayn (a) is not worried about God’s kindness or his own wounds either. These were destined!
Their faces became flushed as they came closer to martyrdom. They were sure that they were dying in the best situation! Imam Husayn (a) wasn’t worried about his situation either. Imam (a) what are you worried about now? What do you want God’s help for? Tell us so that tomorrow we can pray for that too.
The meaning of this is that one should never be sure about himself. The Commander of the Faithful (Imam Ali) (a) was never sure about himself. The Prophet (s) gave the news of Imam Ali’s (a), the Leader of the Faithful’s, martyrdom to him! If it was us, we would probably be excited and say, “Thanks God. We are going to be martyred. The Prophet (s) stated this.” Imam Ali (a) asked, “Am I a believer at that time?” O, Commander of the Faithful (a), you torture us by talking like this. Was this a real question?! Your question makes me feel miserable throughout my whole life! Was this a serious question? Were you joking? Were you talking emotionally? What was it?! Why did you ask this question?! You know you were born in the House of God. You could hear all revelations. The Prophet (s) said that you are the ‘Separator between Heaven and Hell’. This is your status. You know that the Prophet doesn’t lie! So what are you worried about? Don’t make us crazy. You are not joking either.
What are you still searching for deep inside? What a great being the human is! It is a command. It has been said, “Don’t be sure about yourself, otherwise your fountain of tears will dry.” Otherwise, your supplications will be for just a few actions for which God will tell you, “Those actions are not important. You yourself are in ruins. You purify yourself.”
Asking for God’s forgiveness is not for just a few actions. Asking for God’s forgiveness is asking for God’s help for our hidden vices, to which we are prone. And we have them. We have them. We have them!
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