Forgiveness Should Be a Daily Habit – Don’t Wait for 15th Sha’ban
Faizel Patel – 11-05-2017
While I prescribe to the auspiciousness of the 15th night of Sha’ban, I think it has become an overused trump card by some people to free themselves of their wrongful actions towards others.
Indeed it is a big night and we all know of the Hadith and the many stories about how the old books are closed and the new ones opened and that Allah descends to the first heaven to accept the duas of all of those that beg for his mercy and forgiveness.
What irritates me though is that while forgiveness should be culminated as a daily habit like hurt or doing something wrong to someone now, ask for forgiveness immediately, why wait the whole year?
Technology has also played a supportive role with a myriad of messages being shared on this night. But it has become hypocritical and a cowardly way of seeking for forgiveness by hiding behind the screen of a mobile phone.
While I do not condone this, I feel that you should ask for forgiveness on a personal or face to face approach which is more worthy, honourable and possibly desired the most by those you have wronged.
Face it, you may have done some one wrong or hurt someone’s feelings intentionally or unintentionally. Why not build up the courage and humble yourself and ask for forgiveness from the person you have wronged. Simple.
So go on and share those messages of this auspicious night and ask for forgiveness of those that you have wronged but take heed that forgiveness should become a tenaciously good habit on a daily basis.
Why? Because life has shown us numerous times that we never know that we may even see tomorrow and living with the regret of not being able to ask for forgiveness because you waited for this specific night is something the heart may not be able to bear.
Allah says in the Qur’an (Surah 2 Verse 263) “Kind words and forgiveness are better than charity followed by injury.”
