وقال سبحانه : ( إن الله يحب التوابين ويحب المتطهرين ) البقرة / 222.
"Truly, Allaah loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves"[al-Baqarah 2:222]
"Allaah wishes to accept your repentance, but those who follow their lusts, wish that you (believers) should deviate tremendously away (from the Right Path) [al-Nisaa'4:27]
: ( والله يريد أن يتوب عليكم ويريد الذين يتبعون الشهوات أن تميلوا ميلاً عظيماً ) النساء / 27.
narrated in al-Saheehayn that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If a person commits a sin, then says, 'O Lord, I have committed a sin so forgive me,' He says, 'My slave knows that he has a Lord Who may forgive sins or punish for it; I have forgiven My slave...'" (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6953; Muslim, 4953)
In Saheeh Muslim it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "If you did not commit sin, Allaah would do away with you and bring people who would commit sins then ask Him to forgive them, so He would forgive them." (al-Tawbah, 4936)
"And perform As‑Salaah (Iqaamat‑as‑ Salaah), at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. the five compulsory Salaah (prayers)]. Verily, the good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins)"[Hood 11:114]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "The five daily prayers and Jumu'ah (Friday prayers) and Ramadaan take away the bad deeds between one and the next, if you avoid major sins." (Narrated by Muslim, 344).
And he said: "Whoever fasts Ramadaan out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 37; Muslim, 1268).
And he said: "Whoever spends the night of Laylat al-Qadr in prayer out of faith and the hope of reward, his previous sins will be forgiven." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1768).
And he said: "Whoever performs Pilgrimage to this House, and does not behave in an obscene or immoral manner, he will go back free of sin like the day his mother gave birth to him." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 1690).
And he said: "The expiation for the fitnah caused to a man by his family, wealth and children is prayer, fasting, enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil." (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 494, Muslim, 5150)."
