A Pearl of Wisdom from Fuḍayl

Allāh says:

«مَنْ خَشِيَ الرَّحْمَنَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَجَاءَ بِقَلْبٍ مُنِيبٍ»

“Whoever has feared the All-Merciful while in the domain unseen, and who comes to his Lord with a penitent heart longing to be redeemed.”[1]

Fuḍayl commentated on this verse and said:

«الْمُنِيبُ الَّذِي يَذْكُرُ ذَنْبَهُ فِي الْخَلْوَةِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُ مِنْهُ»

“The one with a penitent heart longing to be redeemed is he who remembers his misdeeds in seclusion and seeks forgiveness for them.”

[1] Q, 50:33.