Acquiesce to Righteousness

deeds, instead it is the Mercy of God, which merits them salvation. However, this
repentance must not be used to sin any further. Islam teaches that God is Merciful.
Allah accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and repent soon
afterwards; to them will Allah turn in mercy: For Allah is full of knowledge and wisdom.
Of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil, until death faces one of
them, and he says, "Now have I repented indeed;" nor of those who die rejecting Faith:
for them have We prepared a punishment most grievous.
— Qur'an, sura 4 (An-Nisa), ayat 17
Allah forgiveth not that partners should be set up with Him; but He forgiveth anything
else, to whom He pleaseth; to set up partners with Allah is to devise a sin Most heinous
indeed.
— Qur'an, sura 4 (An-Nisa), ayat 48
Islam describes a true believer to have Love of God and Fear of God. Islam also
teaches that every person is responsible for their own sins. The Quran states;
If ye reject (Allah), Truly Allah hath no need of you; but He liketh not ingratitude from His
servants: if ye are grateful, He is pleased with you. No bearer of burdens can bear the
burden of another. In the end, to your Lord is your Return, when He will tell you the truth
of all that ye did (in this life). for He knoweth well all that is in (men's) hearts.
— Qur'an, sura 39 (Az-Zumar), ayat 7
Al-Agharr al-Muzani, a companion of Mohammad, reported that Ibn 'Umar stated to him
that Mohammad said,
O people, seek repentance from Allah. Verily, I seek repentance from Him a hundred
times a day.
— Prophet Mohammad Sahih Muslim, 35:6523
Sin in Islam is not a state, but an action (a bad deed); Islam teaches that a child is born
sinless, regardless of the belief of his parents, dies a Muslim; he enters heaven, and
does not enter hell. Sahih al-Bukhari, 2:23:467
Narrated Aisha, that Mohammad said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and
moderately, and receive good news because one's good deeds will not make him enter
Paradise."
They asked, "Even you, O Allah's Apostle?" He said, "Even I, unless and until Allah
bestows His pardon and Mercy on me." Sahih al-Bukhari, 8:76:474
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