The Night When Deeds are Presented to Almighty Allaah -the 15th of Shabaan

This is the night where we can gain
the special observation of Almighty Allaah if we refrain from the points stated
in the above narrations. This is the night of salvation from the fire of Hell,
it is the night for attaining the Ma’rifa (spiritual closeness) of Almighty Allaah,
so every one of us must take precaution in refraining from all impermissible
actions. Let us remove all arrogance from our hearts and seek the forgiveness
from those whom we have severed our ties with.

The importance of this has also been emphasized
by the great Mujadid, Hazrat Imaam Ahmad Razaa Khan [Radiyal Laah Anhu] in a
letter he wrote to one of his disciples, he says:

“Shab-e-Bar’at is nearby. In this
night, the deeds of all servants are presented to Almighty Allaah. For the sake
of the Most Dignified Messenger ﷺ,
Almighty Allaah forgives the sins of Muslims, however, Almighty Allaah
addresses those Muslims who have a mutual tension due to worldly reasons by
saying, “Leave them as they are until they do not mend their relations.” We
should mend relations before the sunset of 14th Sha’ban. Offer each other’s
rights or otherwise forgive them so that (with the permission of Almighty Allaah)
when the book of deeds is presented to Almighty Allaah, it is clean from the
sins pertaining to violating public rights.

For violating the rights of Allaah
Almighty, a ‘true repentance’ is sufficient.

 The Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, 

“Whosoever
repents from his sins, is as though he didn’t commit the sin in the first
place.”

 [Ibn Majah].

 If one acts upon this and with this condition (by the
permission of Almighty Allaah) there is a strong hope of complete forgiveness
and salvation, provided his beliefs are correct.

The sunnah of reconciliation and
creating unity between brothers in Islam, also pardoning or begging pardon for
violated rights, is Alhamdu lil laah, continuously running here year after
year.

“Whoever starts a good thing and is
followed by others, will have his own reward and a reward equal to that of
those who follow him, without it detracting from their reward in any way.”
[Tirmidhi]

Pray for this beggar’s salvation and
for his prosperity in both worlds. This beggar supplicates and will continue to
supplicate for you (Insha’Allaah). Reconcile, unite, and forgive each other
truly and whole-heartedly because an insincere tongue and hypocrisy are
disliked in the court of Allaah Almighty.

May Almighty Allaah give us the
ability to forgive others so that we may attain His forgives. Ameen