The kindness of the Beneficent Lord..
Out of His beneficence, Allah Almighty facilitated for us the path to Him. He sent down His Shariah and made it easy and free from undue restrictions or hardships. He does not charge us with things beyond our capacity.
{...And He has not placed upon you in the religion any hardship...}
[Surat al-Hajj: 78]
{Allah does not charge a soul except with that within its capacity...}
[Surat al-Baqarah: 286]
{And We have certainly made the Qur’an easy for remembrance; is there anyone to take heed?}
[Surat al-Qamar: 17]
Out of His beneficence, Allah Almighty accepts from us what is little and gives ample rewards for it, and He forgives a lot of sins. Sufficient for us is this Hadīth in which the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Indeed, Allah wrote down the good deeds and the bad ones and then made this clear:
He who intends a good deed and does not do it, Allah writes it down as a full good deed, but if he intends it and does it, Allah writes it down as ten good deeds, or up to seven hundred times or many times over.
And if he intends a sin and does not do it, Allah writes it down as a full good deed, and if he intends it and does it, Allah writes it down as one sin.”
[Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
A sign of Allah’s beneficence to His servants is that He becomes pleased when a servant repents to Him, and when we sin, He does not expose us. Rather, He keeps the doors of repentance wide open for us.
{Say: “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.”}
[Surat az-Zumar: 53]
The Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) is authentically reported to have said: “Allah Almighty said: ‘O son of Adam, if you supplicate Me and implore Me, I will forgive the sins you committed, and I do not mind.
O son of Adam, if your sins reach the clouds in the sky and then you ask Me for forgiveness, I will forgive you, and I do not mind.
O son of Adam, if you come to Me with sins as great as the earth and then you meet Me while not associating any partners with Me, I shall bring you forgiveness as great as it is.’”
[Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi; Sahīh (authentic)]
All praise is to due to You, our Lord, though I cannot extend enough praise to You.
Due to You is praise that is good and so great that it fills the horizons. My Lord, cover me with Your mercy, You are Beneficent to all creation.
