20 Causes of Forgiveness of Future Sins‏

"That is the grace of Allah which He bestows on whomHe pleases. And Allah is the Owner of Great Bounty."(Quran: 57:21)

1. Perfecting one's ablution "No worshipper perfects his ablution except that hispast and future sins are forgiven." (Hasan,al-Bazzaar. Al-Haythami and al-Mundhiri agreed.)
2. Fasting the month of Ramadan with belief andseeking Allah's reward "Whoever fasts Ramadan out of Iman and seeking Allah'sreward then his past and future sins are forgiven."(Hasan, Ahmad. Declared Hasan by adh-Dhahabi, asmentioned in al-Mughni (5876).) 3. Performing the night prayer in Ramadan with beliefand seeking Allah's reward "Whoever stands (in prayer) in Ramadan out of Iman andseeking Allah's reward then his past and future sinsare forgiven." (Saheeh. an-Nasaa'i.)
4. Performing the night prayer on the Night of Qadarwith belief and seeking Allah's reward "It (Laylatul-Qadr) is in Ramadan, and expect it inthe last ten days; it is on an odd night: on the 21st,or the 23rd, or the 25th, or the 27th, or the 29th, oron the last night (of Ramadan). He who performs thenight prayer on it out of belief and seeking Allah'sreward his past and future sins are forgiven."(Narrated by Ahmad. There is a difference of opinionamong scholars regarding this Hadeeth, some declaringit weak and some Hasan. Al-Hafidh Ibn Hajr said inAl-Fath (4/116), "This addition – meaning, 'and future(sins)' – is also in 'Ubadah bin as-Samit's Hadeeth,in (the Musnad of) Ahmad, in two narrations. Its chainis Hasan and it is supported by the previous chain.")
5. Praising and thanking Allah after eating andputting one's clothes on. "Whoever ate a food and then said, 'Praise be to Allahwho has fed me this food and provided it for me,without any strength or power on my part', is forgivenhis past [and future*] sins. And whoever wears agarment and says, 'Praise be to Allah who has clothedme with this (garment) and provided it for me, withoutany strength or power on my part', is forgiven hispast and future sins." (Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud,at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, al-Bukhari in al-Kabeer,al-Hakim, Ibn Sunni and Ahmad. The addition marked by(*) is related by Abu Dawud. Shaikh Al-Albani declaredthe Hadeeth Hasan in Saheeh al-Jaami' (6086) and inal-Irwaa' (1989). He said in al-Irwaa', "Such aHadeeth causes hesitation between making it Hasan(good) and Da'eef (weak). Maybe the first one iscloser to be the truth, because those who made it weakdidn’t explain it and didn’t explain the reason forits weakness. Allah knows best.")
6. Getting old in Islam "No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma.When he is fifty, Allah makes easy his reckoning. When he reaches sixty, Allah grants him repentance. Andwhen he reaches seventy, Allah loves him and theinhabitants of the heavens love him. And when hereaches eighty, Allah accepts his good deeds andoverlooks his sins. When he reaches ninety, Allahforgives his past and future sins, he is named 'theprisoner of Allah on earth' and is grantedintercession (for forgiveness) for his family."(Hasan, Ibn 'Asakir. Ahmad Shakir said in his notes toAl-Musnad (8/23,25): "Its chain is at least Hasan. Itis supported with other chains which raise it to thelevel of Saheeh.")
7. Leaving the following: performing Ruqia (curingwith Quran), seeking having Ruqia performed on one,cauterization, believing in bad omens. Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with him):Allah's Messenger (p.b.u.h.) said, “…I was told:‘These are your people and amongst them there areseventy thousand who shall enter Paradise withoutbeing taken to either account or torment.' …'They arethose who do not make Ruqia nor seek it, nor believein bad omens, but trust in their Lord (Allah).'"(Bukhari and Muslim)
8. Whose two or three children die and he remainspatient "Whoever buries three children, Allah will forbid theFire for him." (Saheeh, Tabarani in al-Kabeer,Al-Albani authenticated it in Saheeh Al-Jaami'(6238).) "There are no two Muslim parents whose three childrendie before reaching puberty except that Allah willenter them into Paradise due to His mercy to thechildren. It will be said to them, "Enter theParadise", so they will say, "Not until our parentsenter first". It will be said, "Enter the Paradise youand your parents." (Ahmad, an-Nasaa'i, and Al-Albaniauthenticated it in Saheeh al-Jaami' (5780).) "'Whoever iHtasaba (remains content and patient afterthe death of) three of his offspring will enterJannah.' A woman said, 'What about two?' He said, 'Andtwo.'" (Saheeh, an-Nasaa'i, Ibn Hibban, authenticatedby al-Albani in Saheeh al-Jaami (5969).) "To no woman three children die and she remainspatient and content, except that she will enterJannah. Or two (children)." (Muslim)
9. Who raises three daughters or sisters and is nice to them "There is no one from my Ummah who takes care of threedaughters or three sisters, and is nice to them,except that they will be a veil (protection) for himfrom the Fire." (Saheeh, al-Bayhaqi and Al-Bukhari inAl-Adab, authenticated by Al-Albani in SaheehAl-Jaami' (5372).)
10. Defending the honor of a Muslim "Whoever defends the honor of his brother in absencehas the right over Allah to be freed from the Fire."(Saheeh, Ahmad, al-Tabarani. Authenticated byAl-Albani in Saheeh al-Jaami' (6240).) Al-Manaawicommented" "'Whoever is limited to other than thedisbeliever and public wrongdoer." (Fayd al-Qadeer6:136)
11. Ihklas (sincerity) to Allah No servant who says 'la ilaha ill Allah', seeking thepleasure of Allah, will reach the Day of Judgment,except that Allah will forbid the Fire for him.(Ahmad, al-Bukhari) Hafidh Ibn Hajr said, "It's notlike that (i.e. not entering the Fire at all) foreveryone who believed in Tawheed and worshipped, butit is specific for the sincere, and sincerity (Ihklas)requires the realization of its meaning by the heart.One cannot imagine that the heart will reach thatwhile persisting upon sins, as the heart would befilled with the love and fear of Allah, where upon limbs will embark upon obedience and leave disobedience."
12. Crying out of fear of Allah "No man who cried out of fear of Allah will enter theFire until the milk returns to the udder, and dust inthe path of Allah (jihad) and the smoke of the Fire cannot go together." (Ahmad, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasaa'iand Hakim who authenticated it. Authenticated byAl-Albani in Saheeh al-Jaami' (7778).)
13. Performing the prayer in congregation for fortydays while reaching the opening Takbeer "Whoever prays to Allah for four days in congregation,reaching the opening Takbeer, will have two writtenfor him: freedom from the Fire and freedom fromhypocrisy." (Hasan. at-Tirmidhi, declared Hasan byal-Albani in Saheeh al-Jaami' (6365).)
14. Being consistent in praying four Rakats (units)before Dhuhr and after it "Whoever is consistent in praying four units of prayerbefore Dhuhr and four after it, Fire will be forbiddenfor him." (Saheeh. Abu Dawood, An-Nasaa'i,at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, al-Hakim who authenticated it.Al-Albani authenticated it in Saheeh al-Jaami'(6195).)
15. Being consistent in praying before sunrise andbefore sunset "No one will enter Fire who prays before sunrise andbefore sunset." (Ahmad, Muslim, Abu Dawud, an-Nasaa'i)Meaning, Fajr and 'Asr prayers.
16. Dust of Jihad "The dust of Jihad and the smoke of the Fire willnever coexist within a servant, and greed and Imanwill never coexist in the heart of a servant."(Saheeh. An-Nasaa’i and al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak.Authenticated by al-Albani in Saheeh al-Jaami'(7616).)
17. Killing a mushrik in war "A Kafir and one who killed him will never be togetherin the Fire." (Muslim, Abu Dawud)
18. Good character "Whoever is easy-going, easy to deal with andkindhearted, Allah will forbid the Fire for him."(Saheeh. Al-Hakim in al-Mustadrak, al-Bayhaqi,at-Tabarani. Al-Albani authenticated it in Saheehal-Jaami' (6484).)
19. Freeing slaves "Whoever frees a believing slave it will be hissalvation from the Fire." (Saheeh, Ahmad, Abu Dawud,an-Nasaa'i. Authenticated by al-Albani (6050).)
20. Salat ut-Tasbeeh (Tasbeeh Prayer) There is an unusual difference of opinion about thisone. Scholars have greatly differed about theauthenticity of the relevant narrations, with theirrulings ranging from fabricated to authentic. In anarration, Al-Mustamir ar-Rayan relates, "Whoeverprays it will be forgiven his past and future sins,what he did secretly and what he did openly."(Mentioned by Ibn Hajar in Ma'rifat al-Khisalal-Mukaffirah, p. 48, who said it was Hasan due tosupporting narrations. Allah knows best.) By: Dr. As-Sayyid bin Husayn al-'Affani