At-Tawwab

لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ سَقَطَ عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ وَقَدْ أَضَلَّهُ فِي أَرْضِ فَلاةٍ

“Allah is more pleased with the repentance of His servant than one of you who finds his lost camel in a barren desert.”

This powerful analogy shows how much At-Tawwab loves and eagerly accepts the repentance of His servants.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِاللَّيْلِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ النَّهَارِ وَيَبْسُطُ يَدَهُ بِالنَّهَارِ لِيَتُوبَ مُسِيءُ اللَّيْلِ

“Indeed Allah extends His Hand at night so that the sinner of the day may repent, and extends His Hand during the day so that the sinner of the night may repent.”

At-Tawwab continuously invites His servants to repent—His door is always open, day and night.

At-Tawwab's acceptance of repentance has three stages: He inspires the servant to repent, He accepts the repentance when it is made, and He then turns to the servant with mercy and forgiveness. He is At-Tawwab at every stage.

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas-Sami'ul-'Aleem, wa tub 'alayna innaka antat-Tawwabur-Raheem

“Our Lord, accept from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing. And turn to us in forgiveness. Indeed You are the Accepter of Repentance, the Merciful.”