One of the brothers mentioned that some of the scholars question the authenticity of the repentance story of Malik ibn dinar so I removed it to be on the safe side in Shaa Allah so I wanted to share the story about the repentance of Fudayl Ibn Iyyad as it is known to be authentic may allah make us amongst those who turn to him constantly in repentance Al-Fudayl bin Iyaad was famous for his piety and worship, but he was not always a practicing Muslim. In his early years, al-Fudayl was an infamous highway robber; he would prowl in the night for victims on the road from Abiward to Sarakhs. Between these two cities was a small village in which lived a girl that al-Fudayl was in love with. One night, out of desperation to be with her, al-Fudayl climbed the wall of her home. As he was climbing over it, he heard people near by praying and reciting the verse from Quran أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنْ تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ Has not the time come for the hearts of those who believe to be affected by Allah’s Reminder? [Quran al-Hadeed : 16] At that moment, al-Fudayl answered, “O my Lord, the time has indeed come.” He returned from where he came and sought refuge near a traveling party on the main road. They were busy engaging in a serious discussion. al-Fudayl heard one of them say, “Let us continue our journey now.” Another answered, “No, not until the morning, for al-Fudayl is lurking on the road somewhere out there, just waiting to rob us.” Having heard the entire conversation, al-Fudayl thought to himself, “I go around in the night to sin, while a group of Muslims remain here because they fear me. Indeed i feel that Allah has brought me here to them only so that I can reform my character. O Allah, I indeed repent to you..” Kitab At-Tawbeen of Ibn Qudaamah page 107
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