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We are talking about level in righteousness and Iman and not in forgiveness.

The sins have been forgiven and such a person won’t go to hell, but will he be in the same level of someone who didn’t sin? Of course not! 

In a video you made recently you said that someone who sinned and repented can not be on the level of someone who never sinned. I thought the ruling was that past was wiped of someone who repente . And doesent sincerity and love to allah decides someones level in jannah Because of the video you made on this topic I feel doomed as I want to reach al firdaus. I did many sins in the past now I’m in

Repentance, Sins | January 19, 2022 11:47 am
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In the Hadith of sayyidul Istighfaar, when The Prophet (ﷺ) added. “If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise.” What does day and night mean in the context?
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My friend committed a sin in the past. Now she got hidayah but fears Allah would expose her through photos or videos. She also fears that the other person can blackmail her. She has sincerely repented. What would you advise?