What should one do who was in a state of asceticism and faith, then his life turned to falling into indecencies and his heart became attached to women, despite his knowledge that Allah is Forgiving, and he has now repented with sincere repentance, but his heart is hardened and he fears despair, polytheism, and returning to falsehood, with the continued whispers that call him to the unlawful? How can he rectify his condition and return to the state of faith he was once in?
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You must regret your sins and strive in supplicating Allah Almighty, asking Him for guidance and success. Have good expectations of Allah and trust in His acceptance of sincere repentance. Take the means to attain righteousness, such as avoiding the unlawful, befriending good people, remembering Paradise and Hellfire, striving against your soul with sincerity, and increasing in supplication and prostration before Allah.
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