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■ The Prophet said: Think that a man went to a vast field with a camel loaded with food and fuel. He slept there after leaning his head. When he awoke, he did not find his camel there. Then he began to search for it running to and fro and said after getting tired of hunger and sun: I will go to my former place to sleep such a sleep that it may cause my death. Then he placed his head upon his hands and slept there to meet with death. When he awoke, he found his camel standing before him with food and water. His joy then knew no bounds. God becomes more pleased with the repentance of a believer than his joy in another narration, the Prophet said: He was beside himself with joy and said in an ecstasy of joy : I am your Lord and You are my servant.

Hazrat Hasan Basari said: When God accepted the penitance of Adam, the angels blessed him and Gabriel and Michael came to him and said : O Adam, God accepted your repentance and cooled you eyes. Adam said : O GabrieL what will be my rank if after acceptance of this repentance some questions are asked?

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God then revealed to him : O Adam, there will come sorrows and difficulties over your followers and repentance will be open to them. Whoever among them will repent. I will accept his repentance as I have accepted yours. Whoever seeks My forgiveness. I will not be miser in accepting his forgiveness as I am near and accept invocations. O Adam, when I shall resurrect the repentant men, they will smile and enjoy and their repentance will be accepted.

Tauba is compulsory according to the unanimous opinion of the jurists. It means to have knowledge that sin and disobedience to God are harmful and remove the sinner away from God This appertains to compulsory faith. Tauba is firm determination to give up sin in the present and future and repentance for past sins.
This shows that Tauba is compulsory.

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