Rabita is one way of being with one’s Murshid, who is a pious servant and a kamil friend of Allah Ta’ala

“Ya Rabbi! I regret all my sins. If only I had never committed them. InshaAllah I will never repeat them.” As the words of tawbah are recited, one should repent sincerely for each and every sin one has committed since reaching the age of adolescence, feeling deep regret.

GLOSSARY

Ādāb (singular: adab): etiquette; accepted manner of doing something

One should believe that sincere repentance is accepted by Allah. In fact, Allah Ta’ala tells us that the sins for which we repent are first erased