Learning from God on Concealing Sins
This is according to Hojat-ol-Islam Javad Mohaddesi, a seminary lecturer, who made the remarks in a session held for the interpretation of Munajat Sha'baniyyah. Here is a summary of his remarks:
In part of this text, we read: “My Lord, You have always been kind to me during my life time. Therefore, do not cut off Your favor from me at the time of my death. My Lord, how can lose hope of Your looking kindly, in me after my death, when you have always been good to me during my life. My Lord, in my case do what befits You and bestow Your favor on me - a sinner enwrapped in his ignorance.”
Our life is bound to the mercy of God and we expect to have His mercy on Resurrection Day.
Sins are usually rooted in our ignorance and this ignorance includes a lack of knowledge about rewards that God has set for the righteous.
“My Lord, You have concealed many of my sins in this world. I am in a greater need of their being conceded in the next,” reads another part of the dua.
Imam Sajjad (AS) asks people to learn from God how to conceal sins and save the face of others.
Another part of the dua reads: “As You have not revealed my sins even to any of Your pious bondmen, do not expose me on the Day of Resurrection before everybody.”
The Day of Resurrection is a day when all people are present and good and bad deeds are judged and we ask God in this Munajat to conceal our sins on that day too.
“My Lord, Your generosity has expanded my aspiration, and Your forgiveness is superior to my deeds. Therefore gladden my heart by allowing me to meet You on the day You administer justice to Your bondmen,” reads another part of the dua.
“My Lord, my apology to You is the apology of him who cannot afford his apology being not accepted. Therefore accept my apology, You the Most Magnanimous of those to whom the evildoers tender their apology.”
