Please forgive me

www.lovethispic.com So this is something I've always wanted to write about but just didn't get down to  doing it. Why is it that when a big night or an auspicious time of the year approaches that people find it necessary to bombard your phone with forgive me messages. Nowadays a new trend has also emerged with regards to people going for hajj and umra. One impersonal broadcast message is sent to all contacts asking for  forgiveness. Whilst residing in the Kingdom I use to love spending time with "Baba" in the desert riding camels. This morning being a Friday I thought about him. After  Friday prayers, Baba would pick me up and off we went into the desert where we met up with other members of his family.May Allah grant him jannah. He was super wealthy due to the large herd of camels that he owned, yet he worked as a driver in the hospital to learn English from the expat staff. The Bedouins I met were simple and kind. They  resided in their own simplistic world. Baba use to always say, "Lead your life in such a way that there is no need for you to ask anyone for forgiveness. But if you have wronged someone then before the sun goes down at Maghrib Salaah you should go up to the person you wronged and ask for forgiveness with the intention of never wronging the person again. In so doing you will never have any accountability in the presence of your Lord when it comes to matters pertaining to people." In Arab culture there is etiquette when it comes to seeking forgiveness. You  approach the person and talk about the problem face to face. Once the person is forgiven and the apology accepted, the matter is done and over. It should never be brought up again.These whatsapp messages that are shared over and over again is absolutely stupid and idiotic. Today, you asking for forgiveness because its a big night or a big day but the rest of the year you continue to oppress and behave in a cowardly fashion. What utter rubbish. Please do me a favour, save your data and remove me from your forgiveness list!