<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br> 1) The obligation of repentance because the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it: “O people, seek repentance from Allah,” and he always hastened to repentance. Doing so reflects compliance with the command of Allah Almighty and the command of His Messenger (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him), in addition to following the Messenger’s example.<br> 2) It shows the tremendous dedication of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) to worship his Lord and make sincere repentance to Him.<br> 3) An aspect of the Prophet’s guidance is to teach people both verbally and in practice.<br> 4) One of the etiquettes of the preacher is to be the first to comply with the very command he is preaching people about as well as to be the first to refrain from what he advises people to abandon.