Thought provoking!
Many messages are being sent prior to the auspicious night of Shaabe Bara'ah where people are asking each other for maaf(forgiveness). It is sad that we have trivialised the aspect of asking a fellow Muslim for maaf(forgiveness) to such an extent that it has almost become a mere social game! If one is truly sincere, then one would pick up a telephone or go personally to the person who one has wronged and by doing this, one is portraying utmost sincerity in ones action! By merely forwarding a message or sending out a copied message by the click of a button, is EMPTY and DEVOID of sincerity!
Thus in the absence of sincerity the action becomes futile! This is why we find that it is so common that we ask for maaf so that we can spend the auspicious nights in Ibaadah with a clear conscience and without the element of guilt hanging over us, but as soon as the auspicious night is over, we return to the same old habit of hurting the same people from whom we just asked for maaf!
The advent of advanced technology has robbed us of that sincerity and that personal touch! This trend of sending messages to ask for maaf(forgiveness) has become almost fashionable! We have lost the true value of asking for maaf (forgiveness)! Let us not fool ourselves in this regard! Instead let's bring that personal touch back into our lives!
We make dua that Allah help and guide this Ummah to the TRUE understanding of the Deen!
And Allah knows BEST!( Sent to me by a listener)