Does the one who called to misguidance and spread it, then repented to Allah, still bear the burdens of those who followed him?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the one who called to misguidance and spread it, then repented to Allah, still bear the burdens of those who followed him?
Answer:
He has to clarify it. He has to clarify and state explicitly that he was in error and that he repented to Allah from this, so that perhaps Allah may forgive him. Yes. But if he leaves those who followed him and does not clarify it to them, he bears their burdens. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the one who called to misguidance and spread it, then repented to Allah, still bear the burdens of those who followed him?
Answer:
He has to clarify it. He has to clarify and state explicitly that he was in error and that he repented to Allah from this, so that perhaps Allah may forgive him. Yes. But if he leaves those who followed him and does not clarify it to them, he bears their burdens. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الذي دعا إلى الضلالة ونشرها ثم تاب إلى الله يبقى عليه أوزار من تبعه؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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