Conditions of Repentance from Sins
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Q235: The questioner says: I am a young man and I am exposed to various types of trials. I always repent and then I return to these mistakes. What is your advice?
A235: You must be sincere in your repentance and resolve to do it. If you repent to Allah, do not return to the sin. Resolve on this, for one of the conditions for the validity of repentance is the resolve not to return. However, if your self overpowers you and you fall into disobedience a second time, repent to Allah and do not despair of the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Repeat your repentance every time you disobey. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:135]
Repeat your repentance with the resolve not to return to disobedience. But if you return to it due to the command of the soul that incites to evil, or Satan, then you repeat your repentance a second time and do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Also, you must avoid the causes that lead you to this disobedience, such as keeping the company of open sinners and transgressors, or looking at what Allah has forbidden, or listening to what Allah has forbidden, such as obscene speech that emboldens you to commit a major sin. Avoid the causes that lead you to disobedience.
A235: You must be sincere in your repentance and resolve to do it. If you repent to Allah, do not return to the sin. Resolve on this, for one of the conditions for the validity of repentance is the resolve not to return. However, if your self overpowers you and you fall into disobedience a second time, repent to Allah and do not despair of the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Repeat your repentance every time you disobey. Allah the Exalted said:
And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins - and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and [who] do not persist in what they have done while they know.
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَنْ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَRepeat your repentance with the resolve not to return to disobedience. But if you return to it due to the command of the soul that incites to evil, or Satan, then you repeat your repentance a second time and do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Also, you must avoid the causes that lead you to this disobedience, such as keeping the company of open sinners and transgressors, or looking at what Allah has forbidden, or listening to what Allah has forbidden, such as obscene speech that emboldens you to commit a major sin. Avoid the causes that lead you to disobedience.
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