He wants to quit a sin, so he obligated himself to give a large sum of money as charity if he repeats this sin
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I commit a sin and repent from it and feel remorse, but then my self overpowers me and I repeat it. Finally, I wanted to obligate myself to spend a large sum of money in the cause of Allah if I repeat it. Is this action of mine prescribed?
Answer:
What is the limit for you? You must repent. The door of repentance is open.[Ali 'Imran 3:135] The door of repentance is open. Seek forgiveness and turn to Allah, even if the sin repeats from you. [Az-Zumar 39:53] So whenever you sin, seek forgiveness and turn to Allah the Exalted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I commit a sin and repent from it and feel remorse, but then my self overpowers me and I repeat it. Finally, I wanted to obligate myself to spend a large sum of money in the cause of Allah if I repeat it. Is this action of mine prescribed?
Answer:
What is the limit for you? You must repent. The door of repentance is open.
And those who, when they commit an immorality or wrong themselves [by transgression], remember Allah and seek forgiveness for their sins
وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْSay, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2825 -3022] يريد أن يقلع عن معصية فألزم نفسه بمبلغ كبير من المال صدقة إذا تكررت منه هذه المعصية — youtube.com
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