Does Allah forgive a disbeliever all of his sins, including those related to the rights of creation?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Anfal 8:38], he asks: If a disbeliever embraces Islam, does Allah the Exalted forgive him all his sins, even the rights owed to people?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to repent before that. If he repents when he embraces Islam, Allah forgives him for everything that occurred from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you forgiveness.
The Shaykh:
If he is demanded to pay the rights, he pays them to them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَThe Shaykh:
Yes, it is obligatory for him to repent before that. If he repents when he embraces Islam, Allah forgives him for everything that occurred from him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you forgiveness.
The Shaykh:
If he is demanded to pay the rights, he pays them to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2239- 4717] هل يغفر الله للكافر كل ذنوبه حتى المتعلقة بحقوق الخلق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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