The Sin of One Who Follows an Innovation After His Repentance
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The questioner:
The questioner, Nār, asks: Is a person accountable for the sin that people commit by following his example, even after he has repented?
The Shaykh:
A bad example. Whoever introduces an innovation bears the sin of it and the sin of everyone who acts upon it, because he is the cause of it. Yes.
The questioner:
And after his repentance.
The Shaykh:
If he repents, Allah accepts his repentance, but he should alert the people who were misled by his action that it has no basis and that he was wrong in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
The questioner, Nār, asks: Is a person accountable for the sin that people commit by following his example, even after he has repented?
The Shaykh:
A bad example. Whoever introduces an innovation bears the sin of it and the sin of everyone who acts upon it, because he is the cause of it. Yes.
The questioner:
And after his repentance.
The Shaykh:
If he repents, Allah accepts his repentance, but he should alert the people who were misled by his action that it has no basis and that he was wrong in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7497 — youtube.com (5:14)
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