Repeating Sin and Repentance: Is It Mocking the Shari'ah?
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Question:
He says: May Allah preserve you, if a person commits a sin, then repents, then commits the sin again, then repents, and this repeats from him many times, is his doing so a mockery of the Shari'ah of Allah? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, never. This is a sign of good in it, that he repeats repentance every time the sin repeats from him. For the soul is inclined to evil, and Satan is inclined to command a person to do evil. So he knows that he has a Lord who accepts repentance, so he does not despair of the mercy of Allah, and he repents and repeats repentance. This is a sign of good. Yes.
He says: May Allah preserve you, if a person commits a sin, then repents, then commits the sin again, then repents, and this repeats from him many times, is his doing so a mockery of the Shari'ah of Allah? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No, never. This is a sign of good in it, that he repeats repentance every time the sin repeats from him. For the soul is inclined to evil, and Satan is inclined to command a person to do evil. So he knows that he has a Lord who accepts repentance, so he does not despair of the mercy of Allah, and he repents and repeats repentance. This is a sign of good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-60-أسباب محبة الله للعبد|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (41:17)
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