Reconciling the forgiveness of all sins with the non-acceptance of repentance from one who insults Allah or His Messenger
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Question:
May Allah reward you. He asks: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted,[Az-Zumar 39:53] the verse, with the scholars' statement that the repentance of one who insults Allah or insults the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is not accepted, and likewise for one whose number of offenses is repeated, or a sorcerer, or the like?
Answer:
There is a contradiction between them. The one who takes refuge in Allah or the Messenger is killed. He is killed and not asked to repent, because this is part of establishing the hudud (fixed punishments), and the hadd (fixed punishment) is not dropped. However, if he repents between himself and Allah, then Allah accepts it. As for us, we establish the hadd upon him.
If a fornicator repents before the hadd is established upon him, the hadd is not dropped if it has been determined; it is not dropped, and the hadd is carried out. And if he is sincere in his repentance, then Allah forgives him. So we establish the hudud upon those who deserve them, and this does not prevent them from being repentant between themselves and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
May Allah reward you. He asks: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted,
Indeed, Allah forgives all sins
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاAnswer:
There is a contradiction between them. The one who takes refuge in Allah or the Messenger is killed. He is killed and not asked to repent, because this is part of establishing the hudud (fixed punishments), and the hadd (fixed punishment) is not dropped. However, if he repents between himself and Allah, then Allah accepts it. As for us, we establish the hadd upon him.
If a fornicator repents before the hadd is established upon him, the hadd is not dropped if it has been determined; it is not dropped, and the hadd is carried out. And if he is sincere in his repentance, then Allah forgives him. So we establish the hudud upon those who deserve them, and this does not prevent them from being repentant between themselves and Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-03-التوبة آداب وأحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:47)
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