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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does returning to sins after repentance indicate that the repentance was not accepted?

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Question:
What is the ruling on one who commits a sin, then repents and feels remorse, but after a period of time returns and commits that same sin? Does this indicate that the repentance was not accepted?

Answer:
What indicates that the repentance was accepted, but it also indicates that Satan is still adorning the evil for him, his self that commands evil. So he should repeat repentance; whenever he sins, he repents to Allah, seeks help from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and stays away from the causes of sin, the causes that lead him into sin. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل العودة إلى المعاصي بعد التوبة يدل على عدم قبولها؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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