Allah's Forgiveness of Sins Other Than Shirk and Adultery
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Question:
Abu 'Umar from Riyadh asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:48] He asks, may Allah bless you, about the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty and Majestic for the minor sins among the great sins?
Answer:
Yes, Allah does not forgive shirk except through repentance. As for the other sins that are less than shirk,[An-Nisa 4:48]. Allah forgives all sins. [Az-Zumar 39:53]. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, as in the Qudsi Hadith, that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: Even if you came to Me with sins filling the earth, meaning filling the earth with sins, Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3540Hasan (Darussalam)
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Abu 'Umar from Riyadh asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُAnswer:
Yes, Allah does not forgive shirk except through repentance. As for the other sins that are less than shirk,
but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُSay, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًاO son of Adam
يا ابن آدمwith sins nearly as great as the earth, and then you met Me not associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness nearly as great as it.
الأرض خطايا ثم لقيتني لا تشرك بي شيئا لأتيتك بقرابها مغفرةThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 15 / فتاوى على الهواء - 23 06 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (4:07)
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