The Conditions of Repentance and the Hadith of the One Who Repents from a Sin
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Question:
The hadithSunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam), and what are the conditions of repentance?
Answer:
Yes, the one who repents from a sin, Allah erases his sins, and he becomes as if he never had any sin at all.
The conditions of repentance are three. The first is abandoning the sin, meaning leaving the sin. As for the one who seeks forgiveness and repents while still persisting in the sin, his repentance is not accepted. Abandoning the sin is the first condition. The second is resolving not to return to it. If he repents with a temporary repentance and intends in his heart to return to the sin, it is not accepted; his repentance is not accepted. The third is regret over what has passed and what he committed; he regrets it to indicate the sincerity of his repentance and his hatred of the sin. These are the conditions of repentance. If there is a right belonging to a creation, such as taking his right or wronging him, then there is a fourth condition: returning the wrong and the right to its owner and asking him for forgiveness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
The hadith
The one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهAnswer:
Yes, the one who repents from a sin, Allah erases his sins, and he becomes as if he never had any sin at all.
The conditions of repentance are three. The first is abandoning the sin, meaning leaving the sin. As for the one who seeks forgiveness and repents while still persisting in the sin, his repentance is not accepted. Abandoning the sin is the first condition. The second is resolving not to return to it. If he repents with a temporary repentance and intends in his heart to return to the sin, it is not accepted; his repentance is not accepted. The third is regret over what has passed and what he committed; he regrets it to indicate the sincerity of his repentance and his hatred of the sin. These are the conditions of repentance. If there is a right belonging to a creation, such as taking his right or wronging him, then there is a fourth condition: returning the wrong and the right to its owner and asking him for forgiveness. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (185) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:57)
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