If a disbeliever embraces Islam, is what he previously stole forgiven?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:[Al-Anfal 8:38] Does this include the disbeliever who has previously stolen several times?
Answer:
Yes. Islam wipes out what came before it. Islam guides. It establishes what came before it, and the Muslim is not held accountable for what he did during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The blood of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is waived, and the riba (usury or interest) of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is waived." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَAnswer:
Yes. Islam wipes out what came before it. Islam guides. It establishes what came before it, and the Muslim is not held accountable for what he did during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). Yes, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The blood of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is waived, and the riba (usury or interest) of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah) is waived." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2405 -2802] الكافر إذا أسلم هل يغفر له ما قد سرق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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