The Sorcerer's Repentance
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Question:
Abu Thammir from al-Jawf, please go ahead, Abu Thammir, welcome, hello. Peace be upon you. How are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well, Shaykh. I am asking you about the sorcerer: does he have a repentance or not? That is the first question. The second question is about smoking. Since you, Shaykh, say that smoking is forbidden, meaning smoking is like intoxicants and like narcotics, why is it sold in our shops? That is the third question. May Allah bless you, thank you. So, does the sorcerer have a repentance?
Answer:
Repentance is for every sinner, every disbeliever, and every one who commits a sin.[Al-Anfal 8:38] However, the sorcerer, even if he repents, the hadd punishment is not dropped from him; it is necessary that the hadd be applied to him, which is execution. As for his repentance, it is between him and Allah. If he is sincere, Allah knows it and accepts it. If he is a liar, Allah knows his intention. Yes.
Abu Thammir from al-Jawf, please go ahead, Abu Thammir, welcome, hello. Peace be upon you. How are you, Shaykh? I hope you are well, Shaykh. I am asking you about the sorcerer: does he have a repentance or not? That is the first question. The second question is about smoking. Since you, Shaykh, say that smoking is forbidden, meaning smoking is like intoxicants and like narcotics, why is it sold in our shops? That is the third question. May Allah bless you, thank you. So, does the sorcerer have a repentance?
Answer:
Repentance is for every sinner, every disbeliever, and every one who commits a sin.
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 سَلَفَ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 02 فتاوى على الهواء - 19 01 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (18:27)
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