Does illness expiate sins and mistakes?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is illness among the things that expiate sins and mistakes?
Answer:
Everything that befalls a Muslim, even a thorn, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: even a thorn that pricks a believer, Allah expiates sins for it because of it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is illness among the things that expiate sins and mistakes?
Answer:
Everything that befalls a Muslim, even a thorn, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: even a thorn that pricks a believer, Allah expiates sins for it because of it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [452 -858] هل المرض يكفر الذنوب والخطايا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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