The Ruling on Prompting Repentance and Delaying It
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Question:
We conclude this episode with this question: Is prompting repentance a prescribed matter? And what is the ruling on delaying it?
Answer:
It is obligatory to prompt repentance.[An-Nisa 4:17] Prompting repentance is obligatory, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Salih, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge. We ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to benefit us all with what we have heard.
We conclude this episode with this question: Is prompting repentance a prescribed matter? And what is the ruling on delaying it?
Answer:
It is obligatory to prompt repentance.
The repentance accepted by Allah is only for those who do wrong in ignorance [or carelessness] and then repent soon after. It is those to whom Allah will turn in forgiveness
إِنَّمَا التَّوْبَةُ عَلَى اللَّهِ لِلَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ السُّوءَ بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ يَتُوبُونَ مِن قَرِيبٍ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَتُوبُ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Salih, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge. We ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to benefit us all with what we have heard.
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (24:48)
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