The Difference Between the Expiation of Sins and the Forgiveness of Sins
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the difference between the expiation of sins and the forgiveness of sins?
Answer:
The expiation of sins and the forgiveness of sins mean the same thing. Sins and transgressions mean the same thing; a sin is a transgression, and a transgression is a sin. Expiation and forgiveness mean the same thing. Expiation (takfir) originally comes from the word for covering, which is concealment. To expiate something is to cover it. Forgiveness is the same; to forgive something is to cover it, meaning to conceal it. The word for a helmet (mighfar) comes from this root, so expiation and forgiveness mean the same thing. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the difference between the expiation of sins and the forgiveness of sins?
Answer:
The expiation of sins and the forgiveness of sins mean the same thing. Sins and transgressions mean the same thing; a sin is a transgression, and a transgression is a sin. Expiation and forgiveness mean the same thing. Expiation (takfir) originally comes from the word for covering, which is concealment. To expiate something is to cover it. Forgiveness is the same; to forgive something is to cover it, meaning to conceal it. The word for a helmet (mighfar) comes from this root, so expiation and forgiveness mean the same thing. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [9/186] الفرق بين تكفير السيئات وغفران الذنوب - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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