Repentance for the one who maintains the prayer and commits violations
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Question:
He says that he maintains the prayers, Honorable Shaykh, but he commits some of the violations of the Shari'ah.
Answer:
He must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not be negligent regarding the violations. He must repent when he sins; he should hasten to repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)[An-Nisa 4:17]. Yes.
He says that he maintains the prayers, Honorable Shaykh, but he commits some of the violations of the Shari'ah.
Answer:
He must repent to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not be negligent regarding the violations. He must repent when he sins; he should hasten to repent to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
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 عَلَيْهِمْ
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 14 / فتاوى على الهواء - 25 05 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (11:38)
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