How does a person know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has forgiven his sin and accepted his repentance?
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Question:
Allah the Exalted says:[Az-Zumar 39:53] He asks: How does a person know that Allah has forgiven his sin and accepted his repentance?
Answer:
No one knows this except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but the believer hopes that Allah will accept his repentance if he repents with a valid repentance, abandons the sins, feels remorse for what happened, and resolves not to return to them in the future. If these conditions are met, this is a sign of the sincerity of the repentance and a sign of Allah’s acceptance of it, because Allah has promised that He will accept the repentance of one who repents with a valid repentance. He is[Ash-Shuraa 42:25], [Taha 20:82], and Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) does not break His promise. However, the matter lies with the servant being sincere with Allah in his repentance. One of the signs of the acceptance of repentance is the presence of its conditions: abandoning the sins, resolving not to return to them, and feeling remorse for committing them. If these sins are injustices against the people, he must seek their forgiveness and return to them what he wronged them with if they demand it.
Likewise, one of the signs of repentance, and one of the signs of its acceptance, is the rectification of the servant’s state. If his condition after repentance is better than his condition before, and he finds in himself a turning toward obedience and a hatred of sins, then this is a sign of the acceptance of his repentance. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Allah the Exalted says:
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah.
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِAnswer:
No one knows this except Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but the believer hopes that Allah will accept his repentance if he repents with a valid repentance, abandons the sins, feels remorse for what happened, and resolves not to return to them in the future. If these conditions are met, this is a sign of the sincerity of the repentance and a sign of Allah’s acceptance of it, because Allah has promised that He will accept the repentance of one who repents with a valid repentance. He is
who accepts repentance from his servants and pardons misdeeds
الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ التَّوْبَةَ عَنْ عِبَادِهِ وَيَعْفُو عَنِ السَّيِّئَاتِBut indeed, I am the Perpetual Forgiver of whoever repents and believes and does righteousness and then continues in guidance.
وَإِنِّي لَغَفَّارٌ لِّمَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا ثُمَّ اهْتَدَىٰLikewise, one of the signs of repentance, and one of the signs of its acceptance, is the rectification of the servant’s state. If his condition after repentance is better than his condition before, and he finds in himself a turning toward obedience and a hatred of sins, then this is a sign of the acceptance of his repentance. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يعرف الإنسان أن الله سبحانه وتعالى غفر ذنبه وقبل توبته؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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