Do major sins require repentance, or are they expiated by good deeds?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Do major sins require repentance, or are they expiated by good deeds?
The Shaykh:
They require repentance,[An-Nisa 4:48]. As for major and minor sins other than shirk (associating partners with Allah), Allah the Exalted may forgive them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: A woman.
The Shaykh:
And he says:[An-Nisa 4:31] A major sin is not expiated except by repentance, whereas Allah the Exalted forgives minor sins. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Do major sins require repentance, or are they expiated by good deeds?
The Shaykh:
They require repentance,
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: A woman.
The Shaykh:
And he says:
If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins
إِن تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1175- هل الكبائر لا بد لها من توبة أم تكفرها الأعمال الصالحة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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