The Time for the Acceptance of the Repentance of the One Who Deals in Riba
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Question:
This is the last question on this topic, and we would like to note that we will return, if Allah wills, after the prayer. The prayer will be held in a few minutes or moments, and then we will resume completing the questions after the prayer, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, for a period of about half an hour. The last question on this topic says: Honorable Shaykh, when is the repentance of the one who deals in riba (usury or interest) accepted? And is there any guidance for the riba dealers to repent?
Answer:
The repentance of the one who deals in riba, like that of anyone else, is accepted at any time, whether night or day, whenever he repents with a valid repentance, Allah accepts it from him. It has no specific time. So the sinner repents to Allah Mighty and Majestic and hastens to repent, and does not wait for another time. Because Allah the Exalted says:[An-Nisa 4:17] So he should hasten to repent now, he should hasten to repent, and if his repentance is a valid one, Allah the Exalted and Sublime accepts it. Yes.
The presenter:
We thank the Honorable Shaykh, and we ask Allah to magnify his reward, and we will continue, by the permission of Allah, after the prayer. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad.
This is the last question on this topic, and we would like to note that we will return, if Allah wills, after the prayer. The prayer will be held in a few minutes or moments, and then we will resume completing the questions after the prayer, by the permission of Allah the Exalted, for a period of about half an hour. The last question on this topic says: Honorable Shaykh, when is the repentance of the one who deals in riba (usury or interest) accepted? And is there any guidance for the riba dealers to repent?
Answer:
The repentance of the one who deals in riba, like that of anyone else, is accepted at any time, whether night or day, whenever he repents with a valid repentance, Allah accepts it from him. It has no specific time. So the sinner repents to Allah Mighty and Majestic and hastens to repent, and does not wait for another time. Because Allah the Exalted says:
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:
We thank the Honorable Shaykh, and we ask Allah to magnify his reward, and we will continue, by the permission of Allah, after the prayer. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-026-الربا وخطره|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:37)
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