Advice for the one to whom Satan whispers that Allah will not accept his repentance
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. A message arrived from Maim al-F, from Casablanca, Morocco. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I would like you to answer my question, for I am in a state of confusion. I am currently twenty-seven years old, and four years ago I committed a major sin, which is zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and I was with a group of people. Now Allah has turned me to repentance, and I have repented to Allah the Exalted. The world has become narrow for me, and I cannot bear myself, neither at work nor at home. I am now wasting my time in thought, and Satan whispers to me that Allah will not forgive me for these sins. I have started praying the prayer at its times, fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, reciting whatever I can of the Qur'an, and drawing near to my Lord with voluntary acts. How do you guide me? May you be rewarded. He guides you.
Answer:
That repentance to Allah the Exalted erases what came before it of zina and other sins. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anfal 8:38] If Allah forgives kufr (disbelief) and shirk (associating partners with Allah) through repentance, then zina is even more so. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Furqan 25:68] [Al-Furqan 25:68-70], mentioning zina alongside shirk and killing the soul, and informing that He accepts the repentance of whoever repents from these sins, and He replaces their evil deeds with good ones. And Allah the Exalted said: [Az-Zumar 39:53] Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. So leave the whispering behind, and be glad of good, and be glad of forgiveness from Allah the Exalted, if your repentance is sincere and you persist in it. Then be glad of good, and of repentance from Allah the Exalted, as Allah promised. Indeed, Allah the Glorious and Exalted does not break His promise. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. A message arrived from Maim al-F, from Casablanca, Morocco. He says: Honorable Shaykh, I would like you to answer my question, for I am in a state of confusion. I am currently twenty-seven years old, and four years ago I committed a major sin, which is zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), and I was with a group of people. Now Allah has turned me to repentance, and I have repented to Allah the Exalted. The world has become narrow for me, and I cannot bear myself, neither at work nor at home. I am now wasting my time in thought, and Satan whispers to me that Allah will not forgive me for these sins. I have started praying the prayer at its times, fasting on Mondays and Thursdays, reciting whatever I can of the Qur'an, and drawing near to my Lord with voluntary acts. How do you guide me? May you be rewarded. He guides you.
Answer:
That repentance to Allah the Exalted erases what came before it of zina and other sins. Allah the Exalted said:
Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them
قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِن يَنتَهُوا يُغْفَرْ لَهُم مَّا قَدْ سَلَفَAnd those who do not invoke with Allah another deity or kill the soul which Allah has forbidden [to be killed], except by right
وَالَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ النَّفْسَ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّand do not commit unlawful sexual intercourse. And whoever should do that will meet a penalty. (69) Multiplied for him is the punishment on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein humiliated - (70) Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allah will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
وَلَا يَزْنُونَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا يُضَاعَفْ لَهُ الْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِ مُهَانًا إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَآمَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَالِحًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ اللَّهُ سَيِّئَاتِهِمْ حَسَنَاتٍ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًاSay, "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 اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6186- نصيحة لمن يوسوس له الشيطان بأن الله لن يقبل توبته - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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