The Condition of Regret in Every Sin for the Validity of Repentance
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Question:
This questioner says: You mentioned, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good, in one of your sermons that regret for the sin is among the conditions of repentance. Is regret a condition in every sin? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, this is one of the conditions of repentance. The scholars mentioned that the conditions of repentance are three if it is between the servant and his Lord: the first is abandoning the sin and staying away from it; the second is the resolve not to return to it; and the third is regret for what has passed and what occurred from him. And if it is between him and a creation, involving oppression and transgression against it, a fourth condition is required, which is that he seeks forgiveness from that creation or returns his right to him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: You mentioned, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good, in one of your sermons that regret for the sin is among the conditions of repentance. Is regret a condition in every sin? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, this is one of the conditions of repentance. The scholars mentioned that the conditions of repentance are three if it is between the servant and his Lord: the first is abandoning the sin and staying away from it; the second is the resolve not to return to it; and the third is regret for what has passed and what occurred from him. And if it is between him and a creation, involving oppression and transgression against it, a fourth condition is required, which is that he seeks forgiveness from that creation or returns his right to him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-036-الفتوى وعمن تؤخذ|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:34)
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